Job summary
Director of Nursing and Governance - VSM
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals as our Director of Nursing and Governance.
The role will report directly to the Hospital Chief Executive, with a professional line to the Chief Nursing Officer, and you will be accountable for the delivery of the professional nursing agenda at The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals. The role has specific focus on workforce, education, clinical effectiveness and patient safety as well as professional practice, research and innovation and patient experience.
**Interviews will be held on the 9th August 2023**
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a skilled compassionate and inclusive leader who will provide strong professional leadership across all care settings, encouraging innovation, creativity, and strategic thinking about service provision and staff experience.
The successful candidate will be joining a management team who will support you so that you are able to flourish in the role alongside being a key player in the wider Barts Health NMAHP leadership community. There will be many opportunities for both personal and professional development.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Neil Ashman, Chief Executive Officer, the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, or Caroline Alexander, Group Chief Nurse, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Neil Ashman
Neil.Ashman1@nhs.net
Business Manager: Susan Finn (susan.finn@nhs.net)
Caroline Alexander
Caroline.Alexander2@nhs.net
PA: Maryum Austin (m.austin4@nhs.net)
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About The Royal London Hospital
As one of the largest hospitals in the NHS, the Royal London is proud to be a major Trauma Centre, hosting the London Air Ambulance and the busiest ED in North-East London. Our tertiary specialised services include complex inflammatory & metabolic medicine, the specialised Childrens Hospital for east London, two major surgical services with a complex abdominal-pelvic and complex Head & Neck (including a nationally leading mechanical thrombectomy service for stroke) centres supporting care at six other hospitals across our region.
We are the high acuity Maternity Centre for complex births with a dedicated maternal medicine service and obstetric HDU and a 44-bedded NICU accepting care transfers from all East London. We have a significant commitment to improve the experience of our women and staff over the coming year to meet expectations set out in the Ockenden report. Our networked services include renal dialysis and transplantation, sexual health, neurosciences, and community childrens services for Tower Hamlets.
Within our Place, Tower Hamlets, we manage Mile End Hospital, a community site focused on rehabilitation and outpatient long-term condition management. Our focus at Place is on our role as an anchor institution, on supporting an integrated urgent care offer with our exceptional primary care, community and mental health colleagues and growing our prevention agenda in line with the Fuller report, addressing historic health inequalities in our diverse and in need population.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About The Royal London Hospital
As one of the largest hospitals in the NHS, the Royal London is proud to be a major Trauma Centre, hosting the London Air Ambulance and the busiest ED in North-East London. Our tertiary specialised services include complex inflammatory & metabolic medicine, the specialised Childrens Hospital for east London, two major surgical services with a complex abdominal-pelvic and complex Head & Neck (including a nationally leading mechanical thrombectomy service for stroke) centres supporting care at six other hospitals across our region.
We are the high acuity Maternity Centre for complex births with a dedicated maternal medicine service and obstetric HDU and a 44-bedded NICU accepting care transfers from all East London. We have a significant commitment to improve the experience of our women and staff over the coming year to meet expectations set out in the Ockenden report. Our networked services include renal dialysis and transplantation, sexual health, neurosciences, and community childrens services for Tower Hamlets.
Within our Place, Tower Hamlets, we manage Mile End Hospital, a community site focused on rehabilitation and outpatient long-term condition management. Our focus at Place is on our role as an anchor institution, on supporting an integrated urgent care offer with our exceptional primary care, community and mental health colleagues and growing our prevention agenda in line with the Fuller report, addressing historic health inequalities in our diverse and in need population.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachments.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Senior Nurse leadership Experience either at Deputy DoN level or divisional level Acute Hospital Leadership Experience
- Can demonstrate a track record of successful delivery
Desirable
- Experience of being a member of a board
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of current nursing policies such as safe staffing, revalidation and safe-guarding
- Detailed knowledge of quality and clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Master's Degree (or working towards)
Skills
Essential
- Managing complex change
- Demonstrate solid professional decision-making ability and able to manage complex professional clinical issues
- Ability to work effectively within a matrix organisation
- Demonstrate excellent skills within the fields of quality assurance and clinical governance
- Formal training in a range of improvement techniques
Attributes
Essential
- Determination to achieve high standards and strive to deliver improvements in patient care within the framework of the Trust
- Passion, enthusiasm and pride for the profession with an absolute commitment to put patients at the heart of all we do
- Ability to command confidence of medical and other Trust Colleagues. With a capability for strategic thinking and decision-making and commitment to addressing issues from a corporate perspective
- Demonstrate skill in analysis of complex problems, reasoned debate and negotiations over potentially contentious issues and credibility in generating solutions
- Resilience
- Ability to work in partnership with stakeholders and demonstrates a breath of leadership styles and approaches that fit with the values of Barts Health
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Senior Nurse leadership Experience either at Deputy DoN level or divisional level Acute Hospital Leadership Experience
- Can demonstrate a track record of successful delivery
Desirable
- Experience of being a member of a board
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of current nursing policies such as safe staffing, revalidation and safe-guarding
- Detailed knowledge of quality and clinical governance
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Master's Degree (or working towards)
Skills
Essential
- Managing complex change
- Demonstrate solid professional decision-making ability and able to manage complex professional clinical issues
- Ability to work effectively within a matrix organisation
- Demonstrate excellent skills within the fields of quality assurance and clinical governance
- Formal training in a range of improvement techniques
Attributes
Essential
- Determination to achieve high standards and strive to deliver improvements in patient care within the framework of the Trust
- Passion, enthusiasm and pride for the profession with an absolute commitment to put patients at the heart of all we do
- Ability to command confidence of medical and other Trust Colleagues. With a capability for strategic thinking and decision-making and commitment to addressing issues from a corporate perspective
- Demonstrate skill in analysis of complex problems, reasoned debate and negotiations over potentially contentious issues and credibility in generating solutions
- Resilience
- Ability to work in partnership with stakeholders and demonstrates a breath of leadership styles and approaches that fit with the values of Barts Health
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).
