Job responsibilities
The
Director of Nursing as a key member of the Chief Nurse team will:
provide professional leadership
across the Trust to Heads of Nursing and Midwifery within the Clinical
Service Units (CSUs) developing capacity and capability within these
teams.
through their professional
leadership be responsible for the implementation of relevant national and
Trust nursing and midwifery policies and clinical practice standards in the
CSUs to secure continuous improvement in the patient experience.
be responsible for ensuring that
where nursing and midwifery practice standards fall short of required
standards CSUs teams are held to account ensuring appropriate plans and
support are in place to secure improvement.
ensure that nursing and midwifery
contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust vision, Strategic
Objectives and Business Plan and their delivery on a daily basis.
provide support for the daily
operational management of the hospital ensuring appropriate sharing of staff
resources across CSUs to provide safe care for all patients.
Job
dimensions:
The
Director of Nursing provides professional leadership to Heads of Nursing and
Midwifery, Matrons and Nursing and Midwifery Staff within 19 CSUs.
The
Leeds Way Values:
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Principal
duties and areas of responsibility:
Lead in operational issues as part
of COO team
Professional Leadership
The
Director of Nursing provides visible and accessible professional leadership
across the Trust to Heads of Nursing and Midwifery within the Clinical
Service Units (CSUs) developing capacity and capability within these teams.
The Director of Nursing is a key member of the Chief Nurse team and one of
three key posts supporting the Chief Nurse.
The
Director of Nursing will:
ensure that at all levels within
the CSUs there is clear and visible nursing leadership that is both
effective and meaningful to staff and patients and provide assurance to the
Chief Nurse in this regard.
be responsible for the provision of
professional nursing advice to Heads of Nursing within the CSUs ensuing that
Heads of Nursing and Midwifery adhere to the N&M standards required
within the Trust.
be responsible as required for
decisions at final stages of discipline, grievance and performance cases for
N&M staff across the Trust.
where required attend professional
forums and committees within the Trust on behalf of the Chief Nurse.
Support CSUs in the delivery of
appropriate staffing levels to provide safe cover to patients and be
responsible for the deployment of nursing staff between CSUs.
contribute to CSU performance
management
oversee and approve nursing
establishments and budgets across the Trust.
be responsible for the development
and implementation of the nursing component of Trust wide operational
policies and procedures
Patient Care, Safety and Experience
The Director of Nursing is:
responsible through their
professional leadership for ensuring the implementation in CSUs of relevant
national and Trust nursing and midwifery policies and clinical practice
standards to secure continuous improvement in the patient experience.
responsible for ensuring that where
nursing and midwifery practice fall short of required standards CSU teams are
held to account. The Director of Nursing is responsible for ensuring
appropriate plans and support is in place to secure improvement.
responsible for ensuring that Heads
of Nursing implement the Trust requirements to provide assurance against
national quality standards regarding nursing and midwifery care.
with the other members of the Chief
Nurse team be accountable and responsible for the implementation of national
safety and professional standards across the CSUs and ensuring that there is
a documented audit trail to evidence the systems and processes taken to gain
assurance. The Director of Nursing will in partnership with the Medical
Director (Operations) be responsible for ensuring that services which are
planned and delivered meet the performance standards for quality and safety
as agreed by the Chief Nurse and CMO.
responsible for ensuring the
effective implementation and achievement of the Trust standards for systems
and processes to seek feedback, learning and improvement from patient
feedback including FFT, complaints and PALs.
responsible for promoting a culture
of openness and transparency in line with the duty of candour and that all
incidents of poor nursing care and harm are investigated openly, reported
widely and clear changes and improvements to practice are implemented within
the agreed governance framework.
responsible for leading the
implementation on a Trust wide basis the delivery of organisational
priorities determined by the Chief Nurse.
The
Director of Nursing will have a regular presence in clinical areas for the
purpose of observing and assuring standards of clinical practice,
communicating with clinical staff and will undertake clinical practice shifts
where required.
Service Management and Leadership
As
a member of the COO team the Director of Nursing will ensure that nursing and
midwifery contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust vision,
Strategic Objectives and Business Plan.
The
Director of Nursing:
is responsible for leading the
Trust wide development and implementation of projects relating to nursing
care and service delivery as determined by the Chief Nurse.
will ensure that quality and
service delivery information is triangulated against financial data to ensure
that CSUs are providing both a clinical and financially sustainable service
and is responsible in partnership with the Medical Director (Operations) for
ensuring that all service developments are subject to a Quality Impact
Assessment.
will work with triumvirate
colleagues to set appropriate budgets for services each year and will ensure
that there is a robust process in place for monitoring the compliance of
services against these.
The Director of Nursing will
participate in the Trust on call rota (Director on call)
Communication
The
Director of Nursing will ensure effective communication and partnership
working is established with the Medical Director (Operations), Deputy Chief
Nurse and with Clinical Directors.
The
Director of Nursing will develop and establish effective communication
mechanisms and forums for Nursing and Midwifery to ensure clear delivery of
operational information to CSUs.
The
role requires the post-holder to discuss, in detail complex service-related
information with senior managers, staff, and external agencies providing and
receiving highly complex, sensitive or contentious information.
Education, training and
development:
The
Director of Nursing:
is responsible through their
professional leadership for ensuring the implementation in CSUs of Trust
nursing and midwifery policies and clinical practice standards to secure
continuous improvement in the experience of preregistration students.
is responsible for ensuring that
where the learning environment falls short of required standards or the
student experience is poor appropriate plans and support are in place to
secure improvement.
will promote a culture of
continuous learning and development within nursing and midwifery staff within
the Trust.
is responsible for working in
partnership with the Director of Nursing (Corporate) to ensure that the
identified training and development needs of Trust nursing and midwifery
staff are reflected in education and training commissioning.
Workforce
The
Director of Nursing:
is responsible through their
professional leadership for ensuring the implementation in CSUs of relevant
national and Trust nursing and midwifery policies to secure safe and
effective nurse and midwifery staffing.
Is responsible for ensuring that
where nursing and midwifery staffing falls short of required policy or
standards that Heads of Nursing have appropriate plans and support are in
place to secure improvement.
is responsible for ensuring
collaborative and partnership working across CSU Heads of Nursing with regard
to dealing with short and medium term staffing pressures facilitating the
achievement of solutions to operational challenges where required.
is responsible for scrutinising CSU
service plans with regard to Nursing and Midwifery Staffing and ensuring that
any planned changes are subject to appropriate Quality Impact Assessment
prior to their consideration by the Chief Nurse.
for providing professional advice
to Heads of Nursing regarding issues of professional conduct.
responsible for promoting a culture
of openness and transparency in line with the duty of candour and that all
incidents of poor nursing care and harm are investigated openly, reported
widely and clear changes and improvements to practice are implemented within
the agreed governance framework.
The
Director of Nursing is responsible for supporting and enabling nurses and
midwives within the CSUs to become research active and that research
undertaken by Trust staff as part of undergraduate and post graduate study
has relevance to Trust practice.
