Team leader and Specialist Interest Lead for teams of Champions

Job summary

Team Leader Post and Specialist Interest lead for teams of Champions

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting)

Full time/Part time positions

'Community based, child and family focused, corporate team with safe working'

We are looking for dynamic forward thinking band 7 leaders to augment the innovations already begun in Croydon.

We have remodelled and been able to extend our Band 7 leadership team .

Are you an experienced Health Visitor looking to develop in a leadership role and managing clearly defined and safe corporate caseloads whilst supporting a specialist interest area.

We offer 7 specialist areas closely aligned to the 6 High Impact Areas of the HCP of which we are currently seeking innovative and strong Band 7 leaders. This model is unique within London and offers an incredible opportunity to work at band 7 level within Health Visiting and a specialist areawhile holding a caseload. You will join and be actively leading with colleagues to 'Champion' across the borough, for example:

1. Team leadership and corporate governance, data management and audit
2. Complex needs, SEND,
3. Safeguarding children
4. Inequalities , including Homeless health
5. Practice Education and Facilitation
6. Infant feeding, healthy weight and nutrition.
7. Maternal mental health; Perinatal Infant mental health,

Main duties of the job

Team leader/Specialist Interest Lead for teams of Champions

Croydon Health Visiting is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the borough's children, young people and families through a commissioned contract with London Borough of Croydon. The service is seeking strong and enthusiastic leaders to continue the service development and improvement through leadership and innovation.

If you have relevant experience as a health visitor, have experience of managing change, if you are quality focused we want to hear from you.

Interview date: TBC

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon.Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff.If you want the opportunity to have a real impact, challenge yourself and be part of an NHS Trust that's making a real difference then a career at Croydon Health Services could be just what you're looking for.