Job summary
We are looking to recruit an exceptional nurse leader who understands and celebrates the diversity of our local patient and staff populations. We are keen to hear from senior nurses who have a growth mindset, who choose to see that there's always a solution to a defined problem, and have the skills to coach for improvement and motivate the individuals and teams around them to perform at a highest level.
The portfolio of the post holder will include the Emergency Care and Medicine division at Newham University Hospital including supporting the core nursing and governance functions across the entire division.
The successful candidate will benefit from being part of dynamic directorate and divisional leadership team and an organisation that has firmly established itself as a value-based organisation on a journey to receive a CQC rating of good and outstanding.
Informal contact/visit welcomed
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Associate Director of Nursing is a key member of the divisional and hospital senior nursing team with specific responsibility for ensuring the delivery of safe & compassionate care within the division. This will include risk management, ensuring professional standards, leadership, appropriate planning implementations, monitoring and review mechanisms are in place which develop high quality patient driven services within the available resources.
The Deputy Associate Director of Nursing will work with the divisional and directorate team to provide strategic leadership, ensure that there are appropriate systems and processes within the Division to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care and drive forward the service improvement agenda to achieve quality, safety and efficiency gains.
Specifically, the DADoN for the Division will:o Formally deputise for the ADoNo Support with the day-to-day responsibility and accountability for the nursing and governance services delivered by the divisiono Support PSIRF deliveryo Develop and implement plans to deliver the relevant Trust objectives as requiredWe are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oAcute operational nursing leadership experience at 8b or above
- oEvidence of managerial responsibilities and operational experience in an acute setting
- oAbility to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- oExperience in the supervision and management of staff
- oExperience in complex employment related issues
- oExperience of using acuity tools and triangulation of data to review and ensure safe skill mix
- oEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment
- oExperience of managing a budget
- oExperience of applying PSIRF methodology
Desirable
- Experience of managing other staff groups
- Managing a cross site, complex function
- Experience of SLAs and contractual working
- Manager on-call
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this
- oTeam building and working skills - able to lead a team to achieve results
- oUnderstanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- oProblem solving skills - able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
- oKnowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit alongside a working knowledge of clinical governance and its implementation
- oAbility to influence and facilitate MDT working
Desirable
- oTo have experience of setting up a new service
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oFirst Level registered nurse
- oMasters level education MSc or equivalent in related subject
- oEvidence of continuing personal development
- oEvidence of leadership/management development
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oAcute operational nursing leadership experience at 8b or above
- oEvidence of managerial responsibilities and operational experience in an acute setting
- oAbility to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- oExperience in the supervision and management of staff
- oExperience in complex employment related issues
- oExperience of using acuity tools and triangulation of data to review and ensure safe skill mix
- oEvidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment
- oExperience of managing a budget
- oExperience of applying PSIRF methodology
Desirable
- Experience of managing other staff groups
- Managing a cross site, complex function
- Experience of SLAs and contractual working
- Manager on-call
Skills
Essential
- oAbility to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this
- oTeam building and working skills - able to lead a team to achieve results
- oUnderstanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
- oProblem solving skills - able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
- oKnowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit alongside a working knowledge of clinical governance and its implementation
- oAbility to influence and facilitate MDT working
Desirable
- oTo have experience of setting up a new service
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- oFirst Level registered nurse
- oMasters level education MSc or equivalent in related subject
- oEvidence of continuing personal development
- oEvidence of leadership/management development
Desirable
- Management/Leadership qualification
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).
