School Nurse Team Lead

Job overview

School Nurse Team Lead

Whittington – Barnet; Full time.

We are looking for a motivated practitioner with excellent communication skills, strong clinical leadership, and the ability to work independently whilst leading a team.

If this is you Barnet would love to hear from you.

The Barnet 0-19 Service recently joined Whittington Health, which delivers community services across five London boroughs. This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation and an expanding team. Come and join us on our journey as we develop our staff and enhance our offer to families.

Barnet is a large, richly diverse and dynamic borough and as a member of the 0-19 Service, you will be part of a team that is integrated, friendly and supportive. We deliver a local needs-led service ensuring that children and their families are at the heart of what we do. There are opportunities to work differently with many partners on different sites. We have some great networks supporting inclusivity and well-being, all in a borough which is easy to navigate, central and reached via lots of different routes.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Team Leader within the Barnet School Nurse team. If you are an experienced school nurse, we would really like to hear from you.

We are looking for experienced practitioners who want to work in and lead a school nurse team in Barnet.  We are looking for warm and engaging candidates with strong leadership skills and a sound understanding of the Healthy Child Programme, and Safeguarding policy and practice. We can offer you a friendly supportive team to manage, regular supervision and extensive evidence-based training with skills practice to carry out your role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Education/qualifications

Essential criteria

• SCPHN School nurse professional qualification with entry to 3rd part of NMC register
• Educated to level 6 or 7 degree

Desirable criteria

• Management experience in a health setting
• Practice assessor/ supervisor training

Skills and ability

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills: IT, written and oral
• Willingness to lead and support management of change
• Ability to set personal and team objectives, and manage time, priorities and stressful situations
• High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs,
• High levels of clinical skills, with the ability to identify, respond to and evaluate health needs,
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to manage other members of staff and delegate work appropriately and safely

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• Awareness of Equal Opportunities and Valuing Diversity
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Ability to apply research to practice
• Knowledge of current legislation and national guidance relating to children and young people
• Understanding of the safeguarding process and child protection procedures, clinical governance arrangements and the ability to make decisions in these areas