0-19 Team Lead: Health Visitor & School Nurse

Go back Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust 0-19 Team Manager The closing date is 13 April 2026

Are you a Health Visitor or School Nurse ( SCPHN)

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge ? Ready to step up into a leadership role , If the answer is YES then look no further .

Join Bedfordshire and Luton's Healthy Child Programme Service as a Team lead.

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 06/4/26

Main duties of the job As the post holder you will work with the Clinical Services Manager, the Locality Clinical Lead, and the Locality Safeguarding Lead to provide operational management and leadership to the locality Health Child Programme 0-19 teams. Ensuring the delivery of a high quality, efficient and effective service, meeting all objectives, outcomes and key performance indicators

Responsible for the day to day development, management and leadership of the 0-19 integrated teams and management and leadership of their working practices.

Locality management and leadership; in line with Trust objectives, which reflect Cambridgeshire Community Services corporate and strategic objectives.

Foster morale and motivation through effective personal leadership, ensuring views and decisions are communicated across the management and service structure.

Implement effective communication strategies to promote staff involvement

In conjunction with the 0-19 Services Manager, Quality and Service Improvement Lead, clinical colleagues and other stakeholders implement new ways of working at a team level, taking appropriate advice from corporate colleagues. This might include skill-mix reviews and other staffing strategies

About us Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Job responsibilities Provide all staff with appropriate leadership, support and training to undertake their jobs satisfactorily.

Undertake agreed countrywide leadership and support, develop and implement any specific projects for example, new service developments, productivity improvement work

Ensure that all staff within the team are supported to use information systems for data collection, that deadlines are met for submitting data and that data is analysed to help allocate work and maximise productivity

Carry out all duties to the highest possible standard. To engage in regular supervision I line with trust policy.

Maintain own and support staff to maintain safeguarding competencies, in line with Trust Policy and Local Safeguarding Policies. Job description Job responsibilities Provide all staff with appropriate leadership, support and training to undertake their jobs satisfactorily.

Undertake agreed countrywide leadership and support, develop and implement any specific projects for example, new service developments, productivity improvement work

Ensure that all staff within the team are supported to use information systems for data collection, that deadlines are met for submitting data and that data is analysed to help allocate work and maximise productivity

Carry out all duties to the highest possible standard. To engage in regular supervision I line with trust policy.

Maintain own and support staff to maintain safeguarding competencies, in line with Trust Policy and Local Safeguarding Policies. Communication

Demonstrate the ability to reconcile conflicting interests which may arise

Influence decisions regarding service delivery through leading meetings

The post holder will use well developed change management, communication and resilience skills to effect change within the team, understanding the complexities of change whilst also being able to deliver change

Use sophisticated communication skills to impart difficult or unwelcome news primarily to staff, for example, disciplinary, performance and grievance matters

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with clinical colleagues within the service, division and Trust

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders and partners to support integration of services across Bedfordshire

Ensure clients and their carers/families are aware of the standards they would expect from the service

Communicate effectively with commissioners

Analyse and provide reports and decipher information from data and communicate this information to the Service Manager and Quality and Service Improvement Lead.

Budgetary Responsibility Authorised signatory

Authorisation of resources utilising current procurement systems

People Management

Responsibility for day-to-day management of the 0-19 team including management of HR processes where necessary, for example, grievance, disciplinary, performance management, appraisal, appointing panel member at recruitment, reviewing work performance and progress, work allocation and supporting resilience and wellbeing.

Support the Service Manager in the workforce planning process

Ensure that the recruitment, retention, motivation, and development of staff are key leadership priorities Manage and record sickness absence in

accordance with the Trust Sickness and Wellbeing Policy and report accurately to inform Trust workforce information systems

Ensure human resource initiatives, such as improving working lives diversity and safe employment are implemented and embedded, as well as seeking to develop new ways of working to improve service delivery and patient care

Meet the Trust target rate for mandatory training compliance in the locality

Ensure all staff within the service receives an appropriate annual appraisal, which will include key objectives and a personal development plan to enhance team and individual performance Maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process if appropriate and

meet the Trust target rate for appraisal compliance in the locality

Effectively schedule annual leave and study leave, ensuring the availability of cover at all times and that bank/agency cover is kept to a minimum

Provide appropriate leadership to direct reports who line manage others to ensure they have sufficient skills and support to carry out their role effectively.

Research & Development

Support the Clinical Services Manager in facilitating a research and development culture that enables staff to take a critical and innovative approach to practice, undertaking regular R&D activity as appropriate Evaluate the care given to assess the quality of the provision through the implementation of

audit As agreed with the Quality and Service Improvement Lead and Service Manager regularly engage in clinical audit to inform service performance as well as support service improvement.

Clinical and Practice Governance

Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act and GDPR

Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.

The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes

The post holder must adhere to Trust policies and procedures

It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with NMC, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration.

Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.

The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required

Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis

The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team.

The post holder will be required to support the team to maintain safe professional boundaries

General Safeguarding people responsibility

Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.

There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice. Alongside this employee who are registrants are reminded of their professional duty of care.

Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.

Those most in need of protection include: o Children and young people o Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities . click apply for full job details