Job summary
Are you a visionary leader who is passionate about excellence in nursing, clinical quality and patient care? An exciting opportunity has become available in the Integrated and Specialist Medicine Clinical Group at Guys and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation trust for the role of Director of Nursing. We are looking to speak with candidates who have significant experience in a large complex organisation or system. A highly visible and astute leader, you will have a demonstrable track record for improving quality and safety, leading and developing clinical strategy as well as the ability to build and maintain relationships. Importantly too, you will share our values and passion for the highest quality clinical care.
Main duties of the job
The Director of Nursing plays a crucial leadership role, providing professional guidance for community and hospital nursing across the Clinical Group and the wider trust. The position is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective delivery of nursing services and collaborates closely with the Medical Director and the Clinical Group Executives to meet the organisation's short-term and long-term strategic objectives. A key focus of the role is fostering mechanisms for patient and family involvement, while upholding delegated statutory responsibilities on behalf of the Chief Nurse. The role oversees clinical governance, risk management, and regulatory compliance in partnership with the Medical Director, ensuring the organisation's readiness for inspections and adherence to high standards of care.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' have developed a Group Operating Model with the formation of four clinical groups, each led by a CEO and a clinical group executive team which enables senior decision making closer to the front line.
The Integrated and Specialist Medicine Clinical Group was formed in April 2022 and operates with a budget of over £500m and a workforce of more than 8,000 staff. It oversees over 100 services with over half delivered within community settings and handles over 1.1m patient contacts annually. The clinical group comprises eight vibrant directorates:
- Acute General Medicine
- Urgent & Emergency Care
- CLIMP
- Dental
- Integrated Local Services
- Medical and Specialist Ambulatory Specialties
- Pharmacy
- Therapies & Rehabilitation
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post works collaboratively alongside the Medical Director.
A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post works collaboratively alongside the Medical Director.
A job description and person specification can be found attached to the advert.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Master's degree, and additional in-depth professional training and specialist knowledge related to health, leadership or management, to doctorate or equivalent level, acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
- Extensive knowledge and expertise relating to nursing and at least one other area of work such as management, research and development.
- Maintained relevant CPD activity of 35 hours in past 3 years.
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register who can demonstrate 450 hours of related practice in the last 3 years
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of safeguarding.
Desirable
- Additional professional qualifications and/or development activities.
- Experience of commissioning professional education programmes
- Experience of commissioning or managing research projects
Previous experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior nurse level working in either a Corporate of Senior Management /Leadership post within nursing services
- Experience at being able to identify a problem, find a solution and implement and sustain a change in clinical practice across a complex directorate/ organisation.
- Experience in managing change in a complex environment
- Thorough knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues, quality improvement and minimising risk for an organisation.
- Experience of analysing complex data and or national guidance and being able to interpret and apply it locally
- Proven ability to deliver improvements in patient care and experience at organisation level.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to articulate a clear vision for nursing
- Fully understand the regulatory environment the Trust operates in
- Able to write concise and clear reports up to and including Board level
- Able to demonstrate outstanding leadership skills
Person Specification
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- Master's degree, and additional in-depth professional training and specialist knowledge related to health, leadership or management, to doctorate or equivalent level, acquired through training and experience over an extended period.
- Extensive knowledge and expertise relating to nursing and at least one other area of work such as management, research and development.
- Maintained relevant CPD activity of 35 hours in past 3 years.
- Registered Nurse on the NMC register who can demonstrate 450 hours of related practice in the last 3 years
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of safeguarding.
Desirable
- Additional professional qualifications and/or development activities.
- Experience of commissioning professional education programmes
- Experience of commissioning or managing research projects
Previous experience
Essential
- Extensive experience at a senior nurse level working in either a Corporate of Senior Management /Leadership post within nursing services
- Experience at being able to identify a problem, find a solution and implement and sustain a change in clinical practice across a complex directorate/ organisation.
- Experience in managing change in a complex environment
- Thorough knowledge and experience of clinical governance issues, quality improvement and minimising risk for an organisation.
- Experience of analysing complex data and or national guidance and being able to interpret and apply it locally
- Proven ability to deliver improvements in patient care and experience at organisation level.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to articulate a clear vision for nursing
- Fully understand the regulatory environment the Trust operates in
- Able to write concise and clear reports up to and including Board level
- Able to demonstrate outstanding leadership 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).
