Job summary
An opportunity for a clinically credible senior nurse who is driven by an absolute desire to improve the experience of those who use services to work with the other HoN and the Associate Director Of Nursing with a real focus on safety and quality. You will be a values driven leader, prepared to challenge tradition whilst constantly influencing, enthusing and enabling staff to aspire to delivering the very best care. Creative but resilient you will be actively involved and lead a number of improvement projects with a relentless focus on quality. You will actively and robustly lead on the Adult mental health nursing recruitment /retention agenda thinking creatively with the care group leadership team about a workforce for the future.
The work is challenging, exciting, rewarding and will enable you to develop your leadership skills in an environment which is committed to improving whilst recognising the challenges it has. The care group is transparent, wants to improve, and ensure the experience of those who use services drive their improvement agenda. Working across the adult inpatient, crisis and community pathway for a specific place-based part of Nottinghamshire this post offers the opportunity to gain the experience, and expertise not often found in these types of roles. We offer a range of learning and development opportunities, access to supervision, mentoring coaching and career support.
Main duties of the job
The HoN is a key member of the senior care unit clinical team. Working closely with the Matrons, Ward Managers and Physical Health team members, the wider Clinical teams, the Heads of Service, and the wider organisation, the Head of Nursing will play a main role in driving forward the professional nursing agenda in inpatient and community services. This will include safer staffing, professional standards, developing systems and monitoring dashboards to drive quality improvement and contribute to the development of the strategic direction of clinical services. Primarily the Head of Nursing for each care unit will take overall responsibility and accountability for the standards of care delivered by the nursing workforce. They will model high professional standards and lead by example, lead and promote a culture of learning, where learning is shared across the units and the wider Trust, and successes are celebrated, and create an environment on our inpatient units where excellence in clinical care will flourish in relation to the key dimensions of health care quality: Patient safety, The effectiveness of all health care interventions, Patient experience and involvement, Safe Staffing, Reducing Restrictive Practices, Infection Prevention and Control
About us
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Each Head of Nursing will lead on specific care group wide projects, negotiated with their General Manager and Associate Director of Nursing. These will change over time. This post-holder will initially work with clinical and division management teams to identify and mitigate risks in the clinical environment to support patient safety. This role provides a service to the whole division, but particularly Mental Health Services regarding maintaining a safe clinical environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Each Head of Nursing will lead on specific care group wide projects, negotiated with their General Manager and Associate Director of Nursing. These will change over time. This post-holder will initially work with clinical and division management teams to identify and mitigate risks in the clinical environment to support patient safety. This role provides a service to the whole division, but particularly Mental Health Services regarding maintaining a safe clinical environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nursing qualification (Registered Mental Nurse or Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities) Evidence of relevant nursing post registration qualifications, plus significant post registration experience at a Masters level or equivalent.
- Academic / Craft / Professional
Training
Essential
- Management training
- Clinical Training
Desirable
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Participate in the Care Group silver on call rota
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in management and leadership 5 Application position(s). Clear clinical expertise in achieving quality form/ care and positive patient experience in a multi- Interview professional environment.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, 5 policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Experience of teaching, influencing, negotiation and 5 supervision.
- Experienced of effecting positive change processes
- Managing budgets.
- Appointing and managing staff.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Evaluating and auditing professional work.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in management and leadership position(s). Clear clinical expertise in achieving quality careandpositivepatientexperienceinamulti- professional environment.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Experience of teaching, influencing, negotiation and supervision.
- Experienced of effecting positive change processes
- Managing budgets.
- Appointing and managing staff.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Evaluating and auditing professional work.
Dispositional attributes
Essential
- Calm, focussed, confident approach. Motivated and enthusiastic, able to inspire these in others
- Able to complete tasks while managing a range of 5 pressing priorities
- Innovative and change focussed
- Reliable and conscientious
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of National Healthcare agenda, legislation and local agendas.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Maintenance and development of standards of care to meet the high standards of evidence based, high quality care in line with the 6Cs, CQC outcomes and KPIs.
- Able to communicate at a high level in the organization. Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
- Understanding of risk management and how to support the workforce deliver good governance.
- The ability to problem solve and find solutions.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Plan, organise and manage change in relation to the services and the wider health and social care community.
- IT skills in word and email.
- Excellent written and report writing skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nursing qualification (Registered Mental Nurse or Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities) Evidence of relevant nursing post registration qualifications, plus significant post registration experience at a Masters level or equivalent.
- Academic / Craft / Professional
Training
Essential
- Management training
- Clinical Training
Desirable
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Participate in the Care Group silver on call rota
- Ability to travel across Trust sites.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in management and leadership 5 Application position(s). Clear clinical expertise in achieving quality form/ care and positive patient experience in a multi- Interview professional environment.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, 5 policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Experience of teaching, influencing, negotiation and 5 supervision.
- Experienced of effecting positive change processes
- Managing budgets.
- Appointing and managing staff.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Evaluating and auditing professional work.
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience in management and leadership position(s). Clear clinical expertise in achieving quality careandpositivepatientexperienceinamulti- professional environment.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Experience of teaching, influencing, negotiation and supervision.
- Experienced of effecting positive change processes
- Managing budgets.
- Appointing and managing staff.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Evaluating and auditing professional work.
Dispositional attributes
Essential
- Calm, focussed, confident approach. Motivated and enthusiastic, able to inspire these in others
- Able to complete tasks while managing a range of 5 pressing priorities
- Innovative and change focussed
- Reliable and conscientious
Knowledge
Essential
- Thorough knowledge of National Healthcare agenda, legislation and local agendas.
- Detailed knowledge of day to day operational systems, policies, procedures and infrastructure.
- Maintenance and development of standards of care to meet the high standards of evidence based, high quality care in line with the 6Cs, CQC outcomes and KPIs.
- Able to communicate at a high level in the organization. Sound judgement and decision-making skills.
- Understanding of risk management and how to support the workforce deliver good governance.
- The ability to problem solve and find solutions.
- Able to translate the strategic vision to the workforce.
- Plan, organise and manage change in relation to the services and the wider health and social care community.
- IT skills in word and email.
- Excellent written and report writing skills.
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).
