Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated senior nurse who wishes to progress their career within a forward-thinking directorate, clinical group, and organisation.
Integrated Local Services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
The post holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Nursing and working in partnership with colleagues in the directorate management team (including the other Head of Nursing post) to ensure the directorate delivers on its objectives across a range of clinical services. They are responsible for providing the directorate nursing leadership on a range ofinitiatives and will deputise for the Deputy Director of Nursing as required.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Nursing provides strategic, professional and operational nursing leadership across the Directorate through effective role modelling. The post holder is accountable for delivery of timely, safe, high quality, cost effective nursing patient care within budget constraints. They provide strong leadership to enable services to respond effectively to the challenges it will face whilst providing efficient clinical services and sustained improvements.
As a member of the Senior Nursing Team, the post holder will also be responsible for delivering on Directorate and Clinical Group nursing initiatives. The Head of Nursing also plays an important role within the KHP Clinical Academic Groups, forming part of the leadership executive team they are expected to identify and implement a strategy for nursing practice, research and education as well as contribute to other CAG developments.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts.Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Head of Nursing works as a full member of the Directorate Management Team, led by the Clinical Director. The post holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Nursing to ensure the Directorate delivers on all objectives across a range of services. They are responsible for providing leadership on a range of issues and initiatives.
- The post holder will work as part of the directorate management team management with responsibility for ensuring that quality, performance and service standards and cost are an integral part of and inform decision making.
- In partnership with the Deputy Director of Nursing, Clinical Director, Head of Nursing (Other post) Deputy Chief Allied Health Professional and General Manager, provide leadership to all Directorate staff, ensuring clear communication of Trust and Directorate values, vision, priorities and expectations to ensure the engagement of teams to deliver services of the highest quality.
- The post holder will have management responsibility for nursing staff in the Directorate.
- The Head of Nursing will have direct managerial responsibility for senior nursing and matron roles, supporting them in their delivery of responsibilities within their respective service lines, working in association with their service line management teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Head of Nursing works as a full member of the Directorate Management Team, led by the Clinical Director. The post holder is accountable to the Deputy Director of Nursing to ensure the Directorate delivers on all objectives across a range of services. They are responsible for providing leadership on a range of issues and initiatives.
- The post holder will work as part of the directorate management team management with responsibility for ensuring that quality, performance and service standards and cost are an integral part of and inform decision making.
- In partnership with the Deputy Director of Nursing, Clinical Director, Head of Nursing (Other post) Deputy Chief Allied Health Professional and General Manager, provide leadership to all Directorate staff, ensuring clear communication of Trust and Directorate values, vision, priorities and expectations to ensure the engagement of teams to deliver services of the highest quality.
- The post holder will have management responsibility for nursing staff in the Directorate.
- The Head of Nursing will have direct managerial responsibility for senior nursing and matron roles, supporting them in their delivery of responsibilities within their respective service lines, working in association with their service line management teams.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective nursing services as a senior nurse/manager, including staff management, financial management and change management.
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
- Experience of managing a large, complex professional workforce and associated budgets.
- Evidence of delivering operational performance across a range of non professional services
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
Desirable
- Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives.
Skills and ability
Essential
- Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority; able to successfully foster and manage interrelationships between own unit and other Directorates.
- Demonstrated competencies to analyse and synthesize complex and diverse performance information
- Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills; able to forecast, plan, develop and manage unity capability in line with business plan and organisational vision.
- Proven ability to foster an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision.
- Proven ability to manage change effectively within an operational environment, building engagement and involvement and rewarding innovation.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- A proven credible and influential communicator with excellent networking and negotiating skills.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement.
Desirable
- Experience presenting at national and/or international conferences or meetings
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective nursing services as a senior nurse/manager, including staff management, financial management and change management.
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
- Experience of managing a large, complex professional workforce and associated budgets.
- Evidence of delivering operational performance across a range of non professional services
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
Desirable
- Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives.
Skills and ability
Essential
- Strong leadership, interpersonal skills and authority; able to successfully foster and manage interrelationships between own unit and other Directorates.
- Demonstrated competencies to analyse and synthesize complex and diverse performance information
- Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills; able to forecast, plan, develop and manage unity capability in line with business plan and organisational vision.
- Proven ability to foster an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision.
- Proven ability to manage change effectively within an operational environment, building engagement and involvement and rewarding innovation.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- A proven credible and influential communicator with excellent networking and negotiating skills.
- Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement.
Desirable
- Experience presenting at national and/or international conferences or meetings
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).
