Job summary
The Corporate Nursing Division is the office of the Chief Nurse, providing professional leadership and standards of practice to the 4,000 Nurses, Midwives, Nursing Assistants and Healthcare Support Workers within UCLH Trust. The division consists of the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Team, Nursing Education Team, Quality and Safety Team and Research & Professional Practice.
The Nursing & Midwifery Workforce team in UCLH is seeking to appoint an experienced Workforce Nurse - Recruitment and Retention with outstanding leadership skills and a passion for staff development, engagement, and retention. You will have a key role in supporting the delivery of excellence in healthcare by ensuring we have the right number of staff, with the right skills, values, and behaviours at the right time and in the right place.
Interviews will take place on Friday 23rd August 2024.
Main duties of the job
As an integral part of the Nursing & Midwifery workforce team, you would be supporting our current strategy and developing and implementing new approaches to nurse recruitment and retention, as well as opportunities for nurse led research in relation to recruitment and retention initiatives to enhance our workforce, ensuring our organisation remains a destination of choice.
As a member of the team we welcome your experience, creative and innovative ideas. You will be supported and nurtured as you continue in your professional development.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst level registered nurse
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent experience / working towards completion of a degree programme
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oExperience of N&M establishment setting tools e.g., safer nursing care tool / audit
Experience
Essential
- oNursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level
- oUnderstanding of the key issues facing the NHS with regards to recruitment and retention
- oAbility to build professional relationships and rapport with staff of all levels including senior clinical, corporate and managerial colleagues
- oTrack record of effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure
- oExperience in audit and/or research
Requirements
Essential
- oKnowledge of current NHS workforce-related strategies and initiatives
Desirable
- oUp to date specialist knowledge of employment legislation, specifically in relation to recruitment, volunteering and maintaining and gaining relevant accreditation status.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to provide innovative data collection, develop reporting methodology and interpretation as required at Trust level.
- oProven ability to motivate staff and improve performance, involving individuals and teams.
- oAble to think critically and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively to gain agreement to relevant plans and to implement plans through service delivery.
- oGood IT skills using office packages
- oAbility to provide formal teaching development to staff / colleagues.
- oWell-developed negotiating and influencing skills with evidence of application.
- oAble to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, including analysing and presenting information of a highly complex, sensitive, or contentious nature.
Communication
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- oCommitment to professional development of self and others
- oExperience of supporting others' personal development
- oHas excellent organisational skills
- oAble to demonstrate decision-making skills.
- oAble to manage time effectively.
- oAble to prioritise objectives and workload
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- oBe familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- oCompleting all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- oInclude infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
- oTake personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst level registered nurse
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent experience / working towards completion of a degree programme
Desirable
- oManagement qualification
- oExperience of N&M establishment setting tools e.g., safer nursing care tool / audit
Experience
Essential
- oNursing experience at Junior sister/charge nurse level
- oUnderstanding of the key issues facing the NHS with regards to recruitment and retention
- oAbility to build professional relationships and rapport with staff of all levels including senior clinical, corporate and managerial colleagues
- oTrack record of effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure
- oExperience in audit and/or research
Requirements
Essential
- oKnowledge of current NHS workforce-related strategies and initiatives
Desirable
- oUp to date specialist knowledge of employment legislation, specifically in relation to recruitment, volunteering and maintaining and gaining relevant accreditation status.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to provide innovative data collection, develop reporting methodology and interpretation as required at Trust level.
- oProven ability to motivate staff and improve performance, involving individuals and teams.
- oAble to think critically and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively to gain agreement to relevant plans and to implement plans through service delivery.
- oGood IT skills using office packages
- oAbility to provide formal teaching development to staff / colleagues.
- oWell-developed negotiating and influencing skills with evidence of application.
- oAble to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, including analysing and presenting information of a highly complex, sensitive, or contentious nature.
Communication
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- oCommitment to professional development of self and others
- oExperience of supporting others' personal development
- oHas excellent organisational skills
- oAble to demonstrate decision-making skills.
- oAble to manage time effectively.
- oAble to prioritise objectives and workload
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives, and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- oBe familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- oCompleting all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- oInclude infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal.
- oTake personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
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).
