Job overview

The Integrated Community Paediatric Service (ICPS)is looking for a dynamic and experienced paediatric nurse to provide leadership and line management to the Special Schools Nursing Team and Training Team. 

The Special Schools Nursing Team provide service to the four special schools in Bolton. They ensure that the health and wellbeing of the children and young people(CYP) is maximised and support education staff to meet their needs through training and care plans. The safety of the CYP is paramount and safeguarding is integral to the role. 

The Training Team delivers clinical skills training to nurseries, mainstream schools, social care and also supports the training of registered staff and healthcare support workers in the ICPS.

The Team Leader will promote effective team work within the wider ICPS, health, social care , education and voluntary service providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for children, young people and their families.

Main duties of the job

         As a Team Leader within the service, provide effective leadership and line management to the Special Schools Team, Training Team and the wider Integrated Community Paediatric Service.

        To work with and support the Matron, with the development of practice initiatives, encouraging innovation and development and ensuring that the team participate in patient safety and quality improvement programmes.

      To establish and maintain a good working relationship with colleagues, other health, education and social care providers, so as to provide a comprehensive service to children, young people and their families.

      To participate in multi-agency working groups at a local and regional level to develop services and policies for children and young people with health needs in the community.

       To work in partnership with other health professionals and agencies to safeguard children and young people.

Working for our organisation

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.                                                          

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

The Family Care Division aims to deliver the highest standards of care in maternity, sexual health, gynaecology and a range of acute and community children’s services. We deliver over 6,000 babies and carry around 1,500 gynaecological procedures each year. The Trust also has a tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, enabling 1 in 4 women across Greater Manchester to receive in-utero transfer and birth at extreme premature gestation at Bolton.