Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced and compassionate senior nurse to join our triumvirate team. The Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing role works collaboratively with the general manager and clinical director providing leadership, strategic direction, financial control and senior nursing support to the directorate.
The directorate has 640 staff (of which 430 are nurses and allied health professionals) and a budget of £53 million. Services within the directorate portfolio include acute medicine on the Charing Cross hospital site and trust wide services of respiratory, allergy, dermatology, and medicine for the elderly including frailty.
The role also supports the divisional nursing portfolio within medicine and integrated care and deputises for the divisional director of nursing. Qualities and experience which will ensure you are a good fit within directorate and divisional teams include credibility and integrity - having strong operational oversight and the ability to respond to what is happening in the moment. Creative, adaptable and forward thinking and having the skills to work collaboratively to deliver effective change whilst maintaining safety and operational delivery, are crucial for the role. Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills demonstrated across a broad service portfolio.
You will champion a patient-centred approach, ensuring services are well positioned to place patient choice, safety and staff wellbeing at the fore front of developments.
Main duties of the job
- Leading delegated work streams and working in partnership with the Divisional nursing teams to ensure compliance with the Trust's strategic direction and the Nursing & Midwifery strategy and direction. This includes enabling audit activities as well as ensuring robust quality monitoring systems to provide assurance of effective and safe care delivery.
- To lead on and influence nursing staff in their commitment to advancing nursing/clinical practice through the use of research and implementing evidence based practice.
- To foster a culture where nurses and midwives are engaged with the effective performance and quality of non-clinical and environmental services that impact on patient care.
- Provide expert advice to nursing staff and other professionals, ensuring compliance with NMC regulation and professional code of conduct.
- To establish proactively a local framework for practice that is both professionally enabling and patient focused. This should be translated where possible across professional boundaries to optimise health outcomes.
- Work with the multidisciplinary team to review clinical practice and develop new clinical initiative.
- To work at least one day or night shift per month providing direct care within a clinical area.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Qualification and Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active NMC registration
- Postgraduate Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD through short courses or equivalent
Desirable
- 2nd Registration/ Professional qualification e.g. Registered Midwife or RMN
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of five years senior nurse management in a health care environment (must include 3 years' experience in an acute care setting)
- Development of policy for clinical speciality and implementation
- Budget management and advisory on best value purchasing
- Demonstrates commitment to develop the profession of nursing to improve outcomes of patient care
- Ability to support a range of staff and quality/ audit/ clinical services /professional activity
- Experience of implementing significant change projects at corporate level, together with evidence of project management skills
- Experience of working with patients/service users to improve their experience
- Experience in implementation of safety and quality initiatives including workforce planning and assurance of safe staffing levels
- Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding people to account
- Experience in providing advice on complex professional and other HR issues
- Experience in managing nursing and midwifery education and training initiatives
Desirable
- Experience of presenting nationally / internationally
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop strategic priorities and to organise staff and resources to achieve high quality patient care and health care targets
- Knowledge of the strategic health and reform agenda, nursing policy and practice, NMC standards and requirements
- Excellent leadership, Influencing and motivational skills
- Financial management, business and service planning skills
- Able to negotiate and influence at an organisational level and externally with a range of stakeholders
- Computer literate (to include proficiency in MS Office and fast, accurate keyboard skills)
Desirable
- Experience of presenting nationally / internationally
Person Specification
Qualification and Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse with active NMC registration
- Postgraduate Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD through short courses or equivalent
Desirable
- 2nd Registration/ Professional qualification e.g. Registered Midwife or RMN
Experience
Essential
- A minimum of five years senior nurse management in a health care environment (must include 3 years' experience in an acute care setting)
- Development of policy for clinical speciality and implementation
- Budget management and advisory on best value purchasing
- Demonstrates commitment to develop the profession of nursing to improve outcomes of patient care
- Ability to support a range of staff and quality/ audit/ clinical services /professional activity
- Experience of implementing significant change projects at corporate level, together with evidence of project management skills
- Experience of working with patients/service users to improve their experience
- Experience in implementation of safety and quality initiatives including workforce planning and assurance of safe staffing levels
- Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding people to account
- Experience in providing advice on complex professional and other HR issues
- Experience in managing nursing and midwifery education and training initiatives
Desirable
- Experience of presenting nationally / internationally
Skills
Essential
- Ability to develop strategic priorities and to organise staff and resources to achieve high quality patient care and health care targets
- Knowledge of the strategic health and reform agenda, nursing policy and practice, NMC standards and requirements
- Excellent leadership, Influencing and motivational skills
- Financial management, business and service planning skills
- Able to negotiate and influence at an organisational level and externally with a range of stakeholders
- Computer literate (to include proficiency in MS Office and fast, accurate keyboard skills)
Desirable
- Experience of presenting nationally / internationally
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).
