Head of Nursing for Patient Flow and Integrated Discharge

Job responsibilities

Responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the site and patient flow at St Richard's Hospital and deputising for the Hospital Director of Nursing as appropriate.

Coordination of patient services to the hospital 24/7 and working with Integrated Care System partners to ensure safe and timely patient discharge.

To develop and implement collaborative ways of working in managing patient flow from admission to discharge in a safe, efficient, and coordinated manner across all areas.

Full details can be found on the attached Job description.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional
• Masters level education or equivalent experience
• Evidence of Continuous professional development
• Significant post graduate experience within the speciality, supported by evidence of post graduate learning and experience, and its application to clinical practice.
• To demonstrate a vision for successfully working collaboratively with senior colleagues across a multi-disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries

Desirable

• Substantial relevant post- registration experience at a senior level.
• Recognised teaching/ mentorship course

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working successfully working collaboratively with senior colleagues across a multi-disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries
• Previous experience of leadership and management in a relevant senior nurse/senior therapist role ideally within an Acute NHS Trust
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Excellent and developed leadership skills with the ability to successfully manage inter departmental, division and external partner relationships.
• Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• Proven experience of audit, benchmarking or research and the ability to use results to inform change and development.
• Ability to understand, interpret, produce and explain data and reports.
• Ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially.
• Ability to concentrate and provide a high degree of accuracy.
• Evidence of experience in coordinating and chairing meetings and recording accurate notes.
• Commitment to promote Equality & Diversity in the workplace and in the development and delivery of the service.

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate possession of excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the ability to use them to motivate, support and develop staff
• Patient and staff focused
• Evidence of strong performance management skills

People Management and Development

Essential

• Previous experience of leadership and management in a relevant senior nurse/senior therapist role ideally within an Acute NHS Trust
• Ability to competently apply operational and HR Trust policies and procedures
• Ability to apply a range of management styles, particularly coaching
• Demonstrable delivery in managing patient flow from admission to discharge, including complex discharge knowledge.
• Understanding of service improvement and successful achievement against key deliverables in patient experience and safety agendas
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise effectively in the face of competing demands.
• A proven ability of working with a diverse range of stakeholders, including external partners and a successful track record of influence, engagement and change process.
• Flexibility to look beyond existing structures ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
• Able to work autonomously to manage safety and infection control investigations
• Aware of the feedback structure and liaison with senior management team. Guided by general health, organisational or broad occupational policies and would require to establish how these are interpreted.

Desirable

• Substantial relevant post- registration experience at a senior level.
• Understanding of the local health economy

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential

• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)

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

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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).