Head of Nursing for Theatres and Anaesthetics

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the professional leadership of nursing services within the directorate, including devising, implementing, and reviewing strategies for the development of clinical practice, education, and management and quality issues.

To provide clear clinical leadership to the directorate, ensuring that all professional standards are appropriately managed and developed and they are therefore efficient, engaged and highly motivated.

To be visible in clinical practice, ensuring that time is spent working with the clinical team in the areas of responsibility.

To provide management, leadership and direction to the Lead Nurses in the directorate and ensure that nursing staff comply with the objectives set out in the Trusts strategy.

Lead on the objectives outlined in the Trusts Nursing Strategy.

With the General Manager and relevant leads, ensure systems are in place to provide professional development through the appraisal system.

To develop leadership capability at all levels through role modelling.

To participate in career and succession planning and lead on the future development of the senior nursing staff within the directorate and corporately, working closely with the Chief Nurse.

To participate as a key member of the Trusts Senior Nursing team, providing advice and support to registered nurses and support staff within the organisation.

Develop external networks to learn and share from others and apply the learning to their practice.

To work with the directorate and divisional management team to develop a culture that continually improves quality.

Lead on the development of a safety culture within Theatres that aligns with the requirements of national safety initiatives including the national patient safety strategy and the WHO safety checklist.

To ensure processes and systems are in place to monitor and improve quality across clinical areas.

To undertake trend analyses of all complaints, litigation, incidents and complaints and PALSdata.

Attend and participate in the relevant quality committees

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current professional registration (NMC/HCPC)
• First Level Degree relevant to healthcare
• Master's degree or equivalent
• Teaching/mentoring qualification
• Leadership or management programme/qualification

Desirable

• PG Cert: Clinical Ophthalmic Practice or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience in theatre practice and/or management at band 8a or above
• Proven experience of staff management, employment issues
• Evidence of managing complex resource issues (human and financial) and budget management responsibilities
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Experience of developing and leading in Clinical audit and research
• Experience of patient involvement and improving patient experience
• Experience of complaints management and resolution

Desirable

• Experience of working in an ophthalmic unit.
• Experience of working in an ophthalmology theatre environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Good insight in to current and professional issues
• Local and national health policy and the wider health economy

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

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

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