Job summary
As Divisional Director of Nursing for Specialised Clinical Services Division (SCSD), the post holder will lead, inspire and develop the Nursing Workforce within the Division to deliver high quality, patient-centred nursing care that meets the needs of the patients we serve using highly advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience.
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, this has created an opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join us in the continued improvement of the operational, quality and governance, performance and strategic development of the Division.
SCSD is a great place to work, with well-developed clinical services, a highly respected Quality Governance Team and a strong Divisional Management Team who are truly committed to giving the best patient care possible.
Main duties of the job
This post is a key position and as such responsibilities will include:
- the direct delivery, line management and professional standards of nursing and clinical professions within the Division.
- accountability for high quality patient care, patient safety, clinical quality and governance, delivery of agreed performance and financial objectives, ensuring the Division operates with the needs of its patients as its highest priority.
- provision of Strategic Nursing Leadership in order to consistently develop high quality, safe and cost-effective nursing services for patients.
- clinical Risk and Quality governance within the Division, providing professional leadership to all staff within the Division including developing the Clinical Leadership capabilities.
- supporting the CNO with the delivery of a wider Corporate Nursing and Quality agenda including but not limited to patient safety, patient experience, improving outcomes and the delivery of the Trust's Strategy for Nursing and Midwifery.
-contributing to the development and review of the Trust's Service and Business strategies.
-developing and delivering systems and processes that enable the consistent delivery of safe high quality professional nursing care through effective performance management.
-maintaining clinical credibility by spending a minimum of 10% of their time in clinical practice across the range of services within the Division.
The post is based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital but travel across sites is essential.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Please see full Job Description document uploaded to this job advert in the Supporting Information section.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities for the role, then please contact Helen Jarvie / Dr Jo Marriott, SCSD Divisional Director of Operations / Divisional Director via Zareen Shah on 07598 555164 or email zareen.shah@nhs.net or via Andrea Melillo on Int 39362 (DD 01905 733448) or email a.melillo@nhs.net.
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As
part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action
is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants
will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be
considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response
would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If
you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact
Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email
robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Please see full Job Description document uploaded to this job advert in the Supporting Information section.
If you have the necessary skills, experience and qualities for the role, then please contact Helen Jarvie / Dr Jo Marriott, SCSD Divisional Director of Operations / Divisional Director via Zareen Shah on 07598 555164 or email zareen.shah@nhs.net or via Andrea Melillo on Int 39362 (DD 01905 733448) or email a.melillo@nhs.net.
Improving
Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment:
As
part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action
is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+
candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview
Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person
specification for this role.
Applicants
will be prompted in the application form to declare if they wish to be
considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response
would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
If
you have any queries about expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact
Rob Saunders (HR Manager - Recruitment) in confidence via email
robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse.
- - MSC or relevant experience.
- - Leadership course.
- - Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post.
- - Clinical teaching qualification.
Desirable
- - Post Graduate Management qualification.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- - Evidence of ability to motivate and develop clinical and managerial staff to their potential.
- - Develop and deliver strategic vision for SCSD services.
- - Evidence of highly developed and established Leadership and Management skills.
- - Evidence of highly developed decision making and analytical skills.
Experience
Essential
- - Evidence of engaging stakeholders in developing service improvements.
- - Ability to manage/influence challenging and complex clinical and personnel issues.
- - Experience of implementing an effective Performance Management Framework.
- - Experience of Workforce Planning and Development.
- - Experience of successful Budget Management at senior level.
- - Evidence of up-to-date knowledge of issues likely to impact on nursing services.
- - Evidence of networking with local, regional and national committees.
- - Significant Management and Leadership experience at senior level in an Acute Hospital.
Desirable
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- - Ability to travel regularly between sites.
- - On call duties are a requirement of this post.
- STANDARD CLAUSE
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- - Ability to lead on Governance issues at a strategic level.
- - Evidence of ability to influence outcomes at a senior level.
- - Ability to lead on initiatives at strategic level for Division.
- - Evidence of Multi-Disciplinary Team working.
- - Ability to plan, co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of SCSD services.
- - Evidence of innovative and creative thinking in relation to service development.
- - Evidence of leading and implementing service changes using advanced negotiation and Project Management skills.
- - Demonstrates advanced investigative, report writing and presentation skills.
- - Ability to champion nursing at a strategic level.
- - Articulate, assertive and able to communicate at all levels.
Desirable
- - Evidence of negotiating skills.
- - Evidence of good presentational skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - Registered Nurse.
- - MSC or relevant experience.
- - Leadership course.
- - Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post.
- - Clinical teaching qualification.
Desirable
- - Post Graduate Management qualification.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- - Evidence of ability to motivate and develop clinical and managerial staff to their potential.
- - Develop and deliver strategic vision for SCSD services.
- - Evidence of highly developed and established Leadership and Management skills.
- - Evidence of highly developed decision making and analytical skills.
Experience
Essential
- - Evidence of engaging stakeholders in developing service improvements.
- - Ability to manage/influence challenging and complex clinical and personnel issues.
- - Experience of implementing an effective Performance Management Framework.
- - Experience of Workforce Planning and Development.
- - Experience of successful Budget Management at senior level.
- - Evidence of up-to-date knowledge of issues likely to impact on nursing services.
- - Evidence of networking with local, regional and national committees.
- - Significant Management and Leadership experience at senior level in an Acute Hospital.
Desirable
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- - Ability to travel regularly between sites.
- - On call duties are a requirement of this post.
- STANDARD CLAUSE
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS / ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- - Ability to lead on Governance issues at a strategic level.
- - Evidence of ability to influence outcomes at a senior level.
- - Ability to lead on initiatives at strategic level for Division.
- - Evidence of Multi-Disciplinary Team working.
- - Ability to plan, co-ordinate and monitor the delivery of SCSD services.
- - Evidence of innovative and creative thinking in relation to service development.
- - Evidence of leading and implementing service changes using advanced negotiation and Project Management skills.
- - Demonstrates advanced investigative, report writing and presentation skills.
- - Ability to champion nursing at a strategic level.
- - Articulate, assertive and able to communicate at all levels.
Desirable
- - Evidence of negotiating skills.
- - Evidence of good presentational skills.
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).
