Team Lead - Long Term Conditions and Nurse Training
Band 7
Main area Nursing paediatrics Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 270-TG274-ACS
Site Sudborough House, St Mary's Hospital Town Kettering Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/08/2025 08:00
The Team Lead will work in partnership with the service manager to ensure that the highest possible standards of practice and service delivery are maintained. As part of this, the post-holder will have a key role of managing clinical and non-clinical operational systems and processes within the team.
The team lead will work within the Children’s Specialist Nursing alongside the other team leads based within Sudborough House. The role will encompass a share of management time, clinical care and case holding, using management experience to lead on service changes and developments and contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
They will lead a team, with involvement in service coordination, staff wellbeing, supervision, complaints, governance and service performance and improvement:
· Working as part of the team to provide leadership and promote a culture that is reflective of the trust’s values.
· Working as part of the team and in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care
· Will carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.
· Will provide leadership and embed the development of the clinical training team digital training offer.
· Support other staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.
The post-holder will be required to deputise from time to time for the Service Manager
Main duties of the job
The team lead will provide a clinical and operational role, with involvement in service coordination, staff wellbeing, supervision, complaints, governance and service performance and improvement:
· Working as part of the team to provide leadership and promote a culture that is reflective of the trust’s values.
· Working as part of the team and in partnership with children and families/carers to implement individualised care
· Will carry a caseload and act as lead professional as appropriate.
· Will provide leadership and embed the development of the clinical training team digital training offer.
· Support other staff in gaining knowledge and skills to enable high quality care for children is maintained.
· Undertake management duties to enable the performance and quality goals of the team to be achieved.
· Provide clear leadership and acts as a role model and represent NHFT at partner meetings.
· Adhere to protocols/policies at all times and support staff members with Safeguarding matters.
· The post-holder will be required to deputise from time to time for the Service Manager
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools.We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The team lead will work within the Children’s Specialist Nursing alongside the other team leads based within Sudborough House. The role will encompass a share of management time, clinical care and case holding, using management experience to lead on service changes and developments and contribute at a local level to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
Person specification
Interview
* Experience of working with complex medical needs
* Experience of working with children and young people with long term conditions
Interview
* Experience of working in community settings
* Evidence of facilitating clinical training
* Paediatric palliative care experience
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We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
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At NHFT we support many of our colleagues to work flexibly and we will consider requests for flexible working from day one. For this role, we are open to discussing a range of options including flexible hours, agile/home working, compressed hours and part time hours. Please have a conversation with the recruiting manager about the flexibility you need and we will promise to explore what is possible with you.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
All posts that are engaged in a regulated activity will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a DBS re-check on a three yearly basis whilst employed in such a role. Staff employed in these posts will therefore be asked to register with the DBS Automatic Update Service upon receipt of their DBS certificate and must update yearly, the annual fee will be reimbursed subject to Trust policy. For further information please visit: DBS Update Service: applicant guide - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Please note if a DBS is applicable for the position then a charge will be deducted from your first salary or upfront cost if a staff bank position.
Please note that all new starters to the trustare subject to a probationary period.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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