The borough has three main bases for School Nursing that are aligned to Family Hubs and health centres and the teams are working towards a more integrated service offer.
H&F form part of the Inner Northwest London (INW) division and part of a Clinical Service Unit (CSU) that compromises of Hammersmith and Fulham Health visiting & School Nursing 0-19, Westminster Health Visiting, Kensington and Chelsea Health Visiting and an integrated 0-19 SPA.
There are three teams in the borough that are split geographically, North South and Central which will be managed by the School Health team lead.
The borough has an experienced clinical lead who oversees Health Visiting and School Nursing and specialist health visitors covering perinatal mental health, SEND, MESCH and infant feeding. Each team has an experienced team lead each, qualified health visitors, community staff Nurses, nursery Nurses, dedicated practice development Nurse and are aligned to early help staff. This skill mix works passionately to deliver integrated and progressive services and continue to seek and develop innovative ways of working.
Children, young people, and families are our focus and passion and we're seeking A School Health team lead to join our dynamic diverse teams. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our families get the best care closer to home and supporting families to keep them well.
To provide clinical and professional leadership and manage 5-19 public health nursing (school nursing) teams, ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive and high quality needs led service.
To plan, organize and evaluate an innovative public health service, and where appropriate, delegate to other members of the team to ensure delivery of a high quality service
To provide a skilled, effective and evidence based public health service to the school aged population in a variety of school or community settings.
To collaborate with team colleagues in order to deliver the Quality Strategy objectives.
To develop leadership and management skills in others; supporting teams to be involved in planning, implementing and evaluating service
Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C's apply
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
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Please refer to Job description and personal Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.