School Nurse Team Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced School Nurse to lead a team within Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership. You will provide operational, professional, and clinical leadership for the School Nursing Service, ensuring high-quality care for children, young people, and families. The position involves leading workforce planning, safeguarding, clinical governance, and service improvement, working collaboratively with various agencies. It's an opportunity to shape the future direction of School Nursing within NHS Grampian.
Key responsibilities
- Provide operational and professional leadership to the School Nursing Team.
- Lead workforce planning, caseload oversight and day-to-day service delivery.
- Support staff through supervision, appraisal, professional development and reflective practice.
- Provide leadership and advice in complex safeguarding situations.
- Lead quality improvement, clinical governance, complaints and adverse event management.
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Promote innovation, learning and continuous improvement across the service.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256812
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
25/09/2026
Job Type:
Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Aberdeen City H&SCP
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
14/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Grampian
Department:
School Nursing
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School Nurse Team Lead
Band 7 | Full Time
Are you a passionate and experienced School Nurse ready to take the next step in your leadership career?
Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated School Nurse Team Lead to provide operational, professional and clinical leadership for the School Nursing Service. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of School Nursing and play a key role in delivering safe, effective and high-quality services for children, young people and families across Aberdeen City.
As School Nurse Team Lead, you will lead a team of School Nurses, Community Staff Nurses, Healthcare Support Workers and trainees, ensuring the delivery of person-centred care. You will provide leadership in safeguarding, clinical governance, workforce development and service improvement, working closely with colleagues across Health, Education, Social Work and wider partner agencies to improve outcomes for chil
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