Job summary
A very exciting new opportunity has arisen at Evelina London Children's Hospital (ELCH) for an ambitious Deputy Director of Nursing Evelina London and Head of Nursing in the Cardio-respiratory and Paediatric Intensive Care Directorate (CRIC) at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. This is a new key role as part of Director of Nursing Team and the Directorate Management Team (DMT) triumvirate.
We are merging and developing the services including those at The Royal Brompton and Harefield service which are already merged, to facilitate the move to the St Thomas' site and we are also going to be having the Royal Marsden Children's Primary Treatment centre.
Main duties of the job
There is a clear vision and transformation plan to enact to support this with nursing being a significant contributor and guide to implement the many developments envisaged in the Clinical Group and for CRIC services to be co located and to develop cohesive teams to form a new vibrant culture. You will from the outset, be responsible for nurse staffing across all services to deliver excellent nursing care to children and families. You will have specific responsibilities both in the Clinical Group and the DMT for promoting excellent nursing care and an important contribution to clinical care, professional practice, and effective management and delivery of the clinical group plan for all services and specifically the transformation plan in CRIC.
You will need to have a strong commitment to high standards of patient care, safety and quality and to support innovation and transformation, and to contribute to sound financial practice to promote stability and growth.
We are seeking candidates who are Registered Nurses with significant experience of leadership at a senior level to work not just within the DMT, but also as an active member of the Director of Nursing team for the Clinical Group working with the other directorates and across the trust as a senior nurse. You will report operationally to the Clinical Director and operationally and professionally to the Director of Nursing as the Deputy.
About us
We exist to care for children and women within the clinical group when they need our services and we have a long-standing tradition of providing children's care, locally, to the South East region, nationally and internationally. We are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate strong leadership skills, enthusiastic, self-motivated and authentic and is influential at all levels and self-motivated with strong leadership skills and a professional approach that demonstrates our Trust's vision and values. You will need to be able to develop positive partnerships with staff which are fruitful for these services we provide and you can provide a significant track record of achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you believe you have the drive, passion and experience necessary to take on this role, please contact;
Janet Powell - Director of Nursing - Janet.Powell@gstt.nhs.uk 07918338839
Marilyn McDougall - Clinical Director - CRIC marilyn.mcdougall@gstt.nhs.uk 07789551027
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you believe you have the drive, passion and experience necessary to take on this role, please contact;
Janet Powell - Director of Nursing - Janet.Powell@gstt.nhs.uk 07918338839
Marilyn McDougall - Clinical Director - CRIC marilyn.mcdougall@gstt.nhs.uk 07789551027
Person Specification
Qualifications / Experience
Essential
- Relevant Masters degree or equivalent level experience.
- Will have practiced and can demonstrate continuous progression in a leadership position and be able to demonstrate leadership expertise, skill and ability
- Registered Children's nurse on the NMC register
- Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective healthcare services as a senior nurse in a large, complex healthcare environment including staff management, financial management and change management.
- 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
- An extensive understanding or willingness to understand Cardio respiratory and intensive care services.
- Evidence of delivering successful strategic and operational management of the nursing workforce where Evelina London patients are cared for.
- Clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality of service delivery; including business case preparation, service initiation, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of outcome and output measures, where appropriate.
Professional Leadership
Essential
- Able to articulate a clear vision for nursing which will enable the Directorate to meet all of its objectives.
- A strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of nursing care.
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces and the role and contribution nurses can make.
Service delivery with multiprofessional teams
Essential
- Significant experience of managing a complex workforce.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives
- Experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents
- Demonstrable success in delivering a safe site for patients, by establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, reporting by exception and giving feedback
- A strong track record of managing risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces.
Desirable
- Proven track record of managing complex workforce issues
Previous experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post- registration experience of working as a Senior Nurse.
- Experience of delivering change and improvement management both personally and as a facilitator
- Ability to clinically influence and lead staff Proven experience of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
Skills and ability
Essential
- Demonstrate a collaborative and strong leadership style,
- Excellent interpersonal skills Lead with authority and kindness able to successfully foster and manage inter-relationships between many teams
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
- Experience and ability to demonstrate understanding of large budgets and budgetary management skills
- A proven track record of creating a common purpose and instilling organisational values and behaviours that promotes a corporate vision.
- Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills: able to forecast, plan, develop and manage the site on a daily basis.
- Proven ability to foster an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision
- An ability to overcome resistance and influence outcomes by utilising highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- 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.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Personal qualities
Essential
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- A credible visible Nurse leader.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Experience
Essential
- Relevant Masters degree or equivalent level experience.
- Will have practiced and can demonstrate continuous progression in a leadership position and be able to demonstrate leadership expertise, skill and ability
- Registered Children's nurse on the NMC register
- Demonstrate a successful track record of delivering effective healthcare services as a senior nurse in a large, complex healthcare environment including staff management, financial management and change management.
- 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
- An extensive understanding or willingness to understand Cardio respiratory and intensive care services.
- Evidence of delivering successful strategic and operational management of the nursing workforce where Evelina London patients are cared for.
- Clearly demonstrating improvement in the quality of service delivery; including business case preparation, service initiation, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of outcome and output measures, where appropriate.
Professional Leadership
Essential
- Able to articulate a clear vision for nursing which will enable the Directorate to meet all of its objectives.
- A strong track record of managing complexity and risk whilst maintaining high standards of nursing care.
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces and the role and contribution nurses can make.
Service delivery with multiprofessional teams
Essential
- Significant experience of managing a complex workforce.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives
- Experience in analysing and resolving complex complaints and incidents
- Demonstrable success in delivering a safe site for patients, by establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, reporting by exception and giving feedback
- A strong track record of managing risk whilst maintaining high standards of service delivery
- A comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces.
Desirable
- Proven track record of managing complex workforce issues
Previous experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post- registration experience of working as a Senior Nurse.
- Experience of delivering change and improvement management both personally and as a facilitator
- Ability to clinically influence and lead staff Proven experience of management / leadership skills and autonomous practice
Skills and ability
Essential
- Demonstrate a collaborative and strong leadership style,
- Excellent interpersonal skills Lead with authority and kindness able to successfully foster and manage inter-relationships between many teams
- Highly effective verbal and written communication skills
- Experience and ability to demonstrate understanding of large budgets and budgetary management skills
- A proven track record of creating a common purpose and instilling organisational values and behaviours that promotes a corporate vision.
- Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills: able to forecast, plan, develop and manage the site on a daily basis.
- Proven ability to foster an organisational culture that is positive about change and committed to delivery of the strategic vision
- An ability to overcome resistance and influence outcomes by utilising highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- 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.
- Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working
Personal qualities
Essential
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.
- A credible visible Nurse leader.
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).
