# Clinical Team Leader–Specialist School Nursing > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-leader-specialist-school-nursing/2b964dd9-fc36-412d-a051-e56538d9ea29 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-leader-specialist-school-nursing/2b964dd9-fc36-412d-a051-e56538d9ea29.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum (pro rata) Including HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Term time hours - 33.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-27T11:30:51.308Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_Paediatrics/Community_Paediatrics-v8117245 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8117245?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate  to the role of Clinical Team Leader – Specialist School Nursing within a term-time only role, located at Cedar House, within our St. Michael's Community Hospital site within the Specialist School Nursing team. The weekly hours for this role will be agreed at interview, and a term-time only agreement will be drafted for approval by the appointed candidate. The post holder will develop robust induction packs for pre-registration nursing students and new starters with a clear plan for meeting set objectives and ensure this is delivered by each team locally.  They will ensure that placements and support are for nursing learners are of a high standard in line with the NMC requirements. Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. ### Main duties of the job To lead the Special School Nursing Team.  Line management of Special School Nursing staff promoting good teamwork and providing teaching and support to other team members. Integrated within the clinical role they will plan, deliver and evaluate an innovative Special School Nursing service to an identified population. The special school nurse team lead will support children within Enfield’s special schools.  They will be a key professional working alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT), to provide a full range of services for the individual child & family.  To be an expert clinical children’s nurse to meet the needs of a diverse and challenging group of children and young people.  To assess and review children and young adults who may require medical intervention or follow-up care or treatment and assist in the transition process to adult services. There will be recognised protected time to undertake the leadership role. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant prior experience within children’s acute and community nursing settings across a range of patient cohorts, i.e. Inpatient and Community. - Substantial recent experience in practice development, service improvement, and/or nursing education. - Previous experience in a senior nursing, or teaching post. - Significant experience working with children with complex long-term needs. - Awareness of professional responsibilities. - Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. - Compliance with mandatory training in line with safeguarding of Adults and Children at risk of abuse. - Strong IT skills, to include but not be limited to: o Data Collation and Input o Audit and Evaluation o Database usage and design o Working knowledge of the MS office package. - Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities. - Prior experience of PSIRF. - Prior experience of audit work. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Enthusiastic and motivated. - Good interpersonal skills. - Professional approach to work. - Accountability – Takes responsibility for own actions and promotes good team working. - Openness – Shares information and good practice appropriately. - Mutual respect – Treats others with courtesy and respect. ### Skills & Aptitudes **Essential** - Ability to work with changing targets and deadlines. - Ability to utilise research and develop a research aware culture. - Ability to undertake clinical and competency to maintain credibility. - Ability to follow detailed written instructions and assessment outcomes. - Ability to prioritise work, response, triage call outs and messages effectively. - Can act on own initiative. - Adaptable and responsive to the changing needs of the service. - Ability to accept wide responsibility and use on initiative. - Ability to cope with, and confidentially work in, adverse situations, being able to rapidly appraise and manage complex situations. ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience - RSCN/RN child with current NMC registration - Teaching/Assessing/mentoring or equivalent qualification **Desirable** - Leadership or management training - Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SN) - Non-Medical Prescriber qualification ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 691.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10413008) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10413009) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 627.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.