Job summary
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer
Division: Corporate
Care Group: Nursing
Band: 9
Salary: £93,735 - £108,075 per annum/pro rata
Interview date: Week commencing 17th October 2022
Medway NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a Deputy Chief Nursing Officer to support the Chief Nursing & Quality Officer in leading the Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professionals and the Quality Governance team in delivering the highest standards of care and experience to our patients and their carers within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will be an experienced Registered Nurse, with proven skills in working in senior positions in healthcare who can demonstrate a passionate commitment to ensuring high quality care. Excellent patient experience and professional leadership will be ideally suited to this role.
The successful candidate will take the lead on the development and implementation of the nursing strategy 2020 - 2023, engaging with nursing and midwifery staff at all levels across the organisation, and liaising with external partners, where appropriate, in its development.
As Deputy Chief Nurse, you will provide expert professional advice to a wide range of staff, develop strategy and implement policy and measure outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing and midwifery practice as well as deputise for the Chief Nursing & Quality Officer across a range of functions and meetings and during periods of leave/absence.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within the NHS it is important to be are aware that there will be a legal requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the 1st April 2022. This is applicable for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas
The post holder will possess excellent communication skills along with visible, dynamic and inspirational leadership, enabling the nursing, AHP and midwifery workforce to deliver safe and high quality standards of care.
You will work collaboratively with divisional teams in the delivery of relevant national and local strategies/policies to maximise the impact on the patient/carer experience.
Develop key strategies to improve patient outcomes, developing a culture of person-centred care and professional practice
Lead the development and implementation of the nursing strategy 2020 2023 and provide liaison with external partners, where appropriate, in its development
Work collaboratively with Divisional Teams in the delivery of relevant national and local strategies/policies to maximise the impact on the patient/carer experience
Deputise for the Chief Nurse across a range of functions and meetings (internal and external) and during periods of leave/absence
Develop and implement policy and measure outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing and midwifery practice
Provide expert professional advice to a wide range of staff and leadership and manage performance of staff under remit
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within the NHS it is important to be are aware that there will be a legal requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by the 1st April 2022. This is applicable for all patient facing roles and roles within patient facing areas
The post holder will possess excellent communication skills along with visible, dynamic and inspirational leadership, enabling the nursing, AHP and midwifery workforce to deliver safe and high quality standards of care.
You will work collaboratively with divisional teams in the delivery of relevant national and local strategies/policies to maximise the impact on the patient/carer experience.
Develop key strategies to improve patient outcomes, developing a culture of person-centred care and professional practice
Lead the development and implementation of the nursing strategy 2020 2023 and provide liaison with external partners, where appropriate, in its development
Work collaboratively with Divisional Teams in the delivery of relevant national and local strategies/policies to maximise the impact on the patient/carer experience
Deputise for the Chief Nurse across a range of functions and meetings (internal and external) and during periods of leave/absence
Develop and implement policy and measure outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing and midwifery practice
Provide expert professional advice to a wide range of staff and leadership and manage performance of staff under remit
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- NMC registered Nurse/Midwife
- Evidence of further specialist leadership and management training
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers. (Performance Management, operating Framework, capacity planning, payment by results, quality and safety agenda, independent sector development and Foundation Trust issues)
- Knowledge of the governance and regulatory agenda and role of Care Quality Commission and NHSI/E
- Knowledge of finance & HR Policies and Procedures in the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior nurse management role including substantial recent experience in an acute setting
- Experience of successfully leading a clinical team evidenced by outcomes
- Experience in implementing innovative clinically led services
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable ability in strategic planning
- Demonstrable ability in inter-agency communication and negotiation; including collaborative working
- Demonstrable ability in implementing change and evaluation (in complex and changing environments to deliver sustainable services)
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- NMC registered Nurse/Midwife
- Evidence of further specialist leadership and management training
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of NHS system reform policy and other key policy drivers. (Performance Management, operating Framework, capacity planning, payment by results, quality and safety agenda, independent sector development and Foundation Trust issues)
- Knowledge of the governance and regulatory agenda and role of Care Quality Commission and NHSI/E
- Knowledge of finance & HR Policies and Procedures in the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior nurse management role including substantial recent experience in an acute setting
- Experience of successfully leading a clinical team evidenced by outcomes
- Experience in implementing innovative clinically led services
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrable ability in strategic planning
- Demonstrable ability in inter-agency communication and negotiation; including collaborative working
- Demonstrable ability in implementing change and evaluation (in complex and changing environments to deliver sustainable services)
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a 'can do' attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome
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
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).
