Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and visionary nurse leader with theatre and or critical care experience to join us as the Assistant director of nursing for Theatre and Critical Care Care group within the Surgical Division at Aintree Hospital
This pivotal role will support the Trust in delivering great patient care and maintaining our position at the forefront of healthcare excellence. As a forward-thinking and dynamic healthcare provider dedicated to offering the highest standards of care to our patients, service users, and the local community.
As the Assistant Director of Nursing for Theatres and Critical care within Aintree's major trauma centre site you will be responsible for leading and managing the operational nursing function across the division, ensuring that the highest professional standards are maintained at all times. You will work closely with other Divisional Directors, senior managers, operational and clinical staff to ensure patient safety, service efficiency, and the continual development of nursing practices.
Main duties of the job
Accountable to the surgical divisional director of Nursing the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of safe effective care within theatres and critical care in line with the trusts overall strategy.
The assistant director of theatres and critical care will support and lead the clinical teams and act as a role model within the site and being an advocate for our patients families and visitors
The assistant director of theatres and critical care will provide professional and operational leadership and management of the services, delivery a safe quality service while meeting financial targets.
To provide expert advice within critical care and theatre care group and cross covering across the division when required and support site to maintain high standards of quality care. Working closely with others, the assistant director of nursing is responsible & accountable for providing comprehensive & robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support & direction and as such, will have an opportunity to lead on multi-professional working.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accountable to the Divisional Director of Nursing thepost holder will be an integral member of the Theatre and Critical Care Group Leadership Team.
Be clinically experienced, motivated, and independently minded leader who is able to act on their own initiative, achieving outstanding performance as a role model of the trusts values and behaviours.
Thrive within a climate of constant change managing the strategic direction and performance with a strong focus on improved patient experience and productivity for the Theatres and Critical Care
Provide professional, managerial, and clinical leadership for Nursing in Theatres and Critical Care
Support the profession of nursing to ensure that staff work to the full requirements and potential of their roles and grades and develop accordingly.
Work to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, service users and colleagues, taking any necessary corrective action as appropriate to prevent any deterioration in service standards, or to the safety and welfare of patients and staff.
Develop positive working relationships with to ensure that the organisation is at the forefront of best professional practice and service delivery.
Focus on the quality of the patient experience through thedelivery of high quality safe and effective care.
Take every reasonable step to maintain and develop own knowledge, skills and competence and make the Divisional Director of Nursing aware of any professional limitations or concerns.
As an ambassador of the Trust, ensure that self and others represent and practice to the highest professional standards at all times.
Demonstrate the values and behaviours that are explicit in the Trust corporate/ Nursing Strategy, supported by the standards set out by and the guiding principles within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Function at a senior level within the care group triumvirate, proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve complex issues, in accordance with professional standards, agreed Trust objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints.
Will have extensive senior experience in leading professional teams, and will possess leadership skills to deal competently with complex issues in ensuring that professional standards and policy are upheld, implemented and performance managed
Be an integral member of the Care Group leadership triumvirate workingalongside the Head of Operations and Clinical Director to lead the strategic direction, policy setting, performance, quality, care, and compassion of the workforce
Will have line management and budgetary responsibility for the Nursingworkforce for the Care Group
Work collaboratively with this multi-professional team for the best outcomes for patients and staff.
Maintains own professional knowledge and competence in order to meet professional registration standards and the requirements of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Accountable to the Divisional Director of Nursing thepost holder will be an integral member of the Theatre and Critical Care Group Leadership Team.
Be clinically experienced, motivated, and independently minded leader who is able to act on their own initiative, achieving outstanding performance as a role model of the trusts values and behaviours.
Thrive within a climate of constant change managing the strategic direction and performance with a strong focus on improved patient experience and productivity for the Theatres and Critical Care
Provide professional, managerial, and clinical leadership for Nursing in Theatres and Critical Care
Support the profession of nursing to ensure that staff work to the full requirements and potential of their roles and grades and develop accordingly.
Work to ensure the safety and well-being of patients, service users and colleagues, taking any necessary corrective action as appropriate to prevent any deterioration in service standards, or to the safety and welfare of patients and staff.
Develop positive working relationships with to ensure that the organisation is at the forefront of best professional practice and service delivery.
Focus on the quality of the patient experience through thedelivery of high quality safe and effective care.
Take every reasonable step to maintain and develop own knowledge, skills and competence and make the Divisional Director of Nursing aware of any professional limitations or concerns.
As an ambassador of the Trust, ensure that self and others represent and practice to the highest professional standards at all times.
Demonstrate the values and behaviours that are explicit in the Trust corporate/ Nursing Strategy, supported by the standards set out by and the guiding principles within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
Function at a senior level within the care group triumvirate, proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve complex issues, in accordance with professional standards, agreed Trust objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints.
Will have extensive senior experience in leading professional teams, and will possess leadership skills to deal competently with complex issues in ensuring that professional standards and policy are upheld, implemented and performance managed
Be an integral member of the Care Group leadership triumvirate workingalongside the Head of Operations and Clinical Director to lead the strategic direction, policy setting, performance, quality, care, and compassion of the workforce
Will have line management and budgetary responsibility for the Nursingworkforce for the Care Group
Work collaboratively with this multi-professional team for the best outcomes for patients and staff.
Maintains own professional knowledge and competence in order to meet professional registration standards and the requirements of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, with current NMC registration.
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Evidence of education to master's level or equivalent experience
- Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development
- Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent
- Evidence of Leadership development
Experience
Essential
- Significant management and leadership experience to including experience of working at a senior level
- Demonstrable experience of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice
- Demonstrable experience in, workforce planning, managing resources budgetary and financial management
- Demonstrable experience in development of Nursing as a professional in their practice
- Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust Quality and Patient Safety objectives
- Evidence of making operational judgements involving highly complex facts/ situations
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period.
- Evidence of networking, working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary issues in Nursing/AHP and its implications for the workforce and future health care delive
- Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS policy and regulatory frameworks with Health & Social Care system. Demonstrating an ability to interpret
- Have a good awareness and of equality and diversity issues affecting a wide range of individuals and groups
- Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management, and workforce information systems
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of strong leadership skills- Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in developing high performing teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills. - able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information and demonstrate negotiation, coaching and facilitation skills
- Solve problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills
- Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
- Project management skills Experience of using Healthcare improvement models in practice including QI methodology
- Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans
- Analyse detailed data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks, and forming judgements often within tight timescales
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment
- Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload
- IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems
Desirable
- Professional profile/national presentations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, with current NMC registration.
- Degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Evidence of education to master's level or equivalent experience
- Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development
- Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent
- Evidence of Leadership development
Experience
Essential
- Significant management and leadership experience to including experience of working at a senior level
- Demonstrable experience of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice
- Demonstrable experience in, workforce planning, managing resources budgetary and financial management
- Demonstrable experience in development of Nursing as a professional in their practice
- Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust Quality and Patient Safety objectives
- Evidence of making operational judgements involving highly complex facts/ situations
- Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period.
- Evidence of networking, working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary issues in Nursing/AHP and its implications for the workforce and future health care delive
- Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
- Knowledge and understanding of the NHS policy and regulatory frameworks with Health & Social Care system. Demonstrating an ability to interpret
- Have a good awareness and of equality and diversity issues affecting a wide range of individuals and groups
- Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management, and workforce information systems
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of strong leadership skills- Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in developing high performing teams
- Excellent interpersonal skills. - able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information and demonstrate negotiation, coaching and facilitation skills
- Solve problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills
- Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
- Project management skills Experience of using Healthcare improvement models in practice including QI methodology
- Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans
- Analyse detailed data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks, and forming judgements often within tight timescales
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment
- Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload
- IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems
Desirable
- Professional profile/national presentations
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).
