Job summary
The Wessex Kidney Centre (WKC) at Queen Alexandra Hospital is a regional renal and transplant centre, looking after more than 1,500 patients on renal replacement therapy and performing around 100 kidney transplants a year.
The WKC provides a comprehensive renal service to an adult population of approximately 2.2 million, covering the majority of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the adjacent parts of Wiltshire, West Sussex, Berkshire and Surrey.
Our renal service consists of three main areas- nephrology, transplantation, and dialysis, providing a service across several sites.
We also specialise in the care and treatment of patients with acute, chronic and end stage kidney disease and offer treatments including:
- Haemodialysis
- Haemodiafiltration
- Home therapies - peritoneal dialysis and home haemodialysis
- Acute therapies - plasma exchange and haemofiltration
- Kidney Transplantation
Main duties of the job
- To provide clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across the Renal Care group.
- To be the nursing/allied health professional lead, providing a strong clinical presence and developing nurses and allied health professional practice within the care group, assuring the provision of a safe, effective, and evidence-based nursing service to patients.
- To be the lead for designated projects and areas of work which reflect clinical, professional and corporate objectives, which impact beyond the scope of own service/speciality.
- To be accountable for all aspects of the nursing related budgets within the Care group.
- To work in partnership with the senior nursing/AHP Consultant Practitioners and designated lead clinician to ensure accountability on quality performance indicators.
Informal visits are very welcome - contact Clare Meachin on 07595243465 or email clare.meachin@porthosp.nhs.uk or contact Sherry McBain on 07858688054 or email sherry.mcbain@porthosp.nhs.uk
About us
WKC is centred in dedicated premises at Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH). The WKC provides a comprehensive renal service to an adult population of approximately 2.3 million, covering the majority of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and the adjacent parts of Wiltshire, West Sussex, Berkshire, and Surrey. There are 835 patients in the dialysis programme (650 on haemodialysis (including 85 at home) and 100 PD), and around 1000 patients with functioning transplants. The Unit takes on around 110 new patients with end stage renal failure per million adult population per year and undertakes approximately 100 renal transplants per year with a significant live donor programme. Patients are referred for pancreas-kidney transplantation to the Oxford Transplant which performs monthly assessment clinics within the outpatient department on the Renal Unit.
WKC provides home haemodialysis with a dedicated support staff. This is an ongoing development with the aim to continue to provide home HD to all patients who are eligible. The Peritoneal Dialysis Team is nationally and internationally known for acute start PD, medical PD catheter insertion, nurse-led education and training, PD pathway and conscious sedation protocols.
WKC has a 5-year strategy for service improvement which will see significant transformation to enhance patient care in the coming years, this includes a strategy and a plan for haemodialysis delivery which will see the redevelopment of some of the existing dialysis facilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional Nursing Leadership and Management
- To implement the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Strategy through the development and implementation of a Divisional nursing strategy at care group level
- To be responsible for implementing and monitoring of agreed trust quality indicators.
- To be responsible for the implementation and progress monitoring of the corporate Patient and Public Involvement strategy within the Care group.
- To be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the corporate Patient Experience Strategy within the care group.
- In collaboration with other senior nursing/AHP leaders to be responsible for the professional leadership for Nursing, Midwifery, and other healthcare professionals in the Care Group, advising the Divisional Head of Nursing/Professions and the Divisional Management Team of key professional issues.
- To work with the Lead Nurse for Professional Education and the Practice Development and Divisional Education Leads to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the Care Group and supports compliance of the relevant healthcare standards.
- To lead or participate in professional and clinical committees or projects both internally and externally to the Trust.
- Develop a job plan that ensures high visibility in clinical areas including 50% of work time being spent on influencing quality of clinical care.
- To participate in workforce redesign and modernisation for the nursing workforce, working in close partnership with key stakeholders.
- To be responsible for effective workforce planning within managed areas on a day-to-day basis.
- Participate in the annual review of the nursing workforce plan and ensure that the staff establishment and profile is sufficient to meet the needs of the service and manageable within the resources available.
- Act as lead for recruitment and retention of nursing staff for designated areas as indicated by the annual workforce plan.
- Lead on the implementation of the Practice Based Learning agenda within the Division ensuring all areas are developed to become effective learning environments and that learners are supported.
- Ensure delivery of the Care Group strategy for Nursing research and audit in line with the Divisional plan and priorities.
- Participate in the Duty Matron rota assuming full responsibilities for this role.
Budgetary and financial responsibility
- To be accountable for all aspects of the nursing related budgets for designated areas.
- Ensure systems are in place for appropriate financial management in line with trust finance structures.
Clinical Care Standards
- To actively support teams in the discharge planning process and communication with external organisations achieving local targets.
- Facilitate the development, implementation and review of nursing and clinical policies and guidelines to support practice.
- Guide and support the senior nursing staff in monitoring, evaluating and improving the patient experience.
- Assume responsibility for risk issues within the clinical environment, ensuring corrective action is taken and clinical risk is managed.
- To implement national guidance, as supported and co-ordinated by the Divisional lead within the Care Group.
- To support the development of integrated care pathway implementation within the Care Group
- To lead and ensure all Matron key roles and responsibilities are embedded in practice.
Human Resource Management
- Directly manage the nursing/Allied health professional managers within designated areas, and through them ensure that all members of the clinical teams are managed in accordance with the trust policies and procedures.
- Manage and undertake appraisals for directly managed staff and ensure systems are in place for the appraisal of all staff within designated areas as per Trust policy.
- To ensure training needs analysis is undertaken, in line with the appraisal process, and an annual development plan for designated areas nursing staff is developed, feeding into and complimenting the Divisional plan.
- To participate in the full recruitment processes of directly managed staff and support others with the recruitment, induction and retention of staff.
- Work with wards/departments and corporate teams to ensure Safer Staffing levels are accurately assessed, utilising available electronic systems, benchmarking, best practice standards and professional judgement to ensure establishments are suitable to provide safe care.
Performance monitoring and evaluation
- Ensure accurate, timely and accessible information and reports are produced for all areas of responsibility contributing to the performance-monitoring framework for the Trust.
- Undertake audit and research activity, which will enhance, improve and provide evaluation of services.
- Develop and implement an annual Research & Development plan for Nursing in line with the corporate R & D strategy
- Work with wards / departments to ensure that nursing care is evidence based and is aligned to recent research
Professional Development
- Develop external networks and represent the trust/nursing profession at national/international level in driving forward the trust/nursing agenda at appropriate forums
- Participate in annual appraisal, 360 feedback for self and team; demonstrate on-going professional development by keeping up to date with national and local developments in nursing / midwifery and NHS policy and practice.
- To be designated deputy for Care Group Director and Divisional Director of Nursing/Professions as necessary
Job description
Job responsibilities
Professional Nursing Leadership and Management
- To implement the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Strategy through the development and implementation of a Divisional nursing strategy at care group level
- To be responsible for implementing and monitoring of agreed trust quality indicators.
- To be responsible for the implementation and progress monitoring of the corporate Patient and Public Involvement strategy within the Care group.
- To be responsible for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the corporate Patient Experience Strategy within the care group.
- In collaboration with other senior nursing/AHP leaders to be responsible for the professional leadership for Nursing, Midwifery, and other healthcare professionals in the Care Group, advising the Divisional Head of Nursing/Professions and the Divisional Management Team of key professional issues.
- To work with the Lead Nurse for Professional Education and the Practice Development and Divisional Education Leads to ensure that the development of education and training provision meets the clinical needs of the Care Group and supports compliance of the relevant healthcare standards.
- To lead or participate in professional and clinical committees or projects both internally and externally to the Trust.
- Develop a job plan that ensures high visibility in clinical areas including 50% of work time being spent on influencing quality of clinical care.
- To participate in workforce redesign and modernisation for the nursing workforce, working in close partnership with key stakeholders.
- To be responsible for effective workforce planning within managed areas on a day-to-day basis.
- Participate in the annual review of the nursing workforce plan and ensure that the staff establishment and profile is sufficient to meet the needs of the service and manageable within the resources available.
- Act as lead for recruitment and retention of nursing staff for designated areas as indicated by the annual workforce plan.
- Lead on the implementation of the Practice Based Learning agenda within the Division ensuring all areas are developed to become effective learning environments and that learners are supported.
- Ensure delivery of the Care Group strategy for Nursing research and audit in line with the Divisional plan and priorities.
- Participate in the Duty Matron rota assuming full responsibilities for this role.
Budgetary and financial responsibility
- To be accountable for all aspects of the nursing related budgets for designated areas.
- Ensure systems are in place for appropriate financial management in line with trust finance structures.
Clinical Care Standards
- To actively support teams in the discharge planning process and communication with external organisations achieving local targets.
- Facilitate the development, implementation and review of nursing and clinical policies and guidelines to support practice.
- Guide and support the senior nursing staff in monitoring, evaluating and improving the patient experience.
- Assume responsibility for risk issues within the clinical environment, ensuring corrective action is taken and clinical risk is managed.
- To implement national guidance, as supported and co-ordinated by the Divisional lead within the Care Group.
- To support the development of integrated care pathway implementation within the Care Group
- To lead and ensure all Matron key roles and responsibilities are embedded in practice.
Human Resource Management
- Directly manage the nursing/Allied health professional managers within designated areas, and through them ensure that all members of the clinical teams are managed in accordance with the trust policies and procedures.
- Manage and undertake appraisals for directly managed staff and ensure systems are in place for the appraisal of all staff within designated areas as per Trust policy.
- To ensure training needs analysis is undertaken, in line with the appraisal process, and an annual development plan for designated areas nursing staff is developed, feeding into and complimenting the Divisional plan.
- To participate in the full recruitment processes of directly managed staff and support others with the recruitment, induction and retention of staff.
- Work with wards/departments and corporate teams to ensure Safer Staffing levels are accurately assessed, utilising available electronic systems, benchmarking, best practice standards and professional judgement to ensure establishments are suitable to provide safe care.
Performance monitoring and evaluation
- Ensure accurate, timely and accessible information and reports are produced for all areas of responsibility contributing to the performance-monitoring framework for the Trust.
- Undertake audit and research activity, which will enhance, improve and provide evaluation of services.
- Develop and implement an annual Research & Development plan for Nursing in line with the corporate R & D strategy
- Work with wards / departments to ensure that nursing care is evidence based and is aligned to recent research
Professional Development
- Develop external networks and represent the trust/nursing profession at national/international level in driving forward the trust/nursing agenda at appropriate forums
- Participate in annual appraisal, 360 feedback for self and team; demonstrate on-going professional development by keeping up to date with national and local developments in nursing / midwifery and NHS policy and practice.
- To be designated deputy for Care Group Director and Divisional Director of Nursing/Professions as necessary
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- First Degree or equivalent
- Masters degree or equivalent educational or experience to meet this requirement
- Recognised Management and/or Leadership qualification
- Evidence of Continual Professional development
- Evidence of project management experience
Desirable
- Experience and/or teaching qualification
- Published work in a clinical or health care area
- Mentoring/Coaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
- Extensive experience of working in a Renal care setting
- Extensive knowledge of National and Local Renal care, NHS and N&M agenda
- Extensive experience in the acute healthcare setting in clinical leadership/clinical management position
- Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Staff and resource management experience
- Experience of introducing change to clinical environment
- Report writing skills and experience
- Budget management experience
Desirable
- Coaching / mentoring experience/ skills
- Understanding of specialist area
Aptitudes and Skills
Essential
- Excellent high level leadership skills
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison, and negotiation skills.
- Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional role model
- Inspirational leader
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to work under pressure
- Assertive yet approachable
- Personal drive and initiative
- Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to think strategically
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level Registered Nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- First Degree or equivalent
- Masters degree or equivalent educational or experience to meet this requirement
- Recognised Management and/or Leadership qualification
- Evidence of Continual Professional development
- Evidence of project management experience
Desirable
- Experience and/or teaching qualification
- Published work in a clinical or health care area
- Mentoring/Coaching Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience
- Extensive experience of working in a Renal care setting
- Extensive knowledge of National and Local Renal care, NHS and N&M agenda
- Extensive experience in the acute healthcare setting in clinical leadership/clinical management position
- Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Staff and resource management experience
- Experience of introducing change to clinical environment
- Report writing skills and experience
- Budget management experience
Desirable
- Coaching / mentoring experience/ skills
- Understanding of specialist area
Aptitudes and Skills
Essential
- Excellent high level leadership skills
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison, and negotiation skills.
- Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Professional role model
- Inspirational leader
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to work under pressure
- Assertive yet approachable
- Personal drive and initiative
- Able to work independently and meet tight deadlines
- Ability to think strategically
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).
