Team Leader Special School Nursing

Job summary
Band 7 Team Leader Special School Nursing

To provide leadership and line management to the School Nursing Team working across the Sherwood Park School campuses. The Team Leader will be the main point of contact for the nursing team and will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of care to the children and young people supported by the team.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership, support staff development, and oversee the coordination and delivery of nursing care. They will be responsible for managing emergency situations, safeguarding concerns, and other complex clinical issues, ensuring high standards of care and professional practice are maintained.

The post holder will also be expected to maintain knowledge and expertise in children's continence care and provide specialist advice and support as required.

The post holder will work collaboratively with therapists, education staff, community health services, social care teams, children, young people and their families to promote positive health outcomes and enable children and young people to achieve their full potential.

Main duties of the job
Summary Main Responsibilities & Duties Acts as direct line manager to the School Nursing Team across Sherwood Park Special Needs School Campus. Develops, promotes and implements integrated working (internal and external) whenever this would improve service delivery options or outcomes for individual children, young people and their families. Ensures that all staff within the team work to Sutton Health and Care and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals policies, procedures, standard operating procedures and guidelines within the service area and actively contributes to the proposal of policy or service changes as appropriate. Works closely and collaboratively with the Head of Children's Services, Service Managers and other Team Leaders across Children's Services. Ensures that the agreed service specification is implemented. Ensures that service reports are completed in a timely manner and ensures that key performance indicators for specified services (Sherwood Park School Nursing and Children's Continence Service) are met. Delegates appropriately to ensure consistent co-ordinated care. Acts as a specialist practitioner and is a resource to other staff both within the department and wider organisation. Leads by examples and maintains a high level of professional conduct at all times. Is aware of issues relating to information governance and data security.

About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Details
Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year pro rata per annum incl hcas
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 343-8374260-RB-AT
Job locations: Sherwood Park School, Streeters Lane, Wallington, SM6 7NP, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Registered Nurse (Child or Learning Disability)
• Essential: Mentorship Qualification
• Essential: Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Desirable: Leadership and Management Qualification

Knowledge

• Essential: Advanced communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• Essential: Leadership skills
• Essential: Ability to lead and motivate a staff team with varying abilities and facilitate change.
• Desirable: Knowledge of specialist communication skills e.g. Makaton & Core boards
• Desirable: Previous use of electronic records systems (EMIS)

Experience

• Essential: Post qualification experience
• Essential: Previous experience of working with children with severe & profound learning disabilities and complex health needs
• Essential: Evidence of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Essential: Demonstrable understanding of clinical governance.
• Desirable: Experienced in carrying out children's continence assessments and providing continence advice to both children with and without disabilities.
• Desirable: Previous experience of working in a special school / Community setting.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Service Manager Sandra Quilty, s.quilty@nhs.net, 07917262072

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