Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and visionary nurse leader to join us as the Assistant Director of Nursing for Acuter Medicine Site and Flow at University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. The successful post holder will work along side the Senior Nursing and Operational Team to provide professional leadership and expertise within the service, to lead, develop and transform the flow function across the site, while being the patient and family advocate, upholding professional standards and providing support, guidance and leadership across the whole site.
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 Acute Medicine, Site and Flow, you will be responsible for leading and managing the operational nursing function across the service, ensuring that the highest professional standards are maintained at all times. You will work closely with the Clinical, Operational, Nursing and Therapy leads, especially the discharge teams and will facilitate the efficient and effective management of patients and flow across the site.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Director of Nursing willdevelopandmaintainacomprehensiveknowledgeandanalysis of health, serviceandpolicies,guidanceanddevelopments, working with other members of the divisional, care group and the departmentalsenior management teamstotranslate national, regional and local drivers intoaction.
The successful post holder will provide professional nursing leadership and expertise within the service, acting as a role model for other nursing colleagues. The successful post holder will establish close working relationships with the other nursing and multi professional teams to ensure delivery of outcomes.
In addition, the post holder will develop and implement innovative and integrated approaches to nursing and service developments and processes, focused on patient need to improve the patient's journey.
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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis 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 theircareers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Julie Knockton
Job title
Divisional Director of Nursing and AHPs - Medicine
Email address
Julie.knockton@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
0151 529 6246
Additional contact information
Please contact Julie Hill, Personal Assistant on 0151 529 6246 to arrange an informal conversation about this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name
Julie Knockton
Job title
Divisional Director of Nursing and AHPs - Medicine
Email address
Julie.knockton@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
Telephone number
0151 529 6246
Additional contact information
Please contact Julie Hill, Personal Assistant on 0151 529 6246 to arrange an informal conversation about this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registered nurse, with current NMC registration or AHP with HCPC 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 delivery
- 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 or AHP with HCPC 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 delivery
- 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).
