Job summary
The Associate Director of Nursing is appointed to provide expert, experienced, proven nursing leadership within the Triumvirate. The post holder will report to the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHP and Quality and will provide strategic vision, clarity of purpose and oversee a clinically safe and cost-effective service within the Specialist Medicine Directorate.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support, and direction to nurses, within the Specialist Medicine Directorate to ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely. The Associate Director of Nursing is expected to work in accordance with objectives agreed with the Divisional Leadership Triumvirate and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse.
The Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the nursing workforce within the Specialist Medicine Directorate portfolio and have autonomy to be able to flex that workforce within an agreed standard and funded establishment.
As part of the Specialist Medicine Managerial Directorate, the Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the delivery of the full business agenda and on behalf of the Directorate and will lead the infection prevention and control agenda, the Regulatory and Quality Commission compliance agenda and will progress all elements of the clinical governance agenda. The Associate Director of Nursing will support the improvement and strengthening of quality of care by working closely with the local governance leads. A key part of this role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standards.
About us
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support, and direction to nurses, within the Specialist Medicine Directorate to ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely. The Associate Director of Nursing is expected to work in accordance with objectives agreed with the Divisional Leadership Triumvirate and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse.
The Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the nursing workforce within the Specialist Medicine Directorate portfolio and have autonomy to be able to flex that workforce within an agreed standard and funded establishment.
As part of the Specialist Medicine Managerial Directorate, the Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the delivery of the full business agenda and on behalf of the Directorate and will lead the infection prevention and control agenda, the Regulatory and Quality Commission compliance agenda and will progress all elements of the clinical governance agenda. The Associate Director of Nursing will support the improvement and strengthening of quality of care by working closely with the local governance leads. A key part of this role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standards.
Locally, the post holder will have a primary responsibility to develop integrated service provision across the range of Directorate services to ensure optimal clinical and patient reported outcomes for the population served and work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality and the Clinical Directors and Director of Operations in moving the services, within the Directorate, towards an outstanding CQC rating.
The Associate Director of Nursing will work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHP and Quality to develop and implement the strategy for nursing within the Directorate and oversee local delivery of nursing.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support, and direction to nurses, within the Specialist Medicine Directorate to ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely. The Associate Director of Nursing is expected to work in accordance with objectives agreed with the Divisional Leadership Triumvirate and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse.
The Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the nursing workforce within the Specialist Medicine Directorate portfolio and have autonomy to be able to flex that workforce within an agreed standard and funded establishment.
As part of the Specialist Medicine Managerial Directorate, the Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the delivery of the full business agenda and on behalf of the Directorate and will lead the infection prevention and control agenda, the Regulatory and Quality Commission compliance agenda and will progress all elements of the clinical governance agenda. The Associate Director of Nursing will support the improvement and strengthening of quality of care by working closely with the local governance leads. A key part of this role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standards.
Locally, the post holder will have a primary responsibility to develop integrated service provision across the range of Directorate services to ensure optimal clinical and patient reported outcomes for the population served and work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality and the Clinical Directors and Director of Operations in moving the services, within the Directorate, towards an outstanding CQC rating.
The Associate Director of Nursing will work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHP and Quality to develop and implement the strategy for nursing within the Directorate and oversee local delivery of nursing.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/HCPC Registration
- Degree in Nursing/Health related subject
- Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Teaching/mentorship Qualification
- Management Qualification or evidence of training in management processes and other HR issues
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development relevant to this role
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist knowledge in a particular relevant area
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at a Band 8 level in an acute care setting
- Clinical competence, including administering drugs
- Evidence of significant management experience, communicating at all levels of the organisation
- Budgetary management experience and understanding of the current NHS financial regime
- Experience of staff management including managing recruitment, performance monitoring, and appraisal, induction and mentoring.
- Knowledge and understanding of key government legislation, national guidance and drivers relating to the Directorate
- Knowledge of a wide range of staff management practices including: Disciplinary process, Recruitment, performance, redeployment and absence management
- Knowledge of wide range of senior management practices including budgetary management, the consultation process, workforce planning cost pressures and service developments
- Comprehensive understanding of clinical risk and quality governance principles and their application
- An understanding of the NHS System from a national and local level
Desirable
- Experience of system leadership
- Experience of chairing meetings including in a multi- agency setting
- Experience of negotiating and influencing at operational and strategic levels
- Involvement in strategic planning
- Experience of bidding for developing managing and mainstreaming short term funding streams
- Evidence of leading change management
Skills
Essential
- Exercise analytical and decision making skills in relation to patient risk and care in complex cases
- High-level interpersonal skills
- Computer literate and ability to use Microsoft programmes competently
- Robust report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to lead teams and navigate complex environments
- Change manage skills
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- To communicate sensitive information to patients and/or relatives and carers concerning the physical and/or psychological condition of the patient
- Use a range of communication skills to communicate verbally, and in writing in a professional manner in line with professional and Trust guidelines.
- Ensure representation and undertake presentations, as and when needed, at meetings and forums and developing ward/community interface
- Ensure the development of nursing practice systems for effective communication with all clients, carers, visitors, staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- NMC/HCPC Registration
- Degree in Nursing/Health related subject
- Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Teaching/mentorship Qualification
- Management Qualification or evidence of training in management processes and other HR issues
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development relevant to this role
Desirable
- Evidence of specialist knowledge in a particular relevant area
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at a Band 8 level in an acute care setting
- Clinical competence, including administering drugs
- Evidence of significant management experience, communicating at all levels of the organisation
- Budgetary management experience and understanding of the current NHS financial regime
- Experience of staff management including managing recruitment, performance monitoring, and appraisal, induction and mentoring.
- Knowledge and understanding of key government legislation, national guidance and drivers relating to the Directorate
- Knowledge of a wide range of staff management practices including: Disciplinary process, Recruitment, performance, redeployment and absence management
- Knowledge of wide range of senior management practices including budgetary management, the consultation process, workforce planning cost pressures and service developments
- Comprehensive understanding of clinical risk and quality governance principles and their application
- An understanding of the NHS System from a national and local level
Desirable
- Experience of system leadership
- Experience of chairing meetings including in a multi- agency setting
- Experience of negotiating and influencing at operational and strategic levels
- Involvement in strategic planning
- Experience of bidding for developing managing and mainstreaming short term funding streams
- Evidence of leading change management
Skills
Essential
- Exercise analytical and decision making skills in relation to patient risk and care in complex cases
- High-level interpersonal skills
- Computer literate and ability to use Microsoft programmes competently
- Robust report writing and presentation skills
- Ability to lead teams and navigate complex environments
- Change manage skills
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- To communicate sensitive information to patients and/or relatives and carers concerning the physical and/or psychological condition of the patient
- Use a range of communication skills to communicate verbally, and in writing in a professional manner in line with professional and Trust guidelines.
- Ensure representation and undertake presentations, as and when needed, at meetings and forums and developing ward/community interface
- Ensure the development of nursing practice systems for effective communication with all clients, carers, visitors, staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
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).
