Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced senior clinical nurse looking for a new and exciting challenge? Look no further! We are recruiting for the role of Divisional Director of Nursing for Medicine at our Trust, and we are seeking a dynamic and skilled individual to join our team.
As the Divisional Director of Nursing for Medicine, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of clinical services as a member of the triumvirate. With direct accountability for the leadership of nursing colleagues, you will also lead on quality governance (with the Divisional Director of Medicine), patient experience, vulnerable people, infection prevention and control, and nursing workforce and education. Therefore, you will need to possess exceptional communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills and a proven track record of managing complex budgets and delivering key quality and access standards.
We are looking for someone who can introduce and support new ways of working to drive forward our ambition to improve how services are delivered to our patients. In addition to possessing the necessary skills and experience, we are looking for someone who lives our values of inclusivity and kindness.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please contact us or Toni Lynch, our Chief Nurse, to discuss the role further. Join our team and help us positively impact the lives of our patients and staff.
Best wishes
Fenella and Sarah
Divisional Directors of Medicine
Main duties of the job
- To be responsible for the effectiveness of professional leadership and development of nursing within the division and other allocated areas in order to facilitate the delivery of excellent clinical practice. The post holder is a standing member of the Trust Management Executive (TME).
- To assist the Chief Nurse and other members of the Executive team with a range of strategic and operational activities in relation to the nursing workforce and its roles, behaviour and structure in order to ensure that safe and high-quality patient care is provided consistently and improved across the Trust in line with Trust objectives and requirements.
- To ensure that the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively within own allocated division and departments and that competence in clinical practice is both developed and maintained in order to maximise the patient experience, safety and quality of service.
- To provide clinical and professional advice to the Executive team and on a day-to-day basis to senior managers within the Trust as required.
- To assist the Chief Nurse in implementing the corporate nursing agenda, taking a specific strategic lead where requested via the allocated corporate component of the role.
- To participate in the senior nurse rota and deputise for the Chief Nurse internally andexternally.
About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Nursing or health-related field, studying towards a Masters or evidence of working at this level
- Registered Nurse Part 1,2,12 or Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or other Allied Health Profession degree
- Teaching qualification or evidence of significant experience (recognised by the NMC)
Desirable
- Management qualification - NEBs, CMS, DMS etc. Some form of management qualification is highly desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience working at a Matron/Clinical Manager level
- Clinical and management experience at Band 8A or above during which the knowledge & skills defined below have been achieved
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of clinical knowledge & practice during working as Band 8 and its application to deliver improvement
- Demonstrable experience of achieving changed clinical practice and improving services to increase quality and efficiency
- Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary management
- Demonstrable experience of effective staff/HR management
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in service users' advocacy and complaints resolution
Specific Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice. Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in wards/ units and specialities across medicine
- Strong organisational skills - able to organise own workload and take responsibility for own clinical actions and systems/standards across area of responsibility
- Highly effective communication skills - able to communicate verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict & distress, ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed
- Able to maximise leadership skills in Clinical Managers, Matrons, Nurse Consultants and the wider team so all nursing and multidisciplinary staff are managed effectively through effective standard-setting, monitoring, feedback, appraisal, mentoring, clinical supervision and reflective practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree in Nursing or health-related field, studying towards a Masters or evidence of working at this level
- Registered Nurse Part 1,2,12 or Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or other Allied Health Profession degree
- Teaching qualification or evidence of significant experience (recognised by the NMC)
Desirable
- Management qualification - NEBs, CMS, DMS etc. Some form of management qualification is highly desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant experience working at a Matron/Clinical Manager level
- Clinical and management experience at Band 8A or above during which the knowledge & skills defined below have been achieved
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of clinical knowledge & practice during working as Band 8 and its application to deliver improvement
- Demonstrable experience of achieving changed clinical practice and improving services to increase quality and efficiency
- Demonstrable experience of effective budgetary management
- Demonstrable experience of effective staff/HR management
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in service users' advocacy and complaints resolution
Specific Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice. Able to advise on and implement improvements to the quality and efficiency of care for patients in wards/ units and specialities across medicine
- Strong organisational skills - able to organise own workload and take responsibility for own clinical actions and systems/standards across area of responsibility
- Highly effective communication skills - able to communicate verbally and written to staff, patients and relatives including in situations of conflict & distress, ensuring that communication is tailored to the person being addressed
- Able to maximise leadership skills in Clinical Managers, Matrons, Nurse Consultants and the wider team so all nursing and multidisciplinary staff are managed effectively through effective standard-setting, monitoring, feedback, appraisal, mentoring, clinical supervision and reflective practice
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).
