Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Excellence in interpersonal and communication skills (Emotional intelligence)
- Skills
Clinical credibility in paediatric nursing
- Skills
Evidence of leadership skills and change management
- Skills
Excellent time management and self- organisation skills
- Skills
A proven ability to manage, motivate and empower others.
- Skills
Proven evidence of change management skills
- Skills
A proven ability to manage complaints at a local level and, recognise when a patient’s experience is less than optimal and taking action to mitigate a complaint.
- Knowledge
Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality working across organisational boundaries and integrated care providers.
- Experience
Significant post-registration experience in paediatric nursing
- Experience
Experience in managing a team and individuals to achieve positive outcomes
- Experience
Experience of workforce planning and delegation to ensure the skills and experience with children’s community services is utilised to enhance and improve care.
- Experience
Experience of working in an MDT and across organisational and professional boundaries
- Experience
Experience of Involvement in quality improvement
- Qualifications
Child Nursing Qualification
- Qualifications
Current mentorship qualification
- Qualifications
A recognised Leadership Qualification or currently enrolled on an appropriate course
Desirable
10 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- other
Full UK Driving Licence
- Skills
Knowledge and experience of working with children with complex care needs
- Skills
Report writing in relation to localised service evaluation and review
- Skills
Mentoring and counselling skills
- Knowledge
Knowledge of local commissioning arrangements.
- Experience
Experience of training and competency reviews in relation to performance management.
- Experience
Experience of working in children’s community nursing services.
- Experience
Proven experience in supporting service delivery change models in relation to improvements in children’s community nursing.
- Experience
Experience of service user involvement in the evaluation of children’s community nursing services.
- Qualifications
Children’s Community Nursing qualification
Job overview
Closing Date: 17.10.2026
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 18.10.2026
Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 26.10.2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Children’s Nurse to take on the Team Leader role in the Children’s Community/Continuing Care Team.
The Children’s Community/Continuing Care Team is a service within the Bradford District concerned with providing short term out of hospital care to children with time limited illnesses in addition to supporting families with Children who have complex needs over an extended period of time.
To come and join our team you will need to have a sound knowledge of the management of a variety childhood illnesses, be able to work autonomously and take on new challenges. You will have experience of service development and a keen interest in safety culture and quality improvement.
The successful applicant will have a positive attitude towards their work and be well subscribed to the Bradford Teaching Hospitals corporate trust values.
A current full UK / EU driving licence is desirable in addition to access to a vehicle to carry out duties and attend meetings at multiple sites.
Main duties of the job
The Team Leader will be responsible for the management of a large team of staff and ensuring the provision of highly specialised nursing care and advice. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and management skills and the ability to use available resources to provide a consistent seven day service to the children and families of the Bradford District.
The post holder will be responsible for planning, implementing and delivering children’s nursing services within the community. The role carries overall responsibility for the day to day co-ordination of the care delivered to children who require both nursing support and continuing care within the community setting. This is both for children with complex needs to children who require time limited nursing interventions. The emphasis of the post will be quality improvement and effective clinical nursing leadership. The post holder will ensure all aspects of quality and safety are integral to the care delivered to children. The post holder is also responsible for on-going evaluation of services. This will be completed through ongoing audit with a focus on shaping future services to local needs
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for a detailed description of this exciting role
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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This advert is for Children's Community Nursing Services Team leader with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Bradford, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Oct 2026.
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