Job Description

Service Lead Public Health Nursing Greenwich 0 to 4 - Band 8a



61,631 - 68,623 Inc HCAS per annum pro rata



30 hrs per week



Bromley Healthcare provides public health nursing services in the London boroughs of Greenwich, Bexley and Bromley and is recruiting for the Service Lead in the London Borough of Greenwich. We are looking for a highly motivated dynamic SCPHN (School Nursing or Health Visiting) who has significant experience working with children and families and leading and managing SCPHN teams.



The post holder will work closely with the Heads of Public Health Nursing and Service Leads across the tri-borough Public Health Nursing services, to both integrate and transform the 0 to 4 and 0 to 19 services. You will have responsibility for the operational leadership and management of the public health nursing service and contribute to the strategic vision and direction of the service in line with Bromley Healthcare's strategic priorities, South East London Integrated Care System, and national policy and directives.



If you are resilient, focused on driving quality and professionalism and able to problem-solve, we want to hear from you.



Interviews expected to be held week commencing 19th November 2025



Responsible for operational management of the 0-4 Children's Public Health service in Greenwich ensuring a clinically effective and high-quality 0-4 service that uses research-based practice to plan,

deliver and evaluate public health nursing interventions.



To work closely with the Bromley and Bexley Service Leads and Heads of Public Health Nursing in the strategic development of the service in line with recommended best practice guidelines and to develop strong partnerships with all relevant stakeholders, with specific emphasis on the further development of joint working arrangements with other Children's Services, Local Authority, Primary Care, Mental Health Services and Social Care.



To lead and inspire the service to ensure that all targets and KPIs in the service specification are met and that safe and effective clinical care is maintained across the service. Where there are issues the post holder must ensure that there are processes in place to support this and take corrective action when appropriate.



To manage the service budget and ensure that it is line with the expected forecast outrun.



To work closely with the Director of Children and Young People's Services, Head of Children's Nursing, General Manager for CYP services, Safer Care Team, and other senior staff as part of an effective management team that is committed to providing a high-quality service.



For more information please see attached and Person Specification.



Bromley Healthcare is one of the first Social Enterprise's working successfully with the NHS and has been established since 2011. The benefits of this approach are high productivity, greater innovation, better care, and greater job satisfaction for the professionals and support staff working in the organisation. This results in driving improvement in services for our families.



Would you like to work for an organisation that is progressive, innovative and provides quality care for families in Greenwich? To find out what it's like to work for Bromley Healthcare please view our videos on YouTube, search for Bromley Healthcare and you will get a flavour of Bromley Healthcare.



Managerial



To be responsible for the delivery and operational management of the Service ensuring the services provided are of high quality, effective, well-coordinated, value for money and responsive to the changing needs of children and young people and the local population

To lead the planning, evaluation, service development, training, education and prevention work in a range of public health and health promotion programs, ensuring initiatives address national and local public health priorities

To systematically review and analyse the performance data and reports from clinical information systems to ensure the targets for the service are being met

To establish, maintain and monitor standards & competencies of clinical care for the Service

To investigate accidents, incidents and complaints, implementing corrective actions where necessary

To have overall responsibility for all clinical and administration staff ensuring the relevant organisation policies and procedures are referred to and implemented

To facilitate the management of change when required

To work towards the corporate and strategic objectives of Bromley Healthcare

To ensure a robust local system for supporting safeguarding of children and young people within the Service

To be responsible for the health and safety of staff and patients

To lead on all aspects of clinical governance for the service promoting evidence based practices and quality assurance in the service area

To work closely and collaborate with other Service Leads to work on the development of the service according to the organisation and service requirements

To continually review and monitor risks within the service, identify learning and take action as needed

To implement and monitor action plans identified from audit and quality initiatives

To manage the budget and to ensure that the service is working within budget constraints



Clinical



To have a highly developed, in-depth and broad knowledge in all areas of 0-4 Service delivery

To be responsible for the delivery of a high quality service that delivers in a systematic and timely manner against the key performance and strategic quality indicators and metrics for

the service

To continuously update existing policies and guidance for the service to ensure current practice of all staff are up to date and according to best practice

To work with internal and external colleagues to develop clinical care pathways and protocols/guidelines

To take a pro-active approach to the development of clinical skills within the service whilst maintaining and developing personal clinical skills

To work with all staff to ensure that clinical practice is standardised to a high level across the service

To act as a senior clinician, providing direction and advice to all staff

Ensure that standards of care are monitored.

Ensure the service is CQC compliant.

To work as a clinician if required to role model and for visible leadership Governance and Quality

To demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance, including audit, development of professional and service standards and risk assessment

To ensure the implementation of, and adherence to, Bromley Healthcare policies, procedures and clinical governance requirements

To ensure data is collected and provide analysis on service performance, monitoring service fluctuations and trends and reporting any actions taken to managers

To compile and produce reports as part of regular service evaluations and submit these to inform business planning.

To identify a range of clinical and process audits that will develop the service and ensure these are completed in line with the annual Audit Plan.



Service Development



To promote the use of evidence based practice in service delivery and ensure there is an infrastructure to support this

To contribute to strategic planning for the service to ensure the service meets the developing national and local strategic direction in line with commissioning requirements.

To work with senior staff and managers ensure that service developments and changes are implemented efficiently

To assist with the development and review of procedures, protocols, clinical care pathways and service directives within the service

To actively seek to involve stakeholders, service users and carers in the development of the service

Communication

To attend the clinical, operational and leadership forums and other communication meetings as required, and cascade information to the teams and feedback information from the teams to senior management, interpreting organisational directives as necessary

To communicate any operational service changes and developments to key stakeholders, other health professionals, service users and the public.

To ensure that key staff, staff representatives, users and their representatives and the public are appropriately involved in any service development

To attend and contribute to relevant steering/networking groups relating to the needs of children and young people and their families

To develop and maintain professional links with other service professional leads across the sector and neighbouring organisations

To communicate effectively with commissioners in developing the 0-4 Health Service to meet the needs of children in Greenwich

To represent the service within the organisation and externally to multiagency groups

To work effectively and communicate with Service Leads, Safeguarding Team and Locality

To develop effective working relationships with key partner organisations such as Education and Social Services and with representatives from voluntary organisations

To communicate effectively with service users to ensure user involvement

To present information and reports as required relating to service area, including formal presentations



People Development



To have line management responsibilities for and be responsible for the development of the team standards for maintaining and improving service delivery, and the evaluation of those standards with staff on a regular basis.

To be responsible for identifying the learning and training needs of all staff in the 0-4 service in conjunction with other management colleagues and specialist staff.

To be responsible for the development and on-going monitoring of structured training programmes to meet the individual needs of all staff.

To inform the Quality Team regarding training needs and resource implications for the service.

To act as coach/mentor and role model

To ensure peer review and clinical supervision are part of everyday practice

To ensure the provision of high quality clinical placements of students within the service, working in partnership with higher education establishments.

evidence-based research and integrate new theory into practice