Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic individual who is passionate about leadership development to join the Deputy Chief Nurse team at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
As the lead for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) leadership development, you will play a key role in the overall development of a career framework for nursing, midwifery and AHPs. This will include the design, implementation, management and evaluation of leadership educational activities and programmes to meet our key objectives aligned to the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy.
You will have a proven track record in project management and stakeholder engagement.
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Amanda Small, Deputy Chief Nurse.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, you will play a key role in the overall development of a career framework for nursing, midwifery and AHPs (NMAHPs). This will include the design, implementation, management and evaluation of leadership educational activities and programmes for NMAHPs to meet our key objectives aligned to the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy.You will be expected to develop, lead and facilitate Trust-wide leadership development programmes for identified groups of NMAHPs to support the development of existing and future leaders.You will be required to undertake regular quality assurance reviews to assess the impact of leadership education for NMAHPs and provide comprehensive performance reports to ensure that activities/programmes are aligned to the NMAHP strategy priorities.You will work with the trusts organisational and development team to develop a map of talent within the NMAHP workforces and a succession plan for leaders.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values ofTogether - Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 25th March 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 12th April 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 25th March 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 12th April 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in relevant subject area or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
Desirable
- To be certified PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent project management experience
- Relevant education qualification (PG Cert) or equivalent experience at a senior level
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading leadership activities/programmes
- Demonstrable leadership experience and significant management experience at a senior level
- Demonstrable experience in a business/project/senior programme manager/educator role
- Significant experience of managing, supervising, developing and motivating staff in a team context
- Experience in extracting, analysing and presenting complex information in simple terms to range of stakeholders
- Experience of cross-boundary/inter-professional working
- Experience of writing and presenting reports at all levels including Board level
- Experience of working within an education environment
- Experience of providing effective coaching for individual
Desirable
- Recent NHS experience
- Coaching qualifications experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to analyse and present highly complex information using a range of Office applications
- Adaptable and the ability to work flexibility dependent on circumstances
- Facilitation of presentations and team exercises
- To promote and demonstrate commitment to our values and behaviours
- Demonstrable commitment to Health and Safety, Information Governance and Data Protection Policies
- Understanding and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities as an employee and as a provider of service to the public
- Demonstrable commitment to personal and career development with maintenance of a personal development plan
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Skilled in building relationships with senior roles
- Demonstrable networking skills and the ability to identify and engage key service stakeholders
- Lead and work as part of a team, taking all views into consideration
- Ability to embrace change and adapt plans to meet the needs of the Service/Trust
- Ability to reflect on own practice and learn from this
- Ability to work under own initiative, able to plan and prioritise own workload
- Shows consideration, discretion and sensitivity to others
- Capable of remaining calm and producing high quality work under pressure
- Ability to horizon scan and research developments in order to ensure that the Trust is a leader in its field
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's level in relevant subject area or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in a specialist area
Desirable
- To be certified PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent project management experience
- Relevant education qualification (PG Cert) or equivalent experience at a senior level
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading leadership activities/programmes
- Demonstrable leadership experience and significant management experience at a senior level
- Demonstrable experience in a business/project/senior programme manager/educator role
- Significant experience of managing, supervising, developing and motivating staff in a team context
- Experience in extracting, analysing and presenting complex information in simple terms to range of stakeholders
- Experience of cross-boundary/inter-professional working
- Experience of writing and presenting reports at all levels including Board level
- Experience of working within an education environment
- Experience of providing effective coaching for individual
Desirable
- Recent NHS experience
- Coaching qualifications experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to analyse and present highly complex information using a range of Office applications
- Adaptable and the ability to work flexibility dependent on circumstances
- Facilitation of presentations and team exercises
- To promote and demonstrate commitment to our values and behaviours
- Demonstrable commitment to Health and Safety, Information Governance and Data Protection Policies
- Understanding and demonstrable commitment to equal opportunities as an employee and as a provider of service to the public
- Demonstrable commitment to personal and career development with maintenance of a personal development plan
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Skilled in building relationships with senior roles
- Demonstrable networking skills and the ability to identify and engage key service stakeholders
- Lead and work as part of a team, taking all views into consideration
- Ability to embrace change and adapt plans to meet the needs of the Service/Trust
- Ability to reflect on own practice and learn from this
- Ability to work under own initiative, able to plan and prioritise own workload
- Shows consideration, discretion and sensitivity to others
- Capable of remaining calm and producing high quality work under pressure
- Ability to horizon scan and research developments in order to ensure that the Trust is a leader in its field
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrooke's Hospital - Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)