Job summary
We are looking for a Head of Nursing who has community nursing experience who would be able to join us as soon as possible for the next 6 months.
The Head of Nursing role is a key position within the Divisional Management Team, responsible to the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance with a prime focus on the day-to-day delivery of high standards of patient care across integrated care pathways and services, delivered across the Trust including the community.The post holder supports the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance and other senior managers in the day to day delivery of the clinical business of the Service, and assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing or midwifery development programmes, nursing recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.Post holders will demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative and democratic leadership style, which is underpinned by the values of the Trust.Post holders will deputise for the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance when required.
Main duties of the job
Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring that a framework is in place to ensure all nursing, midwifery and AHP staff are appropriately managed and are clinically and professionally developed so that they are, therefore, efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated.? In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Clinical Services lead and implement the Trust's corporate Nursing and Midwifery priorities and strategy.? Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required.? Support Matrons to supervise clinical areas requiring special management measures or additional support to ensure that patient safety is maintained and improvement objectives are met.? Work with other health care professionals in the service to ensure safe, effective and professional standards of patient flows, care management and delivery.? Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard, to ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits.? Ensure a consistent approach is taken across pathways and services in the Service, so that all clinical staff comply with Trust-wide policies and
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring that a framework is in place to ensure all nursing, midwifery and AHP staff are appropriately managed and are clinically and professionally developed so that they are, therefore, efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated. In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Clinical Services lead and implement the Trusts corporate Nursing and Midwifery priorities and strategy. Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required. Support Matrons to supervise clinical areas requiring special management measures or additional support to ensure that patient safety is maintained and improvement objectives are met. Work with other health care professionals in the service to ensure safe, effective and professional standards of patient flows, care management and delivery. Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard, to ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits. Ensure a consistent approach is taken across pathways and services in the Service, so that all clinical staff comply with Trust-wide policies and procedures. Ensure all clinical services in the post holders portfolio are managed within budget and achieving their key performance indicators. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Divisions business plan by contributing to the service and business strategy, including cross-service and external partnership working Responsible for the delivery of identified quality and service improvement projects or development programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services Delivery of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Strategy in terms of non-medical clinical staff recruitment, retention and development. On behalf of the Chief Nurse, to manage the delivery of all nursing or midwifery innovation and development within the division and where relevant, for the Trust. Identify and take forward the specific contribution nursing or midwifery can make to the development of the services in the Division, delivery of QIPP and achievement of the cost improvement programme. Support the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance and Service Leads in the development and application of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements that ensure full compliance with internal and external governance procedures and to benchmark against best practice requirements. Undertaking root cause and trend analyses of selected complaints and adverse incidents, and especially as they relate to nursing or midwifery or other non-medical clinical staff. Responsible for ensuring that all other aspects of risk and clinical governance are robustly and effectively managed, especially as they relate to non-medical clinical staff. Responsible for the delivery of identified service improvement projects or development programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services, providing both professional and clinical advice as necessary Where appropriate, support the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to (a) represent the Trust within the NHS and with partner organisations, (b) work closely with them to institute integrated working in the best interest of patient care, (c) ensureappropriate public and patient involvement in assessing service quality and improvements. Develop local systems for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes. Ensure that patient feedback is acted on effectively, and ensure that learning from complaints and incidents is used to improve services Support the development and implementation of education and training programmes within the Trust, especially for nurses and midwives. Participate in the Trust on call manager rota.Workforce Lead the Clinical and non-clinical teams within the post holders portfolio, gaining others confidence and inspiring engagement with the agenda. In conjunction with the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance & Divisional Director of Operations develop the capability and resilience of the management teams by creating appropriate development opportunities. Be responsible, where relevant, for the recruitment, management and development of all non-medical staff in the Division and to enable them to deliver a high quality service and to fulfil their individual potential. Ensure all staff are fairly and effectively managed so that clinical services have appropriate staffing levels, well managed leave, and up to date mandatory training and appraisals. Support the Division in taking a proactive approach towards tackling HR issues including recruitment and retention, labour utilisation and skill mix. Ensure that appropriate action is taken to deal with issues of staff discipline, grievance, poor performance and sickness, up to and including dismissal. Lead on, develop and maintain an appraisal system for non-medical staff within area of management responsibility in the Division in accordance with the Trust Performance Management Guidance and IPD Policy. Ensure that appropriate action is taken to deal with issues of staff discipline, grievance, poor performance and sickness, up to and including dismissal. As a Trust Manager carry out investigations of staff management issues in other areas of the Trust as requested, and present at meeting held under the trust workforce policies. Chair meetings held under the Trust workforce policies as required.Financial Manage budgets for pathways and services within portfolio, including achievement of relevant cost improvement plans, and early identification of cost pressures. To ensure that the pathways and services achieve contracted activity and access targets. To ensure all resources are deployed to achieve best outcome with reference to the Trust and Service Business Plans Act as an authorising signatory for Budgets within limits agreed with the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance . To advise the Divisional management team on trends and variances.PartnershipsInternally:Patients, carers and service users.Divisional DirectorsClinical Leads and other consultant and junior medical staffOther Divisional General and Deputy General ManagersHeads of Nursing, Senior Nurses and other nursing staff Service ManagersHeads of Professions and other Allied Health Professional staffStaff within the ServiceOther Divisional and Deputy General Managers and management teamsHeads of DepartmentsTrust Board, Executive and Management TeamExternally:All Commissioning bodiesLocal AuthorityNHS London (Strategic Health Authority)General PractitionersOther Local Trusts/ProvidersClinical NetworksEducational Bodies (GKT, Nightingale Institute, etc.)Voluntary BodiesOther Relevant External AgenciesNHS Elect
Job description
Job responsibilities
Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring that a framework is in place to ensure all nursing, midwifery and AHP staff are appropriately managed and are clinically and professionally developed so that they are, therefore, efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated. In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Clinical Services lead and implement the Trusts corporate Nursing and Midwifery priorities and strategy. Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required. Support Matrons to supervise clinical areas requiring special management measures or additional support to ensure that patient safety is maintained and improvement objectives are met. Work with other health care professionals in the service to ensure safe, effective and professional standards of patient flows, care management and delivery. Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard, to ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits. Ensure a consistent approach is taken across pathways and services in the Service, so that all clinical staff comply with Trust-wide policies and procedures. Ensure all clinical services in the post holders portfolio are managed within budget and achieving their key performance indicators. Contribute to the development and implementation of the Divisions business plan by contributing to the service and business strategy, including cross-service and external partnership working Responsible for the delivery of identified quality and service improvement projects or development programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services Delivery of the Trusts Equality and Diversity Strategy in terms of non-medical clinical staff recruitment, retention and development. On behalf of the Chief Nurse, to manage the delivery of all nursing or midwifery innovation and development within the division and where relevant, for the Trust. Identify and take forward the specific contribution nursing or midwifery can make to the development of the services in the Division, delivery of QIPP and achievement of the cost improvement programme. Support the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance and Service Leads in the development and application of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements that ensure full compliance with internal and external governance procedures and to benchmark against best practice requirements. Undertaking root cause and trend analyses of selected complaints and adverse incidents, and especially as they relate to nursing or midwifery or other non-medical clinical staff. Responsible for ensuring that all other aspects of risk and clinical governance are robustly and effectively managed, especially as they relate to non-medical clinical staff. Responsible for the delivery of identified service improvement projects or development programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services, providing both professional and clinical advice as necessary Where appropriate, support the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance to (a) represent the Trust within the NHS and with partner organisations, (b) work closely with them to institute integrated working in the best interest of patient care, (c) ensureappropriate public and patient involvement in assessing service quality and improvements. Develop local systems for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes. Ensure that patient feedback is acted on effectively, and ensure that learning from complaints and incidents is used to improve services Support the development and implementation of education and training programmes within the Trust, especially for nurses and midwives. Participate in the Trust on call manager rota.Workforce Lead the Clinical and non-clinical teams within the post holders portfolio, gaining others confidence and inspiring engagement with the agenda. In conjunction with the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance & Divisional Director of Operations develop the capability and resilience of the management teams by creating appropriate development opportunities. Be responsible, where relevant, for the recruitment, management and development of all non-medical staff in the Division and to enable them to deliver a high quality service and to fulfil their individual potential. Ensure all staff are fairly and effectively managed so that clinical services have appropriate staffing levels, well managed leave, and up to date mandatory training and appraisals. Support the Division in taking a proactive approach towards tackling HR issues including recruitment and retention, labour utilisation and skill mix. Ensure that appropriate action is taken to deal with issues of staff discipline, grievance, poor performance and sickness, up to and including dismissal. Lead on, develop and maintain an appraisal system for non-medical staff within area of management responsibility in the Division in accordance with the Trust Performance Management Guidance and IPD Policy. Ensure that appropriate action is taken to deal with issues of staff discipline, grievance, poor performance and sickness, up to and including dismissal. As a Trust Manager carry out investigations of staff management issues in other areas of the Trust as requested, and present at meeting held under the trust workforce policies. Chair meetings held under the Trust workforce policies as required.Financial Manage budgets for pathways and services within portfolio, including achievement of relevant cost improvement plans, and early identification of cost pressures. To ensure that the pathways and services achieve contracted activity and access targets. To ensure all resources are deployed to achieve best outcome with reference to the Trust and Service Business Plans Act as an authorising signatory for Budgets within limits agreed with the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance . To advise the Divisional management team on trends and variances.PartnershipsInternally:Patients, carers and service users.Divisional DirectorsClinical Leads and other consultant and junior medical staffOther Divisional General and Deputy General ManagersHeads of Nursing, Senior Nurses and other nursing staff Service ManagersHeads of Professions and other Allied Health Professional staffStaff within the ServiceOther Divisional and Deputy General Managers and management teamsHeads of DepartmentsTrust Board, Executive and Management TeamExternally:All Commissioning bodiesLocal AuthorityNHS London (Strategic Health Authority)General PractitionersOther Local Trusts/ProvidersClinical NetworksEducational Bodies (GKT, Nightingale Institute, etc.)Voluntary BodiesOther Relevant External AgenciesNHS Elect
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse / AHP
- Experience at 8a
Desirable
- Community experience at senior level
education
Desirable
- Masters level qualification
role
Essential
Desirable
- Community expereince at senior level
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Community expereince at senior level
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse / AHP
- Experience at 8a
Desirable
- Community experience at senior level
education
Desirable
- Masters level qualification
role
Essential
Desirable
- Community expereince at senior level
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Community expereince at senior level
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
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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).
