Job summary
An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Nurse for Endoscopy role in the Specialist Medicine Division, working within the Directorate Management triumvirate team to lead 2 Endoscopy departments and the decontamination units. This covers 3 sites (Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomews & Mile End Hospital).
You will need to be an outstanding Senior Nurse, motivating your team to deliver continuous improvements to patient care & experience, focussing on developing and nurturing the nursing team, a passion for governance as well as being a visible leader. An experience in Endoscopy is essential.
But beyond this, you will be part of developing and delivering improvements in changes to services across East London and beyond, through our many strategic partnerships and networks
Main duties of the job
The Senior Nurse will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing and Divisional teams and in a team comprising Lead Clinicians, Service and General Managers, and Senior nurses. As part of this team the Senior Nurse will be responsible for the delivery of Endoscopy services against the goals and standards for quality, safety, activity, financial management and workforce.
The Senior Nurse will be required to demonstrate partnership working and collaboration with other senior leaders and to provide expert daily leadership and support to all levels of staff in the Endoscopy Service, and to ensure high quality patient care is delivered at all times and to take appropriate steps if this is not the case.
The Senior Nurse will participate in strategic planning, taking into account corporate, divisional and professional objectives and within a clinical governance framework as well as provide health education and advice.
The Senior Nurse will provide nursing leadership and direction to Endoscopy services with a particular focus on providing high quality, safe, well-governed, productive and cost-effective services which support the trust in delivering its strategic objectives.
The Senior Nurse will participate in the delivery and organisation of formal and informal teaching and staff development.
The Senior Nurse will lead on and participate in activities/projects which contribute to the provision and delivery of evidence-base practice.
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
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 attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oExperience of managing a team/ Teams within a Specialty service
- oEducated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience.
- oManagement or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills
Essential
- oExperience of leading quality improvement projects, standard setting and audit
- oOrganisation and management skills
- oAbility to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- oAbility to plan and organise complex activities e.g. planning specialist training
- oAbility to undertake Root cause analysis & SI investigations
- oService improvement experience
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- oKnowledge of local communities and understanding of a multi-cultural, ethnically diverse population
- oUnderstanding of equal opportunities
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and/ or experience.
- oRegistered nurse with current NMC registration
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oExperience of managing a team/ Teams within a Specialty service
- oEducated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience.
- oManagement or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- oRecognised teaching/assessing qualification
Skills
Essential
- oExperience of leading quality improvement projects, standard setting and audit
- oOrganisation and management skills
- oAbility to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- oAbility to plan and organise complex activities e.g. planning specialist training
- oAbility to undertake Root cause analysis & SI investigations
- oService improvement experience
Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge and understanding of clinical governance
- oKnowledge of local communities and understanding of a multi-cultural, ethnically diverse population
- oUnderstanding of equal opportunities
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to degree level or equivalent qualification and/ or experience.
- oRegistered nurse with current NMC registration
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).
