Job summary
37.5 hours per week
An
exciting opportunity is available at The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust for the
post of Head of Nursing for the Urgent & Emergency Care Centre
The Head
of Nursing for UECC will provide expert objective nursing leadership across the
Trust in supporting patient safety and care, timely patient flow and early
discharge. The post holder is responsible for oversight of delivery of safe,
effective, well led, responsive care.
You will
need to be a strong communicator to deliver change in an engaging way and
articulate our vision of becoming an outstanding trust, delivering excellent
healthcare at home, in our community and in our hospital for a truly
transformed future state to challenge the traditional systems and ways of
thinking. This will enable us to build a service providing excellent quality
care to our local community in which we serve.
For
further information or an informal discussion please contact
Lesley
Hammond, Head of UE&C, Lesley.hammond1@nhs.net or PA Caroline Johnson on 01709
426715
OR
Cindy
Storer, Deputy Chief Nurse, cindy.storer@nhs.net or PA Louise Cowan on 01709
427611
Main duties of the job
The Head of Nursing is accountable for working in partnership with the Deputy Chief Operating Officer to manage quality, productivity and finance across a portfolio of services within the UECC. The Head of Nursing will line manage the Urgent and Emergency Care Centre Team which consists of the Alcohol Liaison Team and the Emergency Department and the Clinical Site Management Team.
The Head of Nursing will provide strategic leadership within and across the services on quality including; patient experience, patient safety and regulatory compliance.
You must have a track record in quality, safety and operational leadership with a clear focus on the development and sustainability of services both from a safety, quality, outcomes and experience perspective with a clear drive and passion for service change, delivery and transformation. Previous experience of managing patient flow and discharge teams would be advantageous.
By inspiring a culture of high performance in the team, you will ensure the provision of sustained high quality services and standards as well as the day to day management and operational responsibilities.
About us
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is a combined acute and community Trust serving a population of over 260,000 with over 4,500 staff. Our vision is to always act the right way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities of Rotherham. We are working successfully with partners across South Yorkshire as part of the Integrated Care Board where we are leading and collaborating in several key work streams and service areas, including workforce development. We combine our patient first approach with innovation and care against a backdrop of system working, as encapsulated in our Trust values
AMBITIOUS - We set high standards for the services we deliver. We aim to be an outstanding Trust and we are enthusiastic about delivering excellent health care for our patients.
CARING - We embrace the importance of giving the highest possible quality of care for our patients. We also care for each other as colleagues and for the community, our resources, our environment and our future.
TOGETHER - We value the importance of working together with patients, carers and families to ensure that we provide high quality patient centred care. We are committed to working with partners and stakeholders across Rotherham, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to develop sustainable services for the population we serve. Getting the right leaders in the Trust is critical to achieving.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, for both our patients and our workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job description and person specification
for full details about the role and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job description and person specification
for full details about the role and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant proven experience at a senior nurse level (band 8a and above).
- Significant proven post registration experience including experience at ward manager level.
- Experience of multi professional team working
- Record of successful change management
- Record of dealing with highly complex, emotive and sensitive information
Desirable
- Evidence of developing and introducing new methods of working, including monitoring and evaluating systems.
- Experience of dealing with the safeguarding agenda.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of current nursing issues both nationally, regionally and locally
- Evidence of working with external stakeholders
- Understanding of the broad health and social care partnership arrangements including CCG, PHE etc.
- Evidence of commitment to Evidence Based Practice and a detailed awareness and understanding of clinical and corporate governance agenda with experience of developing healthcare governance systems
- Evidence of safeguarding knowledge and skills for children young people and vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of developments in healthcare which affect patient care.
- Evidence of specialist knowledge in a particular area
Desirable
- Business Continuity and Emergency Planning Knowledge
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse/ with current NMC registration.
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing / Health related subject.
- Masters Level or currently studying towards or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Teaching qualifications
- Management qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant proven experience at a senior nurse level (band 8a and above).
- Significant proven post registration experience including experience at ward manager level.
- Experience of multi professional team working
- Record of successful change management
- Record of dealing with highly complex, emotive and sensitive information
Desirable
- Evidence of developing and introducing new methods of working, including monitoring and evaluating systems.
- Experience of dealing with the safeguarding agenda.
Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of current nursing issues both nationally, regionally and locally
- Evidence of working with external stakeholders
- Understanding of the broad health and social care partnership arrangements including CCG, PHE etc.
- Evidence of commitment to Evidence Based Practice and a detailed awareness and understanding of clinical and corporate governance agenda with experience of developing healthcare governance systems
- Evidence of safeguarding knowledge and skills for children young people and vulnerable adults
- Knowledge of developments in healthcare which affect patient care.
- Evidence of specialist knowledge in a particular area
Desirable
- Business Continuity and Emergency Planning Knowledge
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse/ with current NMC registration.
- Diploma / Degree in Nursing / Health related subject.
- Masters Level or currently studying towards or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Teaching qualifications
- 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.
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).
