Start Well Team Leader - Health Visiting and Early Years
Band 7
37.5 HOURS PER WEEK
You will be working in a fully integrated Start Well team with restorative practice at its heart. Team Leaders are an integral part of Start Well, leading developments alongside the Family Hub Neighbourhood Lead and managing a range of Start Well staff. You will work collaboratively with Start Well Team Leaders and Family Help Team Leaders to deliver an integrated Start Well and Early help service.
Main duties of the job
* Provide leadership and day‑to‑day line management of an integrated team of staff within a neighbourhood in the Stockport Family Service.
* Work collaboratively and creatively with settings and other agencies to deliver interventions in support of high‑quality outcomes for children, young people and their families.
* Work with the Neighbourhood Lead and Start Well Team Leaders to ensure the effective delivery of the Start Well plan, Healthy Child Programme and key service priorities.
* Provide training, support and supervision related to electronic recording systems across Stockport Family.
* Work in partnership with the leadership team in identifying, managing and supporting learning related to risk within the service.
About us
We are one of the largest employers in Stockport and hold a unique position in the community as a healthcare provider. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, actively encouraging applications from all backgrounds.
Job responsibilities
* Responsible for patient care with oversight from Start Well Team/s and caseloads.
* Contribute to policy and practice development through pathways and evidence‑based practice, ensuring delivery of the Healthy Child Programme, relevant strategies and GM Early Years delivery model.
* Identify areas requiring development and improvement and contribute to solutions.
* Line‑manage staff and utilise clinical supervision, following HR policy and procedure.
* Safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, implementing Trust policies and procedures.
Successful candidates will need an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90, deducted from first Trust salary. Additionally, a DBS update service subscription fee of £16 will apply annually.
Person Specification
Knowledge
* Knowledge of sourcing and using evidence‑based practice.
* Knowledge and commitment to service development.
* Understanding of the modernisation agenda for public health nursing.
* Understanding of the national agenda for children and families.
* Knowledge of supervision models.
* Change management experience.
* Knowledge of inter‑professional learning.
* Evidence of continuous personal/professional development.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse.
* Specialist Public Health Practitioner.
* Non‑medical Prescribing Qualification.
* In‑post training in relevant skills.
* Teaching qualification.
Experience
* Significant experience at Band 6 or equivalent.
* Experience of child and adult safeguarding work.
* Experience of team and staff development and providing clinical supervision.
* Evidence of robust continuous professional development and partnership working.
* Participation in audit in practice.
* Experience of research in practice and mentorship or coaching.
* Experience of delivering safeguarding supervision and leading or contributing to evidence‑based practice.
* Involvement in managing change processes.
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Active listening and self‑motivation.
* Reflective and empowering practitioner.
* Leadership and IT skills.
* Teaching and learning in practice.
* Evidence ability to bridge theory‑practice gap.
* Ability to travel independently across multiple community sites to meet operational requirements of the role.
* Developing teaching packages.
* Developing appropriate learning environment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to ascertain any previous convictions.
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata per annum
Benefits
* 27–33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further.
* Cycle to work scheme.
* Salary finance – loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt.
* Stockport Credit Union for local financial advice.
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