Deputy Chief Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

• To lead the strategic development of practice to improve patient outcomes

• Responsibility for setting clear quality standards for practice

• To support the Chief Nurse in providing strong quality/clinical governance leadership, ensuring the Trust

• To provide high quality services and is fully compliant with all regulatory frameworks

• To provide professional senior multi-disciplinary leadership and advice across the Trust

• Lead the strategic development and implementation of workforce transformation and safe staffing levels

• To deputise for the Chief Nurse in internal and external forums as required

• To provide strategic leadership for Senior Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health professional to drive forward non-medical education and research

• Line management responsibility for the Corporate Lead Nurses, Head of Safeguarding, Head of Infection Prevention & Control, Head of Clinical Effectiveness and Compliance, Associate Director, Senior Nurse for NMAHP Research, Chief Nursing Information Officer and Assistant Director of Patient safety & Quality

• Professional leadership responsibility for the Chief Nursing Projects Officer, Patient Flow Lead, Lead Cancer Nurse and the Head of Midwifery

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Midwife on the NMC register
• Post graduate qualification to Masters level or equivalent experience
• Relevant management and/or leadership qualification at degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of personal development

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of Nursing & Midwifery acquired through significant experience in a Senior clinical role
• Demonstrable experience of the ability to work autonomously, initiating and organising workloads, delegating appropriately, responding to changing priorities and meeting tight deadlines
• Detailed understanding of priorities for Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs to enhance patient outcomes and staff well-being
• Demonstrates experience of working effectively under pressure and demonstrate resilience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Strong transformational leadership skills with the ability to adapt
• Strong strategic thinking and visioning skills
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to communicate on highly complex matters, highly sensitive matters and very difficult situations at every level and external to the organisation
• Ability to work autonomously and make sound judgements in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from senior colleagues and managing the consequences of decisions made
• Ability to establish credibility with external parties, clinical divisions, finance teams and board members.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)