Job summary
Here at Velindre Cancer Services we have a new and exciting opportunity for an exceptional, enthusiastic strategic nurse lead to join us as Deputy Director of Nursing, AHP & Health Scientists.
The role is an integral part of the SST Directorate Triumvirate, working in partnership to lead and transform services within the directorate in line with commissioned activity.
The post holder will possess exceptional operational expertise to deliver and evaluate progress in achieving the Trust's vision in achieving excellence in healthcare, progressing into the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) in Cardiff. When complete, the new Velindre Cancer Centre will be a world class facility which provides specialist tertiary oncology services to patients across Southeast Wales.
Main duties of the job
The delivery of a directorate and trust wide integrated clinical strategy to continually improve the patient/client experience both locally within the directorate and within the strategy groups within the trust and nationally.
On behalf of the Director of Nursing, AHP & Health Science to effectively translate and implement strategic policy into practice, ensuring that intended benefits to patients/clients and community are realised.
Translate national guidance and direction into local actions for service delivery.
Take a lead role in the development of short- and long-term strategic planning for redesign and modernisation of nursing, AHP and Healthcare science within the service through the IMTP and Strategy Group work, adjusting to meet the changing demands of the service.
To lead and sponsor projects to develop new ways of working and service improvement in line with the strategies and organisational objectives.
To ensure that there is a sustainable workforce plan in place to deliver high quality patient/client care which considers opportunities for multi-disciplinary and skill mix redesign.
To support and be proactive in profiling the business of the service in conjunction with the Head of Communication and manage and respond to press and other media enquiries.
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide strategic, visible, clinical, professional and compassionate leadership, for nursing, AHP and healthcare science across the directorate. You will also provide high level specialist expertise for service transformation, strategic patient pathway review, patient safety, quality and experience, innovation, efficiency and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models.
You will possess relevant professional qualifications plus additional specialist management knowledge, acquired through training and experience.
More information on how we are building your new Cancer Centre can be foundhere
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will provide strategic, visible, clinical, professional and compassionate leadership, for nursing, AHP and healthcare science across the directorate. You will also provide high level specialist expertise for service transformation, strategic patient pathway review, patient safety, quality and experience, innovation, efficiency and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models.
You will possess relevant professional qualifications plus additional specialist management knowledge, acquired through training and experience.
More information on how we are building your new Cancer Centre can be foundhere
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knoweldge
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification, knowledge and/or experience supplemented by highly specialist qualification to doctoral level equivalency.
- Registered Nurse Adult, AHP professional or HealthCare Scientist with current NMC/ HCPC or professional registration.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge relating to sphere of responsibilities.
- Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical areas
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services
- High level knowledge of all current issues related to professional nursing, AHP or Healthcare Science practice.
- Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge
- Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical areas and regional work
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
- High level knowledge of all current issues related to professional nursing, AHP & Healthcare Science practice.
- Has a good understanding of research and innovation and can demonstrate how research has influenced their practice
- An appropriate management / leadership qualification
- Improvement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at a very senior nursing, AHP or Healthcare Scientist level inclusive of managing large groups of staff with large spans of control
- Highly specialised and in-depth professional knowledge and experience from a range of nursing/AHP or Healthcare Scientist discipline across the services of the Trust.
- Significant senior operational management experience across healthcare sectors
- Experience of developing and implementing governance frameworks to support service delivery and service change
- Extensive personnel, performance management experience.
- Complaint Management Experience. Budgetary management Experience
- People Management Experience
- Performance Management Experience
- Budgetary management Experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced decision making skills.
- Ability to analyse complex clinical issues/problems, identify necessary action and make recommendations and follow these through.
- Ability to demonstrate emotional leadership skills and apply to appropriate situations
- Ability to influence, motivate and lead teams of staff
- Good organisational skills
- Highly developed communications skills
- Computer skills, with working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knoweldge
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent qualification, knowledge and/or experience supplemented by highly specialist qualification to doctoral level equivalency.
- Registered Nurse Adult, AHP professional or HealthCare Scientist with current NMC/ HCPC or professional registration.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge relating to sphere of responsibilities.
- Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical areas
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services
- High level knowledge of all current issues related to professional nursing, AHP or Healthcare Science practice.
- Highly relevant specialist clinical knowledge
- Clear understanding of the concept and working arrangements of diverse clinical areas and regional work
- Detailed understanding of the provision of health services.
- High level knowledge of all current issues related to professional nursing, AHP & Healthcare Science practice.
- Has a good understanding of research and innovation and can demonstrate how research has influenced their practice
- An appropriate management / leadership qualification
- Improvement qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience at a very senior nursing, AHP or Healthcare Scientist level inclusive of managing large groups of staff with large spans of control
- Highly specialised and in-depth professional knowledge and experience from a range of nursing/AHP or Healthcare Scientist discipline across the services of the Trust.
- Significant senior operational management experience across healthcare sectors
- Experience of developing and implementing governance frameworks to support service delivery and service change
- Extensive personnel, performance management experience.
- Complaint Management Experience. Budgetary management Experience
- People Management Experience
- Performance Management Experience
- Budgetary management Experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Advanced decision making skills.
- Ability to analyse complex clinical issues/problems, identify necessary action and make recommendations and follow these through.
- Ability to demonstrate emotional leadership skills and apply to appropriate situations
- Ability to influence, motivate and lead teams of staff
- Good organisational skills
- Highly developed communications skills
- Computer skills, with working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets and presentation packages
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.
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).
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.
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).
