Neurodevelopment Pathway Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 18/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Team Leader to manage and lead two teams within children's specialist services: the Community Paediatric Service and the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Pathway (NDP) across Warrington. The role ensures effective, efficient, and timely delivery of high-quality clinical services, including undertaking clinical work for a minimum of 20% of the time. The post holder will report to the Operational Manager and be based at the Child Development Centre in Warrington, contributing to ongoing service development.
Essential criteria
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- Ability to work flexibly across the Bridgewater footprint
- Sponsorship
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
- Skills and Knowledge
- In depth knowledge of professional provision to children and young people.
- In depth knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN procedures and other legal frameworks.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to achieve objectives in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
- Governance and risk management skills
- Strong oral and written presentation skills.
- Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
- Negotiation skills.
- Basis IT skills to utilise Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable criteria
- Workforce planning skills
- Relationships
- If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
- Recognised Health Professional qualification, either a Registered Nurse or a Speech and Language therapist
- Registered member of relevant professional body
- Successful completion of postgraduate specialist clinical short courses up to Masters degree equivalent.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience of delivering clinical services at high level
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Evidence of successful completion of management short courses or training.
- Management qualification.
- Significant professional post qualification clinical experience working with children and young people, with in this field and evidence of reflective practice and application of learning
- Experience of performance management
- Significant experience contributing to integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency child development processes and pathways.
- Experience of effectively engaging with children and families as service users.
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service redesign to improve quality and efficiency.
- Experience of actively participating in safeguarding children processes and advising clinical staff how to act on concerns regarding the welfare of a child
- Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recruitment and retention, performance management, sickness, annual leave.
- Experience of working with children and young people with learning, developmental, and/or neurodiverse conditions/disabilities.
- Job Specific Requirements
- The ability to travel independently across the Trust.
- Ability to work flexibly across the Bridgewater footprint
- Sponsorship
- Do you have the right to stay and work in the UK without sponsorship (share-codes will be checked if applicable).
- Skills and Knowledge
- In depth knowledge of professional provision to children and young people.
- In depth knowledge of relevant procedures including safeguarding children, SEN procedures and other legal frameworks.
- Leadership skills
- Ability to achieve objectives in an inclusive and collaborative manner.
- Governance and risk management skills
- Strong oral and written presentation skills.
- Ability to think strategically and problem solve.
- Negotiation skills.
- Basis IT skills to utilise Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Workforce planning skills
- Relationships
- If you are related to a director or have a relationship with a director or employee of an appointing organisation, please state the relationship.
- Recognised Health Professional qualification, either a Registered Nurse or a Speech and Language therapist
- Registered member of relevant professional body
- Successful completion of postgraduate specialist clinical short courses up to Masters degree equivalent.
- Advanced theoretical knowledge and practical experience of delivering clinical services at high level
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development.
- Evidence of successful completion of management short courses or training.
- Management qualification.
- Significant professional post qualification clinical experience working with children and young people, with in this field and evidence of reflective practice and application of learning
- Experience of performance management
- Significant experience contributing to integrated, multi-professional and multi-agency child development processes and pathways.
- Experience of effectively engaging with children and families as service users.
- Experience of contributing to policy, planning and service redesign to improve quality and efficiency.
- Experience of actively participating in safeguarding children processes and advising clinical staff how to act on concerns regarding the welfare of a child
- Experience in dealing with Human Resources issues such as recrui
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (BCH)
Neurodevelopment Pathway Team Leader
The closing date is 18 September 2026
Job summary
Were a
community healthcare provider working across the Northwest, and we have an
exciting opportunity for Band 7 Team Leader to lead on the Neurodevelopment
Pathway. The post is based within the Child Development Centre, Sandy Lane,
Warrington.
Main duties of the job
The Team Leader
will be responsible for the management and leadership of two teams within
childrens specialist services including the Community Paediatric Service and
the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Pathway (NDP) across the Borough of
Warrington. The purpose of this role is
to ensure effective, efficient, timely delivery of high-quality clinical
services.
The post holder will
be one of a number of Team Leaders in childrens services across Bridgewater,
who report to the Operational Manager and will be based at the child
development centre, at Sandy Lane in Warrington.
You will
be receive regular support and supervision to enable you to complete
your role to a high standard. You will be required to participate in ongoing
service development.
If you
are looking for the opportunity to be a part of a developing, innovative
service with opportunities to access established supervision, learning and
formal appraisal systems then we would like to hear from you.
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