Job summary
Salary up to £75k
dependent on experience
Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambs
based with some Hybrid Working-Relocation support
will be considered
Are you someone who
wants to make a real difference to the lives of babies, children, young people
and their families every single day?
An exciting
opportunity has arisen for an experienced or aspirational Head of Nursing to
join the senior leadership team at East Anglias Childrens Hospices (EACH).
This role offers flexibility to work from any of our three hospices at Milton
near Cambridge, The Treehouse in Ipswich and The Nook, near Norwich, combined
with hybrid working. Flexible working will also be considered.
EACH provides
specialist care for babies, children and young people with life-threatening
conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk and their
families. All three of our hospices are rated as Outstanding by the Care
Quality Commission (CQC).
We are currently
caring for over 350 families with children needing palliative and end of life
care and are providing support to more than 200 bereaved families. Our full and
diverse range of services includes: nursing care, specialist symptom
management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, counselling &
therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, and volunteer services in
the home; all meeting the individual needs of the baby, child, young person and
their whole family.
Main duties of the job
EACH also hosts the regional Managed Clinical Network of Medical and Nursing Consultants, who provide 24/7 access to specialist level advice across the region.
Outstanding care is delivered by outstanding people. If you are a highly experienced Care Leader with a strong record of needs-led childrens service transformation and collaborative working (ideally within palliative care or paediatrics), and are someone with inspirational leadership, enthusiasm, passion and drive to support the team to be the best they can be, wed love to hear from you.
The Head of Nursing plays a lead role in the development and operational delivery of evidence-based, personalised family-centred care services, in collaboration with families and care system partners including providers, commissioners and the CQC.
We are looking for someone with strong interpersonal skills and who has expertise around managing care services, ideally in a hospice service setting, as well as possessing strong strategic leadership capability with a passion to drive change to benefit those who need our care.
You will be an experienced senior nurse, at least Matron level, with specialist training and experience in end of life/palliative care for children, as well as qualified in diagnostics and prescribing.
About us
As a member of theSenior Leadership Team, you will have a strong visible presence and will report to, and on occasion deputise for, the Director of Care, and work closely with a supportive senior leadership team with leadership responsibility for a Care Directorate team of 150 employees.
At EACH, we value all our colleagues and offer a comprehensive range of benefits that includes generous annual leave, flexible and hybrid working, pension package (including NHS pension if already contributing), holiday purchase scheme, free parking, Life Assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme and strong wellbeing support.
Next steps -If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.
Please feel free to contactPól Toner, EACH Director of Care,for an informal chat via:Helen Banham, Executive Assistant,07714 560975,Email:helen.banham@each.org.uk
Expected panel interview dates: 6thand 9thOctober 2023
At EACH, we are committed to promoting equality and respecting diversity. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community and from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds.
EACH is proud to beInvestors in Peopleaccredited.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role
Working as a member of the Care Directorate Senior Leadership Team, your responsibilities will include:
- Working with the Director of Care to transform care, improving current service provision and developing innovative approaches to service delivery.
- Providing clinical specialist leadership for all care services and being responsible for ensuring clinical excellence in all areas of practice throughout EACH.
- Providing expert clinical leadership, clinical advice, education and training in childrens palliative care and end of life care.
- Providing clinical leadership for nursing, allied health professionals and wellbeing.
- Be responsible for ensuring the effective management, delivery and development of EACH services, ensuring the Care Directorate delivers accessible, innovative and excellent services.
- Actively contributing to the planning and delivery of the business objectives, service plans and change projects, ensuring family focus, consistency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Providing leadership, drive and transformation in the provision and development of the care service.
- Ensuring Care Directorate services are developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, care system partners and especially children, young people and their families.
What you will bring
- Significant experience of childrens palliative care.
- Demonstrate senior clinical leadership experience.
- Track record of service improvement and change to benefit those who need our care.
- Knowledge of the needs of children and young people with life-threatening and complex needs, and their families.
- Significant experience of managing compliance within the CQC regulatory framework.
- Experience of developing and managing strategic and clinical risk, clinical governance and quality improvement systems.
- Business acumen with expertise in managing care services in a hospice/Healthcare setting.
Please view recruitment pack (included in supporting documents) for full job description & person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
About the role
Working as a member of the Care Directorate Senior Leadership Team, your responsibilities will include:
- Working with the Director of Care to transform care, improving current service provision and developing innovative approaches to service delivery.
- Providing clinical specialist leadership for all care services and being responsible for ensuring clinical excellence in all areas of practice throughout EACH.
- Providing expert clinical leadership, clinical advice, education and training in childrens palliative care and end of life care.
- Providing clinical leadership for nursing, allied health professionals and wellbeing.
- Be responsible for ensuring the effective management, delivery and development of EACH services, ensuring the Care Directorate delivers accessible, innovative and excellent services.
- Actively contributing to the planning and delivery of the business objectives, service plans and change projects, ensuring family focus, consistency, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
- Providing leadership, drive and transformation in the provision and development of the care service.
- Ensuring Care Directorate services are developed in collaboration with key stakeholders, care system partners and especially children, young people and their families.
What you will bring
- Significant experience of childrens palliative care.
- Demonstrate senior clinical leadership experience.
- Track record of service improvement and change to benefit those who need our care.
- Knowledge of the needs of children and young people with life-threatening and complex needs, and their families.
- Significant experience of managing compliance within the CQC regulatory framework.
- Experience of developing and managing strategic and clinical risk, clinical governance and quality improvement systems.
- Business acumen with expertise in managing care services in a hospice/Healthcare setting.
Please view recruitment pack (included in supporting documents) for full job description & person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or diploma or other professional training relevant to field of practice, Paediatric Palliative Care, alongside significant post qualification study.
- RN (child) with current NMC registration.
- Senior practitioner in all aspects of CPC.
- Evidence of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Evidence of specialist level training.
- Management qualification or equivalent.
- Expert knowledge of clinical governance & the ability to ensure that practice is clinically effective.
- IT literate using the MS Office package.
- Extensive knowledge of current national relevant clinical policies and relevant legislation.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Senior strategic leadership experience.
- Extensive experience in a senior clinical nursing role.
- Evidence of leading and managing staff and services through significant change.
- Demonstrable evidence of having developed strong team performance and high levels of collaboration across professional groups.
- Able to demonstrate involvement of service users and carers in evaluating and planning services.
- Demonstrable record of success in providing the highest quality of services and outcomes for children and young people and their families and carers.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication and listening skills with ability to articulate ideas clearly.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Proven ability in problem solving and ability to work on own initiative.
- Able to develop and maintain relationships across agencies.
- Able to implement policies and propose policy change/ service development.
- Able to monitor service effectiveness and efficiency.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills.
- Able to share skills with others through teaching or consultation.
- Able to deliver training initiatives.
- Able to identify problem areas within the service and contribute to possible solutions.
- Able to collect and use data to provide information on service outcomes.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have full drivers licence and own transport with ability to travel across East Anglia region as required.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree or diploma or other professional training relevant to field of practice, Paediatric Palliative Care, alongside significant post qualification study.
- RN (child) with current NMC registration.
- Senior practitioner in all aspects of CPC.
- Evidence of advanced theoretical and practical knowledge.
- Evidence of specialist level training.
- Management qualification or equivalent.
- Expert knowledge of clinical governance & the ability to ensure that practice is clinically effective.
- IT literate using the MS Office package.
- Extensive knowledge of current national relevant clinical policies and relevant legislation.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Senior strategic leadership experience.
- Extensive experience in a senior clinical nursing role.
- Evidence of leading and managing staff and services through significant change.
- Demonstrable evidence of having developed strong team performance and high levels of collaboration across professional groups.
- Able to demonstrate involvement of service users and carers in evaluating and planning services.
- Demonstrable record of success in providing the highest quality of services and outcomes for children and young people and their families and carers.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed communication and listening skills with ability to articulate ideas clearly.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Proven ability in problem solving and ability to work on own initiative.
- Able to develop and maintain relationships across agencies.
- Able to implement policies and propose policy change/ service development.
- Able to monitor service effectiveness and efficiency.
- Excellent planning and organisation skills.
- Able to share skills with others through teaching or consultation.
- Able to deliver training initiatives.
- Able to identify problem areas within the service and contribute to possible solutions.
- Able to collect and use data to provide information on service outcomes.
- Able to demonstrate a flexible attitude and approach to the changing work environment.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Must have full drivers licence and own transport with ability to travel across East Anglia region as required.
- Evidence of commitment to own continuing professional development.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
