Team Leader inSheffield inSheffield PUBLISHED MON 28 OCT 2024

Band 7: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

EMPATHY NHS

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust rWJXVTy3

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a compassionate and accountable Team Leader to join their 0-19 Service. This role involves leading the Fantastic & Diverse Arbourthone/Manor/Darnall Locality Team to support community public health initiatives through the Healthy Child Programme. The Team Leader will demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal skills, manage a team of Health Visitors, provide clinical supervision, and make complex decisions to address the needs of vulnerable children and families in Sheffield.

In addition, the Team Leader will coordinate health needs assessments, work collaboratively with other agencies, and promote healthy lifestyle choices to help children and young people reach their full potential. The Trust values equality, diversity, and inclusion, and seeks an individual who embodies these principles while delivering high-quality care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the 0-19 Service at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a Team Leader.

You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. You will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will be a key member of the 0-19 Service, who provides Community Public Health delivery through the Healthy Child Programme, and Public Health Promotion. The post is within the Fantastic & Diverse Arbourthone/Manor/Darnall Locality Team, who effectively supports the delivery of the above to ensure that the children and young people in Sheffield reach their full potential.

The Team Leader will:

Demonstrate leadership skills and interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively in partnership with team, other professionals and agencies.

Demonstrate skills in delivering effective clinical decision making in complex scenarios and to make decisions when there are conflicts and tensions.

Be able to work under pressure, manage workload and meet deadlines, have prioritisation skills and a positive attitude and solution focussed approach to the delivery of the role.

The Team Leader will be responsible for:

Managing and co-ordinating the 0-19 Public Health locality team which includes Health Visitors and a wider skill mix team.

Providing clinical supervision and support, leadership and professional direction to a Public Health locality team.

Co-ordinating and utilising health needs assessment, profiling tools and leadership skills to direct resources to meet the needs of the most vulnerable children and young people and families within the locality area.

Enabling children and young people and families to reach their full potential through education, families and community work and working with the broader health team to promote healthy life style choices.

Working in partnership with other agencies, projects, groups and the broader health team to support those children, young people and families with complex long term health needs and safeguarding concerns.

About us
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.

For an informal chat about this role, please contact:

Keely Tongue, 0-19 Service Manager

Rebecca Sobey 0-19 Service Manager

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager:

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect

Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility

Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion

Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

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To work as a Team Leader in the UK, a combination of interpersonal, organizational, and technical skills is essential. Here are some key skills that are typically required:

1. Leadership Skills: The ability to motivate, inspire, and guide a team towards achieving goals. This includes setting a positive example and fostering team spirit.

2. Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills are vital for conveying ideas clearly, listening to team members, and facilitating discussions.

3. Interpersonal Skills: Building strong relationships with team members, understanding their needs, and being approachable are significant qualities for a Team Leader.

4. Problem-Solving Skills: The capacity to address challenges and find effective solutions both as they arise and proactively.

5. Organizational Skills: Good time management and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively to ensure team objectives are met.

6. Delegation Skills: Knowing how to allocate tasks based on team members’ strengths and workloads for maximum efficiency.

7. Conflict Resolution Skills: The ability to manage and resolve conflicts within the team in a constructive manner.

8. Adaptability: Being flexible and open to change, and able to manage a variety of tasks in a dynamic work environment.

9. Decision-Making Skills: The ability to make informed decisions quickly, sometimes under pressure.

10. Performance Management: Skills in assessing team performance, providing constructive feedback, and conducting appraisals.

11. Technical Skills: Depending on the industry, specific technical skills or knowledge may be required (e.g., software proficiency, industry-specific knowledge).

12. Coaching and Mentoring: The ability to develop team members’ skills and potential through guidance and support.

13. Cultural Awareness: Understanding and appreciating diversity within the team to foster an inclusive work environment.

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