Job summary
The Trust is committed to implementing Shared Decision Making across the organisation. As part of this, the post-holder will take the learning from the 6 pilot Shared Decision Making Councils and roll out Shared Decision Making across the Trust, supported by the Magnet4Europe team.
Shared Decision Making involves front line staff in decision making to improve patient and staff experience and clinical outcomes, based on the premise that front line staff work most closely with patients and will be better informed about what will most make a difference to patient care.
The successful candidate will work as a subject matter expert and report to the Magnet Lead. You will support ward and outpatient managers, nursing and midwifery staff and the clinical educators to ensure that there is an appropriate learning environment for supporting shared governance and implementing shared decision-making councils.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
- Facilitate staff throughout the organisation to develop and sustain a culture of shared decision making through education, training and ongoing support.
- Support shared decision making council leads ensuring they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to lead their councils
- Work with the Magnet team to identify areas for development and improvement in the shared decision making methodology and processes, being proactive in identifying strategies for change.
- Support audit and research and the implementation of evidenced based practice to inform improvement projects
- Implement tools to measure the impact of shared decision making on patient experience, staff experience & turnover, and clinical outcomes
- Organize and facilitate the shared decision making leadership council in liaison with the Magnet leads
- Support the wider work of the Magnet programme. Ensure that the NMC standards are implemented and embedded in nursing practice through effective communication skills
About us
About the Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals,
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's,
in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We're one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We're also one of the top trusts to work for -
our staff says they're engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as 'Good' in all five of the main domains of safe,
effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of 'Good'. We've also been awarded an
'Outstanding' rating for 'use of resources' by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster
and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the Job description attached in documents section for the further details.
For more information please contact :
Nonhlanhla Nyathi nonhlanhla.nyathi@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find the Job description attached in documents section for the further details.
For more information please contact :
Nonhlanhla Nyathi nonhlanhla.nyathi@nhs.net
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife on NMC professional register Educated to bachelors' level in a health / social care or nursing/midwifery related subject
- Experience in quality improvement, with experience/ aware of QI methodologies, such as PDSA cycle
Desirable
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the Magnet programme and accreditation process or an ability to learn quickly with support from the national nursing and midwifery team and other stakeholders
- Experience of shared decision making
- Proven and significant leadership experience at senior nurse or midwife level;
- Proven experience of leading and delivering complex change in a complex environment;
- Proven experience in managing a team
- Evidence of continued professional development;
- Experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of budget management
- Experience in academia and ability to evaluate and assess
- Leading teams through service change
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Proven ability to lead meetings, including agenda setting, chairing the meeting, facilitating engagement, and synthesising a conclusion
- Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to listen Evidence of high-quality report writing including the use of data for benchmarking and critical analysis.
- Ability to work in a time critical environment and to be able to deliver to tight timescales and with competing priorities. Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- Commitment to continuous service improvement and professional excellence. Has the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structured way, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving to achieve sustainable outcomes. Able to work on own initiative and prioritise work;
- Experience of research methodology and conducting research
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife on NMC professional register Educated to bachelors' level in a health / social care or nursing/midwifery related subject
- Experience in quality improvement, with experience/ aware of QI methodologies, such as PDSA cycle
Desirable
- Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Experience
Essential
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the Magnet programme and accreditation process or an ability to learn quickly with support from the national nursing and midwifery team and other stakeholders
- Experience of shared decision making
- Proven and significant leadership experience at senior nurse or midwife level;
- Proven experience of leading and delivering complex change in a complex environment;
- Proven experience in managing a team
- Evidence of continued professional development;
- Experience of delivering presentations to large groups of stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of budget management
- Experience in academia and ability to evaluate and assess
- Leading teams through service change
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Proven ability to lead meetings, including agenda setting, chairing the meeting, facilitating engagement, and synthesising a conclusion
- Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to listen Evidence of high-quality report writing including the use of data for benchmarking and critical analysis.
- Ability to work in a time critical environment and to be able to deliver to tight timescales and with competing priorities. Effective negotiating and influencing skills.
- Commitment to continuous service improvement and professional excellence. Has the capacity to analyse problems in a logical and structured way, generating optional and innovative solutions and adapting approaches to problem-solving to achieve sustainable outcomes. Able to work on own initiative and prioritise work;
- Experience of research methodology and conducting research
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).