Job summary
Deputy Nurse Director
The Deputy Nurse Director role is an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced and motivated nurse who wishes to provide senior leadership to the Neurosciences Care Group Nursing Teams.
This is to ensure the best care and experiences are given to our patients and that nurses and care staff practice to the highest standards. This role is key in advancing and assuring clinical best practice and patient care as well as for ensuring that nursing services are relevant and run efficiently and effectively.
The Deputy Nurse Directors are vital members of the Care Groups' management teams, working to a Nurse Director but, also, working collaboratively with the Chief Nurse, Corporate Nursing Team, Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses, General Managers and wider Nursing/Midwifery teams in the provision of services and the advancement of nursing practice. There is a specific requirement for visible, accessible and strong clinical leadership and of being a role model.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Nurse Director will be responsible for the line management within their allocated Care Group and for monitoring and assuring the quality of patient care (safety, effectiveness, and experience). In addition, the Deputy Nurse Director will be responsible for overseeing patient flow, working closely with the multidisciplinary teams, a real focus on patient pathways in their areas of responsibility and corporately also. They will also play a key role in the development and delivery of the annual Nursing and Midwifery objectives and work-plan.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Behaviours
Essential
- Acts as a professional role model at all times
- Upholds the Trust's behaviours at all time
- Able to communicate complex, sensitive information. ? Excellent communication,
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Establishes and maintains appropriate mechanisms within their area to allow comprehensive performance management in terms of staff and financial management responsibilities and objectives
- Behaves in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures designed to ensure governance and probity and takes steps to address any issues of non-compliance within areas of responsibility
Practical skills
Essential
- oAbility to make links and ensure a joined up approach, ensuring that all outputs are sound in terms of both rational and evidence
- oAbility to conceptualise problems and identify solutions
- oAbility to initiate, lead and manage change
- oDemonstrable ability to interpret highly complex facts and and make judgements
Desirable
- Ability to travel regionally and nationally
Specialist knowledge & skills
Essential
- Evidence of on-going and relevant personal and professional training
- In depth knowledge of the clinical governance agenda including clinical risk and safety.
- Specialist knowledge of nursing or midwifery professional issues and care and service delivery
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of and continuing acceptance of the need for financial governance and probity
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior nurse
- Demonstrable evidence of specialist knowledge of the professional leadership and management of nurses (pertaining to the area of clinical practice)
- Evidence of on-going and relevant personal and professional development in the last 2 years
- Demonstrable experience managing clinical services and of leading improvements in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Knowledge and experience of human resources management, communicating complex and contentious information to individuals and large groups
- Experience of managing budgets and financial resources, including the associated processes such as budget setting, financial planning and making proposals for service developments across multiple areas.
Qualifaction
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse - level 1
- oCurrent registration with the NMC
- oBachelor's degree in subject relevant to the role or equivalent experience
- oExperience as a Senior Nurse at Band 7 for 5 years
- oPost-graduate qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise
Desirable
- oResearch training/experience
- ECDL
Person Specification
Behaviours
Essential
- Acts as a professional role model at all times
- Upholds the Trust's behaviours at all time
- Able to communicate complex, sensitive information. ? Excellent communication,
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
- Establishes and maintains appropriate mechanisms within their area to allow comprehensive performance management in terms of staff and financial management responsibilities and objectives
- Behaves in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures designed to ensure governance and probity and takes steps to address any issues of non-compliance within areas of responsibility
Practical skills
Essential
- oAbility to make links and ensure a joined up approach, ensuring that all outputs are sound in terms of both rational and evidence
- oAbility to conceptualise problems and identify solutions
- oAbility to initiate, lead and manage change
- oDemonstrable ability to interpret highly complex facts and and make judgements
Desirable
- Ability to travel regionally and nationally
Specialist knowledge & skills
Essential
- Evidence of on-going and relevant personal and professional training
- In depth knowledge of the clinical governance agenda including clinical risk and safety.
- Specialist knowledge of nursing or midwifery professional issues and care and service delivery
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of and continuing acceptance of the need for financial governance and probity
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior nurse
- Demonstrable evidence of specialist knowledge of the professional leadership and management of nurses (pertaining to the area of clinical practice)
- Evidence of on-going and relevant personal and professional development in the last 2 years
- Demonstrable experience managing clinical services and of leading improvements in clinical settings, patient care and experience
- Knowledge and experience of human resources management, communicating complex and contentious information to individuals and large groups
- Experience of managing budgets and financial resources, including the associated processes such as budget setting, financial planning and making proposals for service developments across multiple areas.
Qualifaction
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse - level 1
- oCurrent registration with the NMC
- oBachelor's degree in subject relevant to the role or equivalent experience
- oExperience as a Senior Nurse at Band 7 for 5 years
- oPost-graduate qualification within a leadership programme/study or evidence of practical application of expertise
Desirable
- oResearch training/experience
- ECDL
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).
