Job summary
UHD is an ambitious and progressive acute provider and this role of Deputy Chief Nurse represents an outstanding opportunity for an innovative, compassionate and inclusive clinical leader working in collaboration with the CNO to shape the direction and future success of the Trust, at an exciting time in Dorset Integrated Care System.
We are looking for a special and talented clinical leader, with a core value of compassion and who has a track record of providing visible, credible and effective clinical leadership at a senior level. They will have a passion for driving improvement in our core standards of care and will also be driven by delivering improved health outcomes for our patients and the communities we serve. You will share our ambition to be outstanding. This is an exciting time to join our organisation and Team UHD. The successful candidate will be a team player and a clinical leader who can inspire change and innovation on the ground and will understand and live our culture and values.
Base Location: Royal Hospital Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Chief Nurse is responsible for supporting the Chief Nursing Officer in the development and delivery of the Strategy for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals.
This includes the development of leadership potential and capacity across the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals to drive and deliver consistent improvement in quality and safety, ensuring we continue to deliver outstanding care to our patients and their families.
Reporting directly to the Chief Nurse the post holder will maintain and provide assurance on clinical governance systems and processes, Quality Commission (CQC) standards, clinical policy/procedures, workforce strategy, clinical quality and safety, patient experience, complaint resolution, incident reporting and investigation.
The post holder will deputise across the full range of the Chief Nurse portfolio as required and work with Care Group Directors of Nursing and wider clinical and Allied Health Professionals to meet regulatory requirements and to promote the highest standards of Nursing, Midwifery and AHP care and professional behaviours.
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with the Chief Nurse and Medical Director and other Executives to provide strategic leadership to the development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Strategy for the Trust, ensuring continuous improvement in standards of patient care, safety, and patient experience. This includes working across boundaries with health and social care organisations to ensure best possible outcomes for patients.
- Provide professional leadership and advice across the Trust.
- You will have delegated responsibility to deliver the patient safety, quality and clinical governance portfolios of the Chief Nurse. To achieve this, the post holder will have authority for decision-making in the absence of the Chief Nurse as appropriate and in relation to the role including.
- Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Trusts Nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy.
- Ensure Nursing and Midwifery practice is contemporary and in line with national guidance and best practice.
- Appraise and communicate emerging national policy and guidance and where appropriate translating into practice.
- Provide highly complex and expert professional advice and direction regarding clinical standards, appropriate treatment and statutory duties regarding clinical care.
- Supporting the delivery of the Trusts continuous improvement programme, Patient First, implementing a programme approach and ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
- Lead the development of clinical level key performance indicators with reference to the safety goals and with the associated data sets and ensure governance systems are in place to monitor and improve performance at ward and specialty level, including ward performance scorecards, in partnership with the Care Groups.
- In partnership with the Care Groups, Information Team and Chief Operating Office, support the development of an integrated performance and quality report to ensure the Board are fully cognisant of triangulated quality metrics, analysis, actions and outcomes.
- Delegated responsibility for delivering Care Quality Commission programmes of work. This will require you to provide leadership to, and work in collaboration with, the Care Group leadership teams to create a culture of learning and improvement underpinned by robust governance systems and processes to monitor and report outcomes.
- Working with the Head of Safeguarding, lead and support the safeguarding, mental health and learning disability agendas to deliver excellence to our patients and their families, ensuring the voice of the service user or patient is central to service improvement.
- Support the Chief Nurse in the identification, prioritisation, and development of quality initiatives.
- Support the Chief Nurse in providing professional leadership to the nursing and midwifery and to the AHP workforce to ensure the delivery of high-quality compassionate care.
- Support the Trusts staff engagement programme to improve staff health and well-being ensuring Nursing, Midwifery and AHP leadership is compassionate and responsive to staff needs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Work with the Chief Nurse and Medical Director and other Executives to provide strategic leadership to the development and implementation of the Quality Improvement Strategy for the Trust, ensuring continuous improvement in standards of patient care, safety, and patient experience. This includes working across boundaries with health and social care organisations to ensure best possible outcomes for patients.
- Provide professional leadership and advice across the Trust.
- You will have delegated responsibility to deliver the patient safety, quality and clinical governance portfolios of the Chief Nurse. To achieve this, the post holder will have authority for decision-making in the absence of the Chief Nurse as appropriate and in relation to the role including.
- Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of the Trusts Nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy.
- Ensure Nursing and Midwifery practice is contemporary and in line with national guidance and best practice.
- Appraise and communicate emerging national policy and guidance and where appropriate translating into practice.
- Provide highly complex and expert professional advice and direction regarding clinical standards, appropriate treatment and statutory duties regarding clinical care.
- Supporting the delivery of the Trusts continuous improvement programme, Patient First, implementing a programme approach and ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
- Lead the development of clinical level key performance indicators with reference to the safety goals and with the associated data sets and ensure governance systems are in place to monitor and improve performance at ward and specialty level, including ward performance scorecards, in partnership with the Care Groups.
- In partnership with the Care Groups, Information Team and Chief Operating Office, support the development of an integrated performance and quality report to ensure the Board are fully cognisant of triangulated quality metrics, analysis, actions and outcomes.
- Delegated responsibility for delivering Care Quality Commission programmes of work. This will require you to provide leadership to, and work in collaboration with, the Care Group leadership teams to create a culture of learning and improvement underpinned by robust governance systems and processes to monitor and report outcomes.
- Working with the Head of Safeguarding, lead and support the safeguarding, mental health and learning disability agendas to deliver excellence to our patients and their families, ensuring the voice of the service user or patient is central to service improvement.
- Support the Chief Nurse in the identification, prioritisation, and development of quality initiatives.
- Support the Chief Nurse in providing professional leadership to the nursing and midwifery and to the AHP workforce to ensure the delivery of high-quality compassionate care.
- Support the Trusts staff engagement programme to improve staff health and well-being ensuring Nursing, Midwifery and AHP leadership is compassionate and responsive to staff needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Degree in Nursing or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development Masters level qualification.
Desirable
- Additional professional/ management qualifications.
- Master's in nursing or related field.
Experience
Essential
- Four years in a senior nursing management position in the NHS.
- Experience of senior management for a defined portfolio at corporate level which includes clinical, financial and people management.
- Credible professional leader with demonstrable experience leading teams and supporting the development of other.
Desirable
- Previous experience at Deputy Director of Nursing or equivalent level in the NHS
- Experience working with NHS Boards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Degree in Nursing or equivalent Evidence of continuing professional development Masters level qualification.
Desirable
- Additional professional/ management qualifications.
- Master's in nursing or related field.
Experience
Essential
- Four years in a senior nursing management position in the NHS.
- Experience of senior management for a defined portfolio at corporate level which includes clinical, financial and people management.
- Credible professional leader with demonstrable experience leading teams and supporting the development of other.
Desirable
- Previous experience at Deputy Director of Nursing or equivalent level in the NHS
- Experience working with NHS Boards
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).
