Job summary
Delivery of nursing services and developing a service strategy in conjunction with the clinical leads of Gynaecology, Cancer and Palliative Care.
Set clear goals and objectives for staff within the service to ensure delivery of excellent clinical care.
Jointly accountable for delivery of the service line financial target, ensuring continual improvement, to make sure financial controls are established and maintained.
Effective management of human resource, financial resource, governance and business planning arrangements for nursing across the group.
Ensuring the smooth and safe day to day running of nursing services within the service line and maintaining excellent staff and patient experience.
Ensuring business continuity and resilient service delivery, supported by robust operational and capacity planning.
Ensure the delivery of the Trust's corporate objectives and transformation programmes.
Collaboration between services to support quality improvements and collective achievement of performance standards incorporating quality, safety, contractual, access, financial and workforce.
Lead by example and act at all times as an ambassador for the Trust, championing the Trust's values and upholding the highest standards of behaviour and compassion for colleagues; ensuring that at all times both self and nurses over which they have responsibility work within the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code taking appropriate action when standards are not met.
Main duties of the job
Leadership
Provide visible operational leadership, guidance, support and direction to clinical staff within the group inpartnership with the Clinical Directors and General Managers
Facilitate and drive change across the clinical service lines in conjunction with clinical and managerial colleagues .
Focus on continuous improvement of the performance and financial position of the clinical service lines embed systems to manage performance against objectives and quality targets .
Responsible for ensuring that all wards and departments are clean, safe and meet relevant required standards.
Ensuring all staff have the necessary training to identify and protect vulnerable adults/children/your people /families at risk
Provide escalation support for the Deputy Heads of Nursing/Matrons and site team.
Work collaboratively with business partners to ensure effective financial, quality and workforce planning that meets the needs of both current and future service developments.
Ensure that all staff receive appropriate education and training opportunities which supports the workforce strategy and therefore, the strategic aims of the Trust.
Deputise for colleagues as required.
Offer suggestions, guidance and advice to others based on own experience supporting the operational and strategic agenda.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
As per attached job description :
Provide visible operational leadership, guidance, support and direction to clinical staff within the group in partnership with the Clinical Directors and General Managers
Job description
Job responsibilities
As per attached job description :
Provide visible operational leadership, guidance, support and direction to clinical staff within the group in partnership with the Clinical Directors and General Managers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
- Post registration Master's degree in nursing or related field or working at relevant senior level.
- Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role.
- Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
- Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
- Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes.
- Quality and service improvement experience
- Evidence of individual research or audit of nursing practice
- Operational Site management experience
Desirable
- Leading cross boundary projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to negotiate and influence across professional and divisional boundaries
- Ability to produce clear and concise reports for use internally and externally to the Trust
- Act as an advocate for patients and staff across the Trust escalating any issues as and when required
- Experience of designing and delivering CIP plans and related efficiencies.
- In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and health policy including transformation and workforce.
- Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management.
- o Risk management and governance
Desirable
- Representation of service at local health delivery level.
- NHS IT systems
Personal Skills
Essential
- High level of analytical and problem solving skills - ability to respond to unexpected demands including operational demands and clinical scenarios.
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term.
- Ability to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC)
- Post registration Master's degree in nursing or related field or working at relevant senior level.
- Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience at post graduate level
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a senior management/leadership role.
- Leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
- Responsible for a significant budget and budget setting
- Identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes.
- Quality and service improvement experience
- Evidence of individual research or audit of nursing practice
- Operational Site management experience
Desirable
- Leading cross boundary projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable evidence of ability to negotiate and influence across professional and divisional boundaries
- Ability to produce clear and concise reports for use internally and externally to the Trust
- Act as an advocate for patients and staff across the Trust escalating any issues as and when required
- Experience of designing and delivering CIP plans and related efficiencies.
- In depth understanding of the current NHS agenda and health policy including transformation and workforce.
- Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management.
- o Risk management and governance
Desirable
- Representation of service at local health delivery level.
- NHS IT systems
Personal Skills
Essential
- High level of analytical and problem solving skills - ability to respond to unexpected demands including operational demands and clinical scenarios.
- Ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term.
- Ability to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment.
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).
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