Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of head of nursing to join the Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) Team at London Ambulance Service providing clinical nurse leadership.
Please note: The JD attached is indicative, so the remuneration package, banding and responsibilities of the role may change.
Main duties of the job
As head of nursing, you will work closely with the local senior management team and engage with key stakeholders from across the local urgent care landscape to provide high quality care to patients. You will also ensure that the overall performance of the IUC meets quality and access standards, operational efficiency of clinical pathways and cost effectiveness of the models of care and effective governance.
You will provide leadership, support and advice to the IUC multi-disciplinary team, including Call Handlers, Health Advisors, Nurses, Paramedics and Advanced Practitioners. You will also undertake clinical sessions within the IUC CAS.
You will report the Assistant Medical Director and be supported by the LAS clinical directorate.
About us
London Ambulance Service serves one of the world's most dynamic and diverse cities and is the busiest ambulance service in the UK. We handle over 1.9 million emergency calls from across the Capital every year as well as delivering a 24 hour NHS 111 Integrated Urgent Care Service in
South East and North East London that we estimate will respond to around 1.4million urgent care calls by the end of the year.
We employ over 8,000 people who work or volunteer across London, to respond to the health needs of over 8 million people who live, work and travel in the Capital.
We work closely with our NHS partners and are commissioned by 32 clinical commissioning groups spread across 5 STPs and NHS England for our specialist services.
As the only pan-London NHS provider we have a unique opportunity to play a leading role in integrating access to emergency and urgent care right across London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To succeed in this role, you will need to be NMC registered. You will ideally have experience of working in multiple clinical settings including Urgent Primary Care, out of hours, Urgent Care Centres and Emergency Departments. .
You will have a sound understanding of clinical governance and clinical leadership theory and practice, be goal focused and have the ability to work collaboratively with other professional groups and organisations. Please refer to job description and person specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To succeed in this role, you will need to be NMC registered. You will ideally have experience of working in multiple clinical settings including Urgent Primary Care, out of hours, Urgent Care Centres and Emergency Departments. .
You will have a sound understanding of clinical governance and clinical leadership theory and practice, be goal focused and have the ability to work collaboratively with other professional groups and organisations. Please refer to job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Minimum professional clinical qualification registered with the NMC.
- Graduate qualification BSc or equivalent relevant to professional discipline
- Master's level degree qualification and equivalent experience, in a professionally related subject
Desirable
- Teaching accreditation/qualification
- Non-medical prescriber
- Postgraduate leadership qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Expert knowledge of urgent care clinical governance requirements.
- Teaching & presentation skills to large groups
- Ability to initiate change and participate in generating new policies and procedures
- Ability to co-ordinate and delegate
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulate and adjust plans and present to a multidisciplinary staff group
- Plan, teach,deliver relevant urgent care clinical education to urgent care nursing team among a range of professionals.
- Maintain accurate data records for training
- Build and maintain complex relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Value diversity and difference, demonstrating integrity and honesty
- Ability to produce high quality, professional reports that can be shared with external stakeholders to influence change
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at a senior level within urgent/emergency/primary care nursing with experience of triage and urgent care clinical consulting.
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
- Evidence of the development of innovative approaches to clinical practice
- Experience of staff management
- Leadership and Change management experience
- Experience of audits and quality improvement projects
- Experience of data quality discussions and the impact these can have on safety
Personal Abilities
Essential
- Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
- Value diversity and difference, demonstrating integrity and honesty
- Excellent interpersonal, organisation & communication skills
- Ability to co-ordinate and liaise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to achieve deadlines and work under pressure
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Adaptable and flexible
- Assertive and innovative
- Able to manage own stress
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Minimum professional clinical qualification registered with the NMC.
- Graduate qualification BSc or equivalent relevant to professional discipline
- Master's level degree qualification and equivalent experience, in a professionally related subject
Desirable
- Teaching accreditation/qualification
- Non-medical prescriber
- Postgraduate leadership qualification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Expert knowledge of urgent care clinical governance requirements.
- Teaching & presentation skills to large groups
- Ability to initiate change and participate in generating new policies and procedures
- Ability to co-ordinate and delegate
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities, formulate and adjust plans and present to a multidisciplinary staff group
- Plan, teach,deliver relevant urgent care clinical education to urgent care nursing team among a range of professionals.
- Maintain accurate data records for training
- Build and maintain complex relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Value diversity and difference, demonstrating integrity and honesty
- Ability to produce high quality, professional reports that can be shared with external stakeholders to influence change
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at a senior level within urgent/emergency/primary care nursing with experience of triage and urgent care clinical consulting.
- Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development
- Evidence of the development of innovative approaches to clinical practice
- Experience of staff management
- Leadership and Change management experience
- Experience of audits and quality improvement projects
- Experience of data quality discussions and the impact these can have on safety
Personal Abilities
Essential
- Adhere to the Trust values and behaviours
- Value diversity and difference, demonstrating integrity and honesty
- Excellent interpersonal, organisation & communication skills
- Ability to co-ordinate and liaise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to achieve deadlines and work under pressure
- Enthusiastic and motivated
- Adaptable and flexible
- Assertive and innovative
- Able to manage own stress
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).
