Job summary  

The post is a 4 day per week, year round Clinical Team Leader for the Bromley Health Support for Schools team.

The post holder will be responsible for professional leadership and day-to-day operational management of the Health Support for Schools Team in the Bromley 0-19 Children's Public Health Service.

 Key priorities include developing a sustainable, highly skilled workforce with clear nursing career pathways and integrating health visiting and school nursing.

Main duties of the job  

The post holder will monitor the team's performance and provide clinical and management supervision to team members and supply professional advice, including safeguarding and clinical input within their area of practice. The post holder will work with Bromley Service Lead and other Locality Leads in Bromley and Bexley to improve standards and promote good practice and clinical effectiveness within the Bromley 0-19 Children's Public Health Nursing Service.

The Health Support for Schools Team consists of trained School Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, and Primary School Screeners.

The post holder will be asked to review the roles within the team and work with the Professional Development Nurse and Service Lead to transform the School Nursing service and bring it in line with the 0 to 4 element of the 0 to 19 service as part of the integration process.

About us

Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.

Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.

Salary is dependant on NHS experience and current banding/pay point, applicants from outside the NHS will receive the start point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms & conditions.

Excellent benefits package available including various pension schemes, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, discounted electronics, access to EAP, high street discounts, Blue Light Card eligibility, opportunity to apply for low interest personal loans and an excellent lease car scheme and we are constantly looking to expand our staff benefits.

Job description

Job responsibilities  

The post holder will hold a caseload of a group of schools including Pupil Referral Units. The postholder will review the KPI data monthly for the service and highlight any anomalies in the data ahead of the quarterly contract meetings. The Clinical Team Lead will lead the transformation of the team and work closely with the Bromley 0 to 19 Service Lead and Professional Development Nurse, to integrate the team with the 0 to 4 service which includes Health Visiting Teams and a Family Nurse Partnership Team.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Health Visiting/School Nursing Certificate/Diploma/Degree Professional registration

Desirable

• Nurse Prescriber Leadership/management qualification

Professional Registration Essential

• Current NMC Registration RGN/RN.

Training Essential

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Member of relevant special interest groups

Specific Skills Essential

• Up to date knowledge of current NHS agenda
• Ability to work as a team leader and team member
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
• People management skills, including conflict resolution Change management skills
• Awareness of disciplinary procedures
• Good knowledge of child protection policies and procedures
• Knowledge of audit and clinical governance frameworks
• Report writing skills
• Understanding of clinical governance
• Teaching and supervisory skills
• Self-motivated Enthusiastic in practice

Desirable

• Experience of health profiling Experience of writing policies and procedures Experience of clinical audit Understanding of Research and Development Experience of Clinical Risk Assessment Management skills

Experience Essential

• Minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience. Experience of managing staff within a community Nursing/ school nursing team

Desirable

• Understanding of primary care

Personal Qualities Essential

• Committed to improving services, committed to hitting targets, treat others as would like to be treated Committed to 6 C's
• Good Interpersonal Skills
• Able to work individually and as part of a team
• Flexible approach to meeting service & client needs
• Time management skills and ability to prioritise
• Can do attitude, motivated, enthusiastic and innovative
• Car driver with use of car is essential

Information Technology Essential

• Able to use Microsoft office package and electronic records proficiently

Desirable

• Proficient in using Excel for data analysis

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.