Job summary
Would you like the opportunity to become an influential part of our senior management team?
Were keen to recruit a confident and skilled senior nursing manager who wants to provide strong, visible strategic leadership, effective management and expert professional advice enabling us to provide high quality patient centred services to patients and their families under the care of the In-Patient Centre and Community Nursing Teams.
It is essential that you have a senior nursing management background as well as proven experience in service development within your area of expertise. We will be looking for individuals who can actively support our Executive team to deliver our vision and strategic aims.
Ideally you will have a rich and varied experience at a senior level in different healthcare settings as well as significant experience of managing and leading professional staff through education, supervision and mentoring.
Would you like to work with like-minded people who will welcome your innovative approach?
Through collaboration with colleagues, we will look for you to develop the departmental vision for nursing services and their delivery, managing change through a creative approach to problem solving.
Your inclusive management style will ensure successful leadership on the development,implementation and monitoring of clinical care standards, policies and procedures toensure consistency and continuity of patient care.
Main duties of the job
Would you like to use your qualifications, skills and experience in a busy and rewarding healthcare setting?
If you are a qualified healthcare professional and you bring skills in business planning and financial, people and risk management then you will enjoy an autonomous role which is key to the success of St Lukes.
Communication will be a vital part of this management role so your ability to engage with colleagues, Healthcare Committees and external organisations will be as important as your skills in analysing data and producing high quality reports.
If you have a proven track record in leading and motivating clinical teams, respond positively to a complex work environment and manage a broad portfolio of clinical and management work, then we would be delighted to hear from you.
About us
St Lukes is an organisation that is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing and quality of life of all those affected by a terminal illness in Sheffield. No patient or family is ever the same, and our journey with each individual is unique. Through the provision of high-quality care, support, compassion and respect, we aim to improve the lives of these people at some of the most challenging times of their lives.
Our values embody our way of working and they are Dignified, Compassionate, Inspired and Pioneering. Working for St Lukes offers a real opportunity to make a difference to local people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main
Purpose and Scope:
1. A
highly visible role in the organisation, the post holder being accessible, influential
and a specialist clinical leader for staff, volunteers and patients and their
families across areas of responsibility.
2. Provides
clinical and managerial leadership, acting as a role model to inspire, motivate
and empower staff, ensuring clinical competencies are maintained and practise
is developed across the Community Team, In-Patient Centre, Clinical Admin Team and
Reception.
3. To
promote a culture of openness and transparency across areas of responsibility,
engaging with people in a professional manner.
4. Providing
operational and strategic responsibility for clinical services, striving to
create improved ways of working.
5. Ensure
that services are delivered in a culture where clinical quality, service improvement
and financial accountability are paramount.
6. To
actively contribute to the development and delivery of a clinical strategy to optimise,
reach and influence care through clinical leadership and participation in
education and training, and research and audit initiatives.
7. To
provide cover as required and participate in the management cover for the out
of hours periods as needed.
8. To deputise for Clinical Leads in the organisation as required
and provide expert clinical advice to them as required.
9. Represent
Patient Services at organisational and external meetings as required.
10. Ensure
that policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff and in accordance with
the Regulations and Standards of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and
professional codes of conduct.
11. To play a key role with the Head of Clinical Nursing Services and Medical Director in reviewing and
supporting ways of working to ensure an efficient, needs-led approach to
working that reflects the clinical strategy, across the whole patient journey.
12. Providing
expert advice and influence within St Lukes and to external stakeholders to
help shape workforce planning, delivery of safe staffing, business development,
service reviews and future pathway planning.
13. To develop and
maintain, in collaboration with the Band F Practitioners, networks and systems
which ensure key clinical developments, new approaches and best practices are
identified and implemented where possible to enable St Lukes to be at the forefront of high-quality specialist
palliative care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main
Purpose and Scope:
1. A
highly visible role in the organisation, the post holder being accessible, influential
and a specialist clinical leader for staff, volunteers and patients and their
families across areas of responsibility.
2. Provides
clinical and managerial leadership, acting as a role model to inspire, motivate
and empower staff, ensuring clinical competencies are maintained and practise
is developed across the Community Team, In-Patient Centre, Clinical Admin Team and
Reception.
3. To
promote a culture of openness and transparency across areas of responsibility,
engaging with people in a professional manner.
4. Providing
operational and strategic responsibility for clinical services, striving to
create improved ways of working.
5. Ensure
that services are delivered in a culture where clinical quality, service improvement
and financial accountability are paramount.
6. To
actively contribute to the development and delivery of a clinical strategy to optimise,
reach and influence care through clinical leadership and participation in
education and training, and research and audit initiatives.
7. To
provide cover as required and participate in the management cover for the out
of hours periods as needed.
8. To deputise for Clinical Leads in the organisation as required
and provide expert clinical advice to them as required.
9. Represent
Patient Services at organisational and external meetings as required.
10. Ensure
that policies and procedures are adhered to by all staff and in accordance with
the Regulations and Standards of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and
professional codes of conduct.
11. To play a key role with the Head of Clinical Nursing Services and Medical Director in reviewing and
supporting ways of working to ensure an efficient, needs-led approach to
working that reflects the clinical strategy, across the whole patient journey.
12. Providing
expert advice and influence within St Lukes and to external stakeholders to
help shape workforce planning, delivery of safe staffing, business development,
service reviews and future pathway planning.
13. To develop and
maintain, in collaboration with the Band F Practitioners, networks and systems
which ensure key clinical developments, new approaches and best practices are
identified and implemented where possible to enable St Lukes to be at the forefront of high-quality specialist
palliative care.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Rich and varied experience at a senior management level within a clinical team in different settings
- Experience of contributing to mentoring, training and education (including performance review) of professional staff
- Experience of recruitment, selection, and interviewing
- Experience of effective line management and supervision of multiple teams
- Experience of managing staffing to ensure appropriate workloads, skills mix and rotas
- Experience of providing high quality patient care, and of encouraging others to do the same
- Experience of effectively and successfully managing resources (financial, physical and human)
- Evidence of working with a range of professionals across differing organisations and boundaries
- Evidence of implementing and using clinical governance systems
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience of participating in or undertaking audit and research including identification for service improvements
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC or other professional body
- Training to a minimum degree level
-
- ENB 998 or other recognised teaching qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study/professional development
- Non-medical prescriber
- Leadership or Management qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Rich and varied experience at a senior management level within a clinical team in different settings
- Experience of contributing to mentoring, training and education (including performance review) of professional staff
- Experience of recruitment, selection, and interviewing
- Experience of effective line management and supervision of multiple teams
- Experience of managing staffing to ensure appropriate workloads, skills mix and rotas
- Experience of providing high quality patient care, and of encouraging others to do the same
- Experience of effectively and successfully managing resources (financial, physical and human)
- Evidence of working with a range of professionals across differing organisations and boundaries
- Evidence of implementing and using clinical governance systems
- Experience of managing change
Desirable
- Experience of participating in or undertaking audit and research including identification for service improvements
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC or other professional body
- Training to a minimum degree level
-
- ENB 998 or other recognised teaching qualification
Desirable
- Evidence of post qualification study/professional development
- Non-medical prescriber
- Leadership or Management qualification
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 (opens in a new window).
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 (opens in a new window).
