Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Service Manager Sunderland 0-19
The closing date is 07 December 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Service Manager in Sunderland's 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service.
The post holder will work across Sunderland collaborating with other internal and external partners strategically.
The Service Manager will be part of the Integrated Management Team leading delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and Safeguarding Children.
Working directly with the Head of Public Health Nursing and Operations this post will provide operational leadership and service management for clinical and non-clinical services and staff for the Sunderland 0-19 Service, within the Children and Young People Public Health Directorate, supporting cultural change and being involved in transformational changes.
The Service Manager will demonstrate a child and family focus and passion for the 0-19 children's community health services (Health Visiting and Public Health Nursing), with the drive and enthusiasm to lead on service transformation and clinical development. The Service Manager post will be part of an innovative solution focused clinical management team across all HDFT localities, ensuring the delivery of high quality public health services to children and their families, addressing health inequalities and driving forward the integrated working agenda with key partners to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
Main duties of the job
* To provide leadership for a specified area of the 0-19 Services and to ensure high quality, safe and effective services are delivered by the by 0-19 designated teams.
* Promote effective collaborative working relationships with health, public health, children and young people services and social care staff in primary / community care and those in other statutory and voluntary services.
* The Service Manager will be responsible for locality budget, best use of resources, and efficiency to deliver high quality sustainable care. There is responsibility for the overall performance management of your team and the production of high quality validated data and evidence of improved outcomes for children, young people and families.
* Planning and implementation of service change and transformation within a complex and dynamic operational environment.
* In line with local guidelines, reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal.
* Ensure continuity of care by reporting any changes to service provision to all staff, as decisions are made / implemented.
* Plans and organises strategies to enable children needs to be met in a timely and contemporaneous way and to ensure the delivery of children community services by the multi-professional team within the national quality requirements.
* Deputise for the Head of Public Health Nursing and Operations when appropriate.
About us
Working within HDFT 0-19 (25) teams presents employees with an amazing chance to develop their careers and gain wide experience. This is due to the fact that we are the biggest provider of 0-19 services in the U.K.
Although this post is in Sunderland, we also have contracts in Darlington, Northumberland, Stockton, County Durham, Cumberland, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Wakefield and Westmorland and Furness. With the introduction of virtual working this has allowed us much more flexibility to work footprint wide. This ensures excellent preceptorship and support for new employees.
Job responsibilities
As per job description and specification
Person Specification
* Registered Nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register
* Nursing experience and training at an appropriate specialist nursing level
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Significant experience of leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams including Community Nursing/public health and Medical staff
* Proven record of developing change and implementation of innovative approaches to new or existing services
* Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Qualification (HV / SN) or equivalent post graduate qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
£55,690 to £62,682 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata)
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