Team Lead - Community Children's Nursing and Specialist School Nursing

Are you an experienced Children's Nurse looking for the next step in your leadership career? We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Team Lead for our Community Children's Nursing and Specialist School Nursing Team in East Berkshire.

Based at Upton Hospital, Slough, you will provide operational and clinical leadership to a dedicated team supporting children and young people with complex health needs across homes, schools, special schools and respite settings. This is an exciting opportunity to influence service development, support staff development and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multi-agency partners to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

The role combines leadership, clinical expertise and service improvement, offering variety and the chance to make a meaningful difference to children, young people and their families.

Flexible working opportunities are available, with community-based working across East Berkshire and some potential for agile working where service needs allow.

Part time/ flexible working may be considered within core hours of 08:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day leadership and management of the Community Children's Nursing and Specialist School Nursing Team across East Berkshire.
• Deliver and oversee high-quality nursing care for children and young people with complex and long-term health needs.
• Manage a small clinical caseload and support staff with complex clinical decision-making.
• Provide management supervision and annual appraisals for team members.
• Lead workforce planning, rota coordination and management of staff absence.
• Work closely with the Service Manager and Practice Development Leads to support service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Deliver competency-based clinical training and assessments for families, school staff and healthcare professionals.
• Support safeguarding processes and ensure compliance with clinical governance requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and partner agencies to ensure coordinated, child-centred care.
• Contribute to audit, service evaluation and ongoing improvement of specialist children's services.

About us

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£51,657 to £58,785 a year

per annum (Incl. of HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

371-CFS840-A

Job locations

Childrens Community Nursing East, Upton Hospital, Albert Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2BJ

Albert Street

Slough

SL1 2BJ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The must have's for this role:

• Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Significant experience working with children and young people with complex health needs, including community-based care.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, supervising and supporting staff within a healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and clinical leadership skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Kirsty Dobson on 07825 976133 or email: Kirsty.dobson@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible

Job responsibilities

The must have's for this role:

• Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Significant experience working with children and young people with complex health needs, including community-based care.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, supervising and supporting staff within a healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and clinical leadership skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Kirsty Dobson on 07825 976133 or email: Kirsty.dobson@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible

Person Specification

Education, qualifications or training

Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Experience of continuous professional development

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Specialist Community Children's Qualification (SPQ recorded)
• Leadership/ Management qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience working with children with complex health needs
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience
• Community Children's Nursing experience

Desirable

• Training clinical skills to staff/parents
• Experience of working with children and families within the palliative and end of life stages
• Previous experience managing a team

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative, work independently and autonomously and prioritise workload
• Effective time management skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to demonstrate high level communication skills dealing with complex situations that arise within the community setting and outside agencies
• Able to communicate effectively with CYP, including non-verbal communication
• Wide range of nursing skills, knowledge and experience, including care of tracheostomies, enteral feeding devices and epilepsy
• Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Ability to assist and motivate others
• Good understanding of IT skills and able to use electronic clinical records systems
• To work effectively as a team member

Additional Requirements

Essential

• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel across site as workload required

Person Specification

Education, qualifications or training

Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Experience of continuous professional development

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Specialist Community Children's Qualification (SPQ recorded)
• Leadership/ Management qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience working with children with complex health needs
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience
• Community Children's Nursing experience

Desirable

• Training clinical skills to staff/parents
• Experience of working with children and families within the palliative and end of life stages
• Previous experience managing a team

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative, work independently and autonomously and prioritise workload
• Effective time management skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to demonstrate high level communication skills dealing with complex situations that arise within the community setting and outside agencies
• Able to communicate effectively with CYP, including non-verbal communication
• Wide range of nursing skills, knowledge and experience, including care of tracheostomies, enteral feeding devices and epilepsy
• Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Ability to assist and motivate others
• Good understanding of IT skills and able to use electronic clinical records systems
• To work effectively as a team member

Additional Requirements

Essential

• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel across site as workload required

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 .

Additional information

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

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Childrens Community Nursing East, Upton Hospital, Albert Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2BJ

Albert Street

Slough

SL1 2BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Childrens Community Nursing East, Upton Hospital, Albert Street, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2BJ

Albert Street

Slough

SL1 2BJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The must have's for this role:

• Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration and evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Significant experience working with children and young people with complex health needs, including community-based care.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, supervising and supporting staff within a healthcare setting.
• Excellent communication, organisational and clinical leadership skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, its important that examples and responses given in your supporting statement genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

In addition to explaining how you meet the person specification, you must complete your employment history for at least the last five years. Any experience, skills or responsibilities referenced in your supporting statement should be evidenced within your employment history. Applications that do not include sufficient employment history to support the experience claimed may not be shortlisted.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Kirsty Dobson on 07825 976133 or email: Kirsty.dobson@berkshire.nhs.uk who'll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible

Education, qualifications or training

Essential

• Registered Children's Nurse
• Experience of continuous professional development

Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Specialist Community Children's Qualification (SPQ recorded)
• Leadership/ Management qualification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience working with children with complex health needs
• Safeguarding knowledge and experience
• Community Children's Nursing experience

Desirable

• Training clinical skills to staff/parents
• Experience of working with children and families within the palliative and end of life stages
• Previous experience managing a team

Knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

• Ability to use own initiative, work independently and autonomously and prioritise workload
• Effective time management skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Ability to demonstrate high level communication skills dealing with complex situations that arise within the community setting and outside agencies
• Able to communicate effectively with CYP, including non-verbal communication
• Wide range of nursing skills, knowledge and experience, including care of tracheostomies, enteral feeding devices and epilepsy
• Approachable, confident, empathetic, trustworthy, passionate about delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Ability to assist and motivate others
• Good understanding of IT skills and able to use electronic clinical records systems
• To work effectively as a team member

Additional Requirements

Essential

• UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Ability to travel across site as workload required