Head of Children's Nursing

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

This is an exciting and newly created post and offers the opportunity for a individual with demonstrable leadership and a vision for children's services. The Head of Children's Nursing will provide professional nursing and strategic leadership for children and young people's wherever they are cared for across the Trust. They will be responsible for initiating and influencing the creation of new models of care and ensuring national standards are met in the delivery of high-quality services that support the care of children and young people.

They will offer dynamic and responsive leadership with a flexible and adaptable approach to support the local and system demands of a challenging, forward thinking children and young people's services.

They will represent the trust in collaborative working with system colleagues including the regional children's and neonatal network's to ensure services meet the needs of Children, young people and their families and provide outstanding outcomes in care, treatment and experience.

Providing operational management, support as required by the service need.

Main duties of the job

This is a senior leadership role in which the post holder will be responsible for operational direction and the provision of management for children's, young peoples and neonatal services.

The post holder will be expected to provide professional leadership for children and young people's services ensuring the delivery of consistently high standard of care, patient experience and satisfaction wherever they are seen within the Trust.

The post holder will be required to work with the Division in the day-to-day delivery of the clinical business of the Service and assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing development programmes for children's, neonatal and young peoples service

The post holder will demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative and democratic leadership style, which is underpinned by the values of the Trust.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Date posted

02 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£72,428 to £83,149 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-5446808-SW

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

1 Hamstel Road,

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Work in accordance with the NMC Code and oversee compliance with professional standards for nurses and midwives across the organisation.

Provide professional leadership to childrens nurses and line management to clinical nurse specialists and matrons within childrens services, motivating and developing individuals to ensure that they are able to deliver all aspects of their roles.

Take responsibility and accountability for decision making and the provision of advice and guidance to all managers and multi-disciplinary team members representing the nursing profession and the business of the Division.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work in accordance with the NMC Code and oversee compliance with professional standards for nurses and midwives across the organisation.

Provide professional leadership to childrens nurses and line management to clinical nurse specialists and matrons within childrens services, motivating and developing individuals to ensure that they are able to deliver all aspects of their roles.

Take responsibility and accountability for decision making and the provision of advice and guidance to all managers and multi-disciplinary team members representing the nursing profession and the business of the Division.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Evidence of on-going professional knowledge
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level.
  • Teaching and assessing qualification
  • Evidence of extensive experience and a proven track record of quality improvements, innovation and safety improvements at senior management level.

Desirable

  • An accredited qualification in leadership or currently undertaking a programme.
  • Coaching experience

Experience

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of National and Trust initiatives
  • Broad range of clinical experience within children's nursing
  • Demonstrate personal and professional development
Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

  • Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration
  • Evidence of on-going professional knowledge
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience working at a senior level.
  • Teaching and assessing qualification
  • Evidence of extensive experience and a proven track record of quality improvements, innovation and safety improvements at senior management level.

Desirable

  • An accredited qualification in leadership or currently undertaking a programme.
  • Coaching experience

Experience

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of National and Trust initiatives
  • Broad range of clinical experience within children's nursing
  • Demonstrate personal and professional development

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

1 Hamstel Road,

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

1 Hamstel Road,

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Operations

Andrea Philip

andrea.philip2@nhs.net

07912488635

Date posted

02 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£72,428 to £83,149 a year per annum inclusive of high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-5446808-SW

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

1 Hamstel Road,

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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