Lead Nurse - Band 8b

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Lead Nurse will provide visible clinical, professional leadership of nursing staff across the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). The Lead Nurse will work with the Clinical Lead and General Manager as part of the service line Trio, ensuring the nursing voice is represented. The postholder will line manage the Matrons, ensuring high quality patient care is delivered, and facilitate their professional development.

The Lead Nurse is responsible for leading and directing the development of new services and patient care pathways, ensuring they match the needs of patients and the PLACE and System health economy. The Lead Nurse will support wider cluster and divisional work and will advocate for the department to the wider Trust. The Lead Nurse should work in partnership with other Senior Nurses within the Trust to ensure accountability on key performance indicators.

Main duties of the job

Lead Nurse-Emergency Department

Are you a leader with the commitment, drive and passion to deliver outstanding care within our Emergency Department and SDEC

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior nurse to join our Emergency Department at Kingston Hospital.

The Lead Nurse is the nursing leadership for patient care and treatment within the Emergency Department. The role provides support to the clinical teams to ensure that we are delivering high-quality care to all patients who attend the Emergency Department.

You will be accountable for the provision of effective professional nursing leadership and pro-active resource management for care and treatment of patients. The post holder will be expected to create an environment of continuous quality improvement and professional development, ensuring that the delivery of care is regularly reviewed and that service developments are implemented when necessary in conjunction with the clinical lead and service manager.

About us

Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance.-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has four key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring

- Safe

- Responsible

- Value Each Other

-Inspiring

Date posted

11 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,408 to £73,961 a year per annum incl HCAS (outer) pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-5725193-MA-PB-Z

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Registered Nurse
Masters Qualification
Leadership or Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

Several years experience minimum at 8a level in Emergency Care
Experience and understanding of the emergency care environment
Significant experience of change management and managing the change process

Skills

Essential

Ability to lead and inspire a large team
Ability to plan and organise complex activities
Ability to work effectively under pressure

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Registered Nurse
Masters Qualification
Leadership or Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

Several years experience minimum at 8a level in Emergency Care
Experience and understanding of the emergency care environment
Significant experience of change management and managing the change process

Skills

Essential

Ability to lead and inspire a large team
Ability to plan and organise complex activities
Ability to work effectively under pressure

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).