Community Children's Team Leader

An exciting vacancy has arisen to work within the Children and Young Peoples Community Nursing Service (CYPCNS) in Fife. The above post offers an excellent opportunity for an experienced Nurse preferably with Specialist Practitioner Qualification in Community Childrens Nursing or wide knowledge, skills and experience in Children / Young Peoples Nursing with a proven track record of leading and managing teams.
You will play a key role in the leadership and development of the Community Childrens Nursing Team.  The team work in close partnership with colleagues across Fife to achieve the objectives of the Fife Wide Health & Social Care Partnership Strategic Plan, ensuring an integrated approach to the delivery of compassionate care. Being an open, honest, approachable and responsible individual with an attitude to support excellent team working will be essential as will understanding how to develop, grow and nurture strong interpersonal relationships. These will be critical values and qualities which will develop and drive high performance to ensure the delivery of the best care experience possible. 

A key objective will be to support the design and delivery of new models and pathways of care within the service, provide robust clinical and caseload support and supervision to staff, and provide clinical care in the community. 

This is a demanding specialist role, requiring high levels of professional skills to work effectively across a complex and competing multi-agency environment, where partnership working is essential. Excellent communication skills, collaborative leadership and highly developed interpersonal skills are a pre requisite to meeting all of the above. 

We are committed to regular professional development and in-service training and personal and professional development. 

The ability to travel across Fife is essential.

For informal enquiries please contact Angela Wigham, Lead Nurse at angela.wigham@nhs.scot 

NHS Scotland is reducing their full-time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay.  This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff.  This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours.  However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Recruiting Board. 

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK) or Irish National, you are required to confirm your right to work in your application. 

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.