Job summary
- Main area
- Healthy Child Programme
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 18.75 hours per week (Part-Time)
- Job ref
- 150-KB1961-CC
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Grinstead Health Centre
- Town
- East Grinstead
- Salary
- £41,658 - £47,672 per annum/pro rata
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Team Lead, Healthy Child Programme 0-5
Band 7
Job overview
Healthy Child Programme , West Sussex 0-5 Team Lead post, Mid Sussex (East Grinstead base).
We have an opportunity for a SCPHN (Health Visitor) to Join our HCP Band 7 team leads to continue to develop the HCP in West Sussex
The post will be based in East Grinstead and is part time. You will be working alongside the existing Team Leads in the Mid Sussex Hub.
If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to be a part of our team, this is the opportunity for you. These posts are key to the continued delivery of a high quality service, whilst providing a career development pathway. The post requires leadership, flexibility, tenacity and the development of relationships with our partner agencies
Main duties of the job
0-5 Healthy Child Programme Team Lead - Part Time
We are seeking a Health Visitor Team Lead to manage a 0-5 Healthy Child Programme Hub in Mid Sussex North.
We have an exciting opportunity for dynamic SCPHN - Health Visitor who wishes to maintain clinical expertise whilst developing management and supervision skills and leading a 0-5 HCP hub in line with the Healthy Child Programme, including local and national priorities.
The 0-5 Healthy Child Programme team includes Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and administrative staff.
The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Healthy Child Programme has Gold UNICEF Baby Friendly accreditation and our Health Visitors are trained in the use of the scheme's promotional guides.
You will receive a full induction and have a peer mentor . You will be supported by the existing Hub team leads and the wider team lead colleagues, as well as receiving clinical supervision and line management from the Dep Nursing and Operational Heads of Service. There are weekly Team Lead meetings and integrated meetings with colleagues from the local authority.
Working for our organisation
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.
- Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
- Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
- July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
- Flexible working patterns offered across all services
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader
SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust’s workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work alongside the other team leads to manage the Mid Sussex Hub consisting of the Mid Sussex North and South teams. You will work closely with all the team leads to develop ideas, be part of working parties and regular meetings.
You will have regular supervision with the Dep heads of service (operational and clinical) and with the Safeguarding lead. There is regular team lead peer supervision groups and a robust induction and support.
If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to be a part of our team, this is the opportunity for you. These posts are key to the continued delivery of a high quality service, whilst providing a career development pathway. The post requires leadership, flexibility, tenacity and the development of relationships with our partner agencies
For full details please see the attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or midwife
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (HV)
- Educated to degree level
- Evidence of range of clinical competencies approrpiate to role
- Evidence of training and professional development in safegaurding practice at masters level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Relevent post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working ina team environment and holding and managing a clinical caseload
- Experience of safeguarding children casework and identifying and managing risk
- Experience of supervising others
- Willingness to develop leadership and managerial skills
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of 2 years post SCPHN qualification
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- IT skills
- Knowledge of safeguarding children polices & procedures
- Knowldge of local and national polices informing health & social care
- Demonstrates leadership in practice
- Demonstrates evidence based practice
- Knowldge of clinical governance, audit, supervsion and professional codes of conduct
- Values and beliefs of HCP
- Concepts of integrated working
- Able to have difficult or challenging conversations
- Work flexibly across specified area
- Lifelong learning and development
- Understanding of self and limitations
- Awareness of professional responsibiliies and boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Previous managerial/leadership role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Hitchman
- Job title
- 0-5 Mid Sussex North Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07342 073621
- Additional information
Martina O'Leary (Dep Nursing HoS)
martina.o'[email protected]
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