Job summary
Service Lead Public Health Nursing Greenwich 0 to 4 - Band 8a - Fixed Term for 12 months
£56,388 - £62,785 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata
Full Time 37.5 hrs per week
Bromley Healthcare is a community interest company providing a wide range of services including community nursing services such as district nursing, health visiting to specialist nurses, as well as therapy services for children, young people and adults.Being born from NHS Bromley's community provider unit we have been providing community services to the people of Bromley for many years and we have a wealth of experience.
Bromley Healthcare is a great place to work. The unique way we deliver services and offer everyone who works here a voice, means that your career with us will be rewarding. Social Enterprises are a fairly new and exciting way to deliver healthcare, offering many of the traditional advantages of the NHS (such as excellent training and development) with the freedom for innovation by being able to reinvest any surpluses we make into the community.
Priority consideration will be given to Bromley Healthcare staff formally identified as being at risk.
Please note that for positions that require you to drive as part of your job role we will be asking for evidence of business insurance.
Proposed interviews to be held in April 2024
Main duties of the job
Service Lead Public Health Nursing - Greenwich 0 to 4
Bromley Healthcare provides public health nursing services in the London boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley and is recruiting for the Service Lead in the London Borough of Greenwich as a fixed term for 12 months. We are looking for a highly motivated dynamic SCPHN (School Nursing or Health Visiting) who has significant experience working with children and families and leading and managing teams.
The post holder will work closely with the Head of Public Health Nursing to both integrate and transform the 0 to 19 services in Bromley and Bexley and the 0 to 4 service in Greenwich. You will have responsibility for the operational leadership and management of the public health nursing service and contribute to the strategic vision and direction of the service in line with Bromley Healthcare's strategic priorities, South East London Integrated Care System, and national policy and directives.
The key priority areas that we are transforming include improving the quality of the service, involving parents and young people in shaping the services, developing the workforce, and creating sustainable practices. There is an emphasis on developing leadership within the organisation and this is evident in the various leadership courses on offer to develop the skills of leaders at all levels of experience.
If you are resilient, focused on driving quality and professionalism and able to problem-solve, we want to hear from you.
About us
Bromley Healthcare is one of the first Social Enterprise's working successfully with the NHS and has been established since 2011. The benefits of this approach are high productivity, greater innovation, better care, and greater job satisfaction for the professionals and support staff working in the organisation. This results in driving improvement in services for our families.
Would you like to work for an organisation that is progressive, innovative and provides quality care for families in Bexley? To find out what it's like to work for Bromley Healthcare please view our videos on YouTube, search for Bromley Healthcare and you will get a flavour of Bromley Healthcare.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for operational management of the 0-4 Childrens Public Health service in Greenwich ensuring a clinically effective and high-quality 0-4 service that uses research-based practice to plan,deliver and evaluate public health nursing interventions.
To work closely with the Bromley and Bexley Service Leads and Head of Public Health Nursing in the strategic development of the service in line with recommended best practice guidelines and to develop strong partnerships with all relevant stakeholders, with specific emphasis on the further development of joint working arrangements with other Childrens Services, Local Authority, Primary Care, Mental Health Services and Social Care.
To lead and inspire the service to ensure that all targets and KPIs in the service specification are met and that safe and effective clinical care is maintained across the service. Where there are issues the post holder must ensure that there are processes in place to support this and take corrective action when appropriate.
To manage the service budget and ensure that it is line with the expected forecast outrun.
To work closely with the Director of Children and Young People's Services, Head of Children's Nursing, General Manager for CYP services, Safer Care Team, and other senior staff as part of an effective management team that is committed to providing a high-quality service.
For more information please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for operational management of the 0-4 Childrens Public Health service in Greenwich ensuring a clinically effective and high-quality 0-4 service that uses research-based practice to plan,deliver and evaluate public health nursing interventions.
To work closely with the Bromley and Bexley Service Leads and Head of Public Health Nursing in the strategic development of the service in line with recommended best practice guidelines and to develop strong partnerships with all relevant stakeholders, with specific emphasis on the further development of joint working arrangements with other Childrens Services, Local Authority, Primary Care, Mental Health Services and Social Care.
To lead and inspire the service to ensure that all targets and KPIs in the service specification are met and that safe and effective clinical care is maintained across the service. Where there are issues the post holder must ensure that there are processes in place to support this and take corrective action when appropriate.
To manage the service budget and ensure that it is line with the expected forecast outrun.
To work closely with the Director of Children and Young People's Services, Head of Children's Nursing, General Manager for CYP services, Safer Care Team, and other senior staff as part of an effective management team that is committed to providing a high-quality service.
For more information please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Professional registration
Essential
- Current NMC registration RGN/RN
- Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Health Visiting/School Nursing (degree/diploma/certificate)
Training
Essential
- Leadership/management training
Desirable
- Member of relevant special interest groups
- Root cause analysis training
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- In depth post graduate training related to Health Visiting/ School Nursing
- Mentor preparation, SSA ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification at level 7
- Management/leadership qualification
Specific skills
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of professional area underpinned by theory and expertise.
- Sound understanding of child/safeguarding procedures.
- Able to communicate effectively in different settings from large groups to individuals where there may be conflict or distress or barriers to understanding
- Able to synthesise, convey and work with complex information.
- Able to maintain concentration and be effective with many interruptions and demands on time
- Advanced negotiation and problem solving skills with clients/ carers, staff and other professionals, including effective handling of complaints
- Ability to provide professional and clinical leadership and motivation to a high level of expertise.
- Ability to manage resources effectively (Financial and human).
- To be able to contribute to strategic planning.
- To be able to evaluate the service for best practice and effective working systems.
- Good IT skills
- Car driver with use of car for work
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leading and managing teams
- Experience in multi-agency partnership working and working with a range of stakeholder organisations
- Recent experience of working in a health visiting/school nursing service.
- Professional leadership.
- Appropriate experience to lead in clinical area.
- Service redesign and change management
- Sound knowledge and understanding of effective staff management and good HR practice.
- Understanding of the impact of organisational culture on effective service delivery
Information Technology
Essential
- Able to use Microsoft office package proficiently
Desirable
- Proficient in using Excel for data analysis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Knowledge of the key priorities of Bromley Healthcare
- Committed to improving services
- Committed to hitting targets
- Treats others as would like to be treated
- Committed to 6 C's
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Able to work individually and as part of a team
- Flexible approach to meting service & client needs
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and under pressure
- Confident manner
- Can do attitude
- Innovative
Person Specification
Professional registration
Essential
- Current NMC registration RGN/RN
- Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Health Visiting/School Nursing (degree/diploma/certificate)
Training
Essential
- Leadership/management training
Desirable
- Member of relevant special interest groups
- Root cause analysis training
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development
- In depth post graduate training related to Health Visiting/ School Nursing
- Mentor preparation, SSA ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification at level 7
- Management/leadership qualification
Specific skills
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of professional area underpinned by theory and expertise.
- Sound understanding of child/safeguarding procedures.
- Able to communicate effectively in different settings from large groups to individuals where there may be conflict or distress or barriers to understanding
- Able to synthesise, convey and work with complex information.
- Able to maintain concentration and be effective with many interruptions and demands on time
- Advanced negotiation and problem solving skills with clients/ carers, staff and other professionals, including effective handling of complaints
- Ability to provide professional and clinical leadership and motivation to a high level of expertise.
- Ability to manage resources effectively (Financial and human).
- To be able to contribute to strategic planning.
- To be able to evaluate the service for best practice and effective working systems.
- Good IT skills
- Car driver with use of car for work
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of leading and managing teams
- Experience in multi-agency partnership working and working with a range of stakeholder organisations
- Recent experience of working in a health visiting/school nursing service.
- Professional leadership.
- Appropriate experience to lead in clinical area.
- Service redesign and change management
- Sound knowledge and understanding of effective staff management and good HR practice.
- Understanding of the impact of organisational culture on effective service delivery
Information Technology
Essential
- Able to use Microsoft office package proficiently
Desirable
- Proficient in using Excel for data analysis
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Knowledge of the key priorities of Bromley Healthcare
- Committed to improving services
- Committed to hitting targets
- Treats others as would like to be treated
- Committed to 6 C's
- Good Interpersonal Skills
- Able to work individually and as part of a team
- Flexible approach to meting service & client needs
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise, work to deadlines and under pressure
- Confident manner
- Can do attitude
- Innovative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
