School Nurse Team Leader


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£58,133 to £65,261 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, N15 4RH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Oct 2026
Closing date:	20 Oct 2026

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Summary

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. Reporting to the Haringey School Nurse Locality Manager, the Team Leader will support the ongoing development of the service and work collaboratively with School Nursing colleagues, schools, partner agencies and key stakeholders to ensure the effective delivery of theHealthy Child Programme, safeguarding responsibilities and local public health priorities. Main responsibilities include: Provide day-to-day leadership and management to the School Nursing Team. Provide clinical and safeguarding oversight, supporting staff in the management and escalation of complex cases. Lead and support the effective delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and universal public health services. Provide staff with regular management and professional supervision, appraisal and development. Oversee caseload management and allocation, ensuring services are safe, responsive and focused on the needs of children, young people and families. Monitor and support achievement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), service specifications and public health priorities. Promote evidence-based practice, quality improvement and the reduction of health inequalities. Work collaboratively with schools, health professionals, local authority services and other partner agencies to improve outcomes for children and young people. Support service development, clinical governance, audit and continuous improvement. Applicants must hold a Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) qualification in School Nursing. This is an essential requirement for the position, and applicants who do not hold this qualification will not be shortlisted.

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