About this role
Job summary
Are you a passionate children's nurse and inspiring leader looking for your next challenge? This is an exciting opportunity to lead a highly specialised Children's Long-Term Ventilation Team (CLTVT), making a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families.
As Team Lead, you will provide operational leadership for the service, ensuring high standards of clinical care, governance and service delivery. You will help shape and develop a skilled workforce through leadership, supervision, mentoring and professional development.
What you'll be doing:
o Providing clinical, professional and operational leadership for the CLTVT o Working autonomously as an expert children's nurse, delivering specialist advice and support to children and young people with complex ventilation needs o Leading assessments and reviews to ensure care packages achieve the best outcomes and effective use of resources o Combining clinical expertise with business awareness to deliver sustainable, innovative services o Championing high-quality, culturally sensitive care that promotes independence and supports families o Supporting a motivated multidisciplinary workforce and fostering a culture of learning, excellence and compassionate care This is an opportunity to influence the future of specialist children's services, improve outcomes for vulnerable patients and support families to live more independent lives.
Interviews: 20 August 2026
Main duties of the job
This is an exceptional opportunity to lead a specialist service supporting children and young people with complex healthcare needs. As Lead for the Children's Long-Term Ventilation Team, you will play a key role in delivering innovative, high-quality care that enables children and families to thrive.
In this role, you will:
Provide clinical, professional and operational leadership across the team Lead the development and oversight of care packages for children requiring long-term ventilation and tracheostomy support Champion safe, evidence-based, child-centred practice that delivers the best possible outcomes Oversee caseload allocation, workforce planning and service coordination Build strong partnerships across health, education and social care services Develop and support staff through supervision, mentoring and professional leadership Drive quality improvement, clinical governance, risk management and service development Contribute to local, regional and national developments in specialist children's services Shape systems and processes that promote consistency, quality and excellence Why this role matters
You will lead a highly specialised team, influence service development and improve the lives of children and young people with complex healthcare needs. This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious, compassionate leader who is passionate about delivering exceptional care and driving positive change.
About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack
Job description Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (RNC) Specialist Community practitioner qualification (or evidence of significant post registration experience in a community setting)
Desirable
Educated to master's degree V300 Independent Nurse prescribing qualification or evidence of working towards / willingness to work towards
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of clinical knowledge and relevant experience in managing care for children & young with both acute and chronic illnesses Working knowledge and experience in safeguarding practices
Desirable
Knowledge of continuing health care processes
Experience Essential
Significant experience working with children with complex health needs, disabilities, long-term ventilation, and/or tracheostomy care Experience of working with children & young people in a community setting Experience of managing own caseload Substantial post registration experience at band 6 level
Desirable
Experience of working with external partners to drive and deliver change and improvements to support the needs of children and young people with SEND Experience of transitioning young people to adult services Experience of providing end of life care Evidence of having undertaken leadership role in working across boundaries (between wider Childrens services teams)
Skills Essential
Excellent clinical skills relevant to the post e.g. Tracheostomy, Ventilation, enteral feeding, complex seizure management Ability to engage team members and assist in delivering the change agenda Ability to manage conflict and promote strong relationships with all partners Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills Evidence of good communication and collaborative working across organisational boundaries Clear understanding of governance processes
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address Community
Integrated Care Centre
Oldham
OL1 1NL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)