Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Term Time Only
- Hours
- Term time hours - 35 hours per week (Term Time Only)
- Job ref
- 362-NAM6SN-07-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swanbourne Gardens and Special Schools
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Term Time Only
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Team Leader Continuing Care Schools
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
Band 6 Team Leader- 35 hours per week Term Time Only.
This role will involve providing professional and clinical leadership to the special school nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations. This is in addition to acting as a first line manager to members of the special school nursing team and engage with them to deliver a high standard of care.
The Continuing Care Schools Team is made up of the Team Leader position alongside two registered nurses and a team of Band 3 Children's Support Workers.
The Continuing Care Schools Team is an integral part of our wider Children's Complex Care Service which also includes the Long Term Ventilation, Continuing Care and Swanbourne Gardens Respite Service. As a team we strive to provide the children we support with high standards of care.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic specialist nursing care in conjunction with the child / young person / family and carers.
Ensure that nursing care is safe, effective, and caring and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
To act as a source of specialist advice for children, young people, and families in relation to their condition.
Provide specific specialist education and training programmes and use information packages for children, young people, families, and lay carers, facilitating the development of self-care skills and knowledge.
To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement plans of care to enable children / young people to be cared for in the community.
To follow Safeguarding Children policies and guidelines and participate in monitoring and interventions to meet the needs of children and young people.
To conduct health assessments and develop child specific health plans ensuring that children with special medical/nursing/health needs have their needs met within the school setting to reach their full potential in school. This will include delivery of clinical procedures.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice 3033
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Providing professional and clinical leadership to special school nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations.
Act as a first line manager to members of the special school nursing team and engage with them to deliver a high standard of care.
Be an expert and knowledgeable practitioner within the service ensuring the provision of high-quality evidenced nursing care for the child with a disability and their family.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic specialist nursing care in conjunction with the child / young person / family and carers.
Ensure that nursing care is safe, effective, and caring and is consistent with clinical guidelines.
To act as a source of specialist advice for children, young people, and families in relation to their condition.
Provide specific specialist education and training programmes and use information packages for children, young people, families, and lay carers, facilitating the development of self-care skills and knowledge.
To work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement plans of care to enable children / young people to be cared for in the community.
To follow Safeguarding Children policies and guidelines and participate in monitoring and interventions to meet the needs of children and young people.
To attend Case Conferences and Team Around the Child and any other relevant Safeguarding Children meetings as required, to be lead professional as appropriate.
To ensure there is a comprehensive health report for school reviews, case conferences, and team around the child meetings.
To conduct health assessments and develop child specific health plans ensuring that children with special medical/nursing/health needs have their needs met within the school setting to reach their full potential in school. This will include delivery of clinical procedures.
To adhere to and support the implementation of the Medicines in Schools Policy with particular reference to medication schedules for children with high medication need including the administration of rescue medication via rectal, buccal, and nasal routes following the protocol in order to meet the child's health needs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Safeguarding CYP
- Ability to work sensitively with CYP and their family/carers in challenging circumstances
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Children's Continuing Care Framework and Commissioning
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage time effectively
- Ability to work effectively within the team and autonomously
- Ability to adapt and manage change
- Effective Communication written/verbal
- Problem Solving Ability
Desirable criteria
- Critical Analysis Skills
- Research Skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of working with children with complex health needs
- Experience of working within a school environment and collaborative working with education staff
- Experience of Community Nursing
- Ability to demonstrate family centred approach to care of CYP
Desirable criteria
- Experience of change management
- Experience of convening and chairing meetings
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN Child
- Current NMC Registration
- Community Specialist Practitioner Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Post Registration Experience
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Flexability/Adaptability
- Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
Desirable criteria
- Ability to deal with potentially upsetting and distressing situations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leanne Mulholland
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Paediatric and Neonatal Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Helen Hyde
Team Leader for Children's Community Nursing Team
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