About the role
Salary: £58133.00 to £65261.00
Band 7 School Nurse Team Leader - Term Time Only
The Band 7 School Nurse Team Leader will provide clinical and operational leadership to the School Nursing Team, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and universal public health services to school-aged children and young people. The post holder will be responsible for team management, staff supervision and development, safeguarding and clinical oversight, caseload management and achievement of service KPIs, while promoting evidence-based practice and addressing health inequalities. They will work collaboratively with schools, partner agencies and other professionals to support vulnerable children and families, drive service improvement and ensure services are responsive to the needs of the local population. You will be responsible for a defined caseload of secondary and primary schools, overseeing the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme (5-19). This will involve working in collaboration with parents/carers, education and other multiagency professionals.
The Band 7 School Nurse Team Leader will be part of the Whittington Health School Nursing Service based in Haringey. The post holder will provide clinical and operational leadership to the School Nursing Team, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of universal health services to children and young people across designated schools.