Job summary
Join our exciting department as the Lead Nurse in CPOAC (Central Pre-Operative Assessment Centre) with additional deputing role to Head of Nursing. The post-holder will work with the Head of Nursing, the Clinical Director, the General Manager, and colleagues to continually improve and develop successful services within the CPOAC
Aligning with the Trust strategic agenda and local, regional, and national specialist network agendas the Lead Nurse will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing to direct CPOAC plans for the service.
Holding a pivotal leadership role in the department, the post-holder will lead on risk management, patient safety and clinical governance issues within CPOAC. In collaboration with the Clinical Governance Lead for Quality and interfacing into the Trust patient safety strategy, they will ensure that patients are actively involved in the development of services and the monitoring of quality.
This is a 2-year secondment/fixed term role. The first 12 months of the role will be focused on improving and developing the services within the CPOAC. Following this the role will expand to increase to Deputy Head of Nursing portfolio to encompass other responsibilities with the department including supporting the Head of Nursing with the wider department.
Closing date:23/02/25
Main duties of the job
As a key representative ofCPOAC for the organisation, the successful candidate will contribute to relevant projects within the Trust as a whole and the wider networks. The post-holder will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing, the Service Manager, and the Clinical Director to identify opportunities for and lead service development across the organisation. These will be specifically aimed at improving theatre utilisation, efficiency and quality whilst maintaining high quality, patient, and family experience of specialist care, concentrating on delivering a holistic and family centred approach.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Demonstrable capability and capacity for clinical service management at a senior level in a large, complex acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience as Matron/Unit Manager or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
- Extensive experience at a senior level within theatres and/or preoperative assessment.
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance by engaging clinical teams in strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Demonstrable capability and capacity for clinical service management at a senior level in a large, complex acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management
Desirable
Previous experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience as Matron/Unit Manager or equivalent, managing nursing teams.
- Extensive experience at a senior level within theatres and/or preoperative assessment.
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance by engaging clinical teams in strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
Skills/ Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations
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).
