Team Leader

The Team Leader for the Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT) is responsible for providing strategic, clinical, educational and operational leadership to the service, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality, child and family-centred care. The post holder will lead and manage the Children's Community Nursing Team, making effective use of resources to meet service demands whilst maintaining the highest standards of patient care and professional practice. As a key member of the Children's Services senior leadership team, the post holder will support the implementation of national policy, local priorities and Trust objectives relating to children's community health services. They will ensure that all staff work within the professional standards, codes of conduct and scope of practice defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Working collaboratively with colleagues across primary, secondary and tertiary care, the post holder will lead the delivery of community-based services for children and young people with acute, complex and chronic health care needs. They will be responsible for overseeing the coordination of complex discharge planning processes, ensuring seamless transitions from hospital to home and promoting integrated, multidisciplinary care pathways. The Team Leader will provide expert clinical guidance, professional leadership and educational support to the nursing workforce, fostering a positive culture of learning, development and continuous improvement. They will champion evidence-based practice, quality improvement and innovation, identifying opportunities to develop the service in line with current research, best practice and the evolving needs of children, young people and their families. Working autonomously within established Clinical Governance frameworks, the post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical expertise, sound decision-making and exceptional communication skills. Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. Keyresponsibilitiesinclude:
• Leadingandmanagingtheday-to-dayoperationoftheCCNT,ensuringeffectiveuseofresourcesanddeliveryofhighstandardsofcare.
• Providingexpertclinicalleadership,adviceandsupporttotheteam,ensuringpracticecomplieswithNMCstandards,Trustpoliciesandclinicalgovernancerequirements.
• Coordinatingcomplexdischargeplanningandworkingcollaborativelywithmulti-agencypartnersacrossprimary,secondaryandtertiarycare.
• Developing,supportingandmanagingstaffthroughrecruitment,appraisal,supervision,educationandtraining.
• Promotingcontinuousqualityimprovementthroughaudit,riskmanagement,incidentinvestigationandimplementationoflearning.
• Ensuringsafeguarding,infectionprevention,equality,confidentialityandpatientsafetyprinciplesareembeddedthroughouttheservice.
• Leadingworkforcedevelopmentbydeliveringtraining,assessingcompetenceandfosteringacultureoflearningandreflectivepractice.
• Contributingtostrategicservicedevelopment,performancereportingandserviceimprovementinitiatives.
• Participatinginon-callarrangementsandprovidingoperationalsupportandprofessionalleadershipacrossChildren'sServicesasrequired.
The post holder will demonstrate advanced clinical expertise, excellentcommunicationandleadershipskills,andworkautonomouslytoensuretheservicecontinuestodevelopinlinewithnationalguidance,evidence-basedpracticeandtheneedsofchildren,youngpeopleandtheirfamilies.