Job summary
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Lead Nurse, Networked Services Division22.5 Hours per week - working a 3 day week 8-4, set days include Wednesday and Friday with an additional day of choice
Are you an experienced cancer nurse looking for your next career move or already working in a similar capacity and looking for a new challenge?
The role of the Matron Lead Nurse is fundamental to ensuring patients receive safe, high quality care, and a positive patient experience which is responsive to the needs of our patients, families and their carers.Therefore we are seeking a senior nurse who has strong leadership skills to play a key role in being responsible for and further developing our services across the Networked Services Division with a permanent base location based at Liverpool.
Working closely with the Matron, the General Manager and the Divisional Nurse Director for Networked services, the post holder will be an individual who is a self-starter and able to support, engage, inspire and develop their teams to enable them to provide the highest quality of care to patients and their colleagues.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:- Act as a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership anddemonstration of competent, accountable clinical practice.- Ensure that the environment meets appropriate standards for health care delivery, anddelivers best practice in infection control.- Provide day-to-day visible, accessible and authoritative leadership in clinical areas.- Ensure the delivery of patient care is of the highest standard and those patients and theirfamilies are treated with dignity and respect.- Actively support the Division in the provision of high quality, modern, dynamic and patientcentred services.- Provide support to patients and their relatives/carers.- Be responsible for optimising patient flow and access through their areas of responsibilitythrough strategies to prevent delays and optimise utilisation.- To support the Division in the delivery of key performance targets- Will support the General Manager with the clinical management of the Division.
The post holder will also require the knowledge, skill, and attention to detail to continue to deliver real improvements in quality; working closely with the divisional team to ensure patient care is delivered safely across the out patient departments.
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Educated at degree level
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
- Change management or service improvement experience/qualification
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Master's level studies or equivalent
- Post basic qualification in leadership and/or management
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in a senior nursing role
- Evidence of teaching and development in clinical practice
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- Evidence of up-to-date knowledge for Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist / Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a ward or clinical area
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice or service delivery to improve the quality of patient care including care pathways, protocols and audit
- Experience of effectively managing staff
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, experience of presenting at a board or Divisional level.
- Facilitating, Negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to problem solve, with a strong solution focused approach
- Evidence of IT skills such as word processing, emailing and web browsing etc. and use of a medical records system
Work related circumstances
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day-to-day approach to work
- Able to work a full range of hours where indicated
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration
- Educated at degree level
- Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
- Change management or service improvement experience/qualification
- Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Master's level studies or equivalent
- Post basic qualification in leadership and/or management
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in a senior nursing role
- Evidence of teaching and development in clinical practice
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- Evidence of up-to-date knowledge for Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Desirable
- Experience of working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist / Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a ward or clinical area
- Experience of implementing change in clinical practice or service delivery to improve the quality of patient care including care pathways, protocols and audit
- Experience of effectively managing staff
Key skills and attributes
Essential
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills, experience of presenting at a board or Divisional level.
- Facilitating, Negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to problem solve, with a strong solution focused approach
- Evidence of IT skills such as word processing, emailing and web browsing etc. and use of a medical records system
Work related circumstances
Essential
- Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day-to-day approach to work
- Able to work a full range of hours where indicated
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).
