Job summary
As a result of service transformation an exciting opportunity has arisen in Manchester's School Health Service.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate SCPHN who is ready to further develop their career, by becoming a School Nurse Team Leader. This is a rotational post but initially and for a period of 2 years, you will lead the Healthy Child Programme [South] Team. You can help us to shape and develop our forward thinking School Health Service in Manchester.
You will:
Be a Qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nurse)
Be a Registered Nurse/RSCN.
Be an innovative and proactive practitioner
Have considerable School Nursing experience
Have Leadership/management experience
Main duties of the job
Working with a citywide overview, this Team Lead post is responsible for the day-to-day clinical and operational leadership of at least one of the six child focused functions, namely; Immunisation; Screening; Safeguarding; the Healthy Child Programme; Healthy Weight; and the Healthy Schools Programme.
This post will be subject to review and is rotational to provide the opportunity for professional development and support service delivery.
This Team Lead role will also work together with the Team Leads of the other Functions, with the Heads of Service and the Lead Manager to form the School Health Services Management Team.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse Adult/Child
- BSc (Hons) SCPHN [SN]
- Mentorship qualification/998 or equivalent
Desirable
- V100/V150 qualification and registered with NMC
- Management/leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial school nursing experience at Band 6 or above
- Evidence of leading change in practice
- Experience of effective team leadership
- Experience of staff development
- Evidence of managing a team of staff for a substantial period
Skills/Ability
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Understanding of research/evidence based practice
- Good organisation skills
- Problem solving ability
- Appraisal and supervision skills
- Evidence of involvement with safeguarding issues
- IT literate e.g. word processing and email and internet use.
- Experience of managing staff performance
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Detailed knowledge of local and national policies relating to the school nursing service
- Detailed knowledge of local and national strategies relating to NCMP and School Entry Screening
- Detailed knowledge of local and national strategies relating to the school aged Immunisation Programme
- Detailed knowledge of local and national policies and strategy related to weight management in children
- Maintain an up to date knowledge and skills base which reflects evidence based practice.
- Understanding of need for confidentiality
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to motivate others/self
- Ability to work under pressure
- Car driver/owner and willing and able to travel city wide for work purposes; may include occasional regional/national travel
- Flexible working to meet the demands of the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level Registered Nurse Adult/Child
- BSc (Hons) SCPHN [SN]
- Mentorship qualification/998 or equivalent
Desirable
- V100/V150 qualification and registered with NMC
- Management/leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Substantial school nursing experience at Band 6 or above
- Evidence of leading change in practice
- Experience of effective team leadership
- Experience of staff development
- Evidence of managing a team of staff for a substantial period
Skills/Ability
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Understanding of research/evidence based practice
- Good organisation skills
- Problem solving ability
- Appraisal and supervision skills
- Evidence of involvement with safeguarding issues
- IT literate e.g. word processing and email and internet use.
- Experience of managing staff performance
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of health and social care policy relating to children's services to include safeguarding
- Detailed knowledge of local and national policies relating to the school nursing service
- Detailed knowledge of local and national strategies relating to NCMP and School Entry Screening
- Detailed knowledge of local and national strategies relating to the school aged Immunisation Programme
- Detailed knowledge of local and national policies and strategy related to weight management in children
- Maintain an up to date knowledge and skills base which reflects evidence based practice.
- Understanding of need for confidentiality
Other requirements
Essential
- Ability to motivate others/self
- Ability to work under pressure
- Car driver/owner and willing and able to travel city wide for work purposes; may include occasional regional/national travel
- Flexible working to meet the demands of the role
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
