Job summary
Hello my name is Giuseppe Labriola, and I am the Deputy Chief Nurse at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. This is a role that I am enormously proud to hold and an organisation I am enormously proud to work in.
I am now looking to build our corporate nursing team and as such I am excited to recruit to this key role of Lead Professional Advocate for the organisation, to join me, and my existing team.
We have a well established team of PNA's and PMA's with an ambitious strategy in development. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we welcome our first cohort of Allied Health Professional's to complete the A-EQUIP programme therefore providing a full professional advocate service to nurses, midwives and allied health professionals across the organisation.
Main duties of the job
I am looking for an exceptional, inspirational, dynamic and highly experienced senior nurse or midwife whose role is key to support the implementation of the A-EQUIP model and lead our Professional Nurse/Professional Midwifery Advocate service across the organisation. This will include working across the Integrated Care System, East of England region and nationally, strategically implementing the programme for the organisation improving our staff experience of working within the organisation.
You will have an in-depth expert knowledge in quality improvement, clinical/and or system transformation and assurance. You will be required to negotiate, problem solve, think strategically and be able to build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
You will also hold a corporate portfolio on my behalf and will lead this across the organisation. This role will provide the opportunity to learn, grow and achieve your professional ambitions.
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
I am passionate about and committed to developing you in your role and supporting you to progress in your career and as such, I expect that to be your career aspiration. You will get the opportunity to shadow and develop within the organisation and together, we will arrange a professional development plan when you commence in post.
You will be supported within your role by the senior leadership team and personal and professional growth is encouraged. You will be encouraged and supported to participate in the ICS and East of England region which is a fantastic opportunity for development.
This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust as we are planning for our brand new state of the art hospital in 2030 and the development and implementation of our new electronic patient record by October 2024.
Your personal attributes will include a compassionate leadership style, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing and negotiating skills, alignment to the Trust core values, and the ability to gain the trust and respect of colleagues and stakeholders.
I would welcome and very much encourage an informal discussion about the role, please contact me Giuseppe Labriola, Deputy Chief Nurse via e-mail: Giuseppe.labriola@nhs.net or on 01279 978095
I really look forward to speaking with you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
I am passionate about and committed to developing you in your role and supporting you to progress in your career and as such, I expect that to be your career aspiration. You will get the opportunity to shadow and develop within the organisation and together, we will arrange a professional development plan when you commence in post.
You will be supported within your role by the senior leadership team and personal and professional growth is encouraged. You will be encouraged and supported to participate in the ICS and East of England region which is a fantastic opportunity for development.
This is a hugely exciting time for the Trust as we are planning for our brand new state of the art hospital in 2030 and the development and implementation of our new electronic patient record by October 2024.
Your personal attributes will include a compassionate leadership style, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong influencing and negotiating skills, alignment to the Trust core values, and the ability to gain the trust and respect of colleagues and stakeholders.
I would welcome and very much encourage an informal discussion about the role, please contact me Giuseppe Labriola, Deputy Chief Nurse via e-mail: Giuseppe.labriola@nhs.net or on 01279 978095
I really look forward to speaking with you.
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
- Educated to Masters or willingness to undertake
- Completed Professional Nurse/Midwife Advocate Training Programme
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification such as practice assessor or mentorship
- Previous Supervisor of Midwives
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the role of the Professional Nurse/Midwife Advocate within the context of national governance policies and procedures
- Evidence of implementation of QI methodology.
- Demonstrate interest and commitment to the professional development of others
- Experience of leading and delivering change through others
- Experience in report writing and presenting information in a range of ways
- Evidence of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
Desirable
- Able to shape and implement a vision for future service development
- Evidence of effective team working to deliver and improve services.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a level of personal confidence necessary to overcome barriers
- Ability to critically analyse complex information and evaluate a range of options to identify service improvements
- Ability to adapt personal style in order to influence others and gain support for ideas.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Highly self-motivated - possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do better things, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target
- Flexibility - able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
- Patient experience - committed to ensuring positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives / carers
- Able to balance own plans and priorities with those of the service and other team members
Desirable
- Behaves in an open, ethical and professional manner
- Exhibits energy and resilience to drive through results
Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse/Registered Midwife
- Educated to Masters or willingness to undertake
- Completed Professional Nurse/Midwife Advocate Training Programme
Desirable
- Teaching Qualification such as practice assessor or mentorship
- Previous Supervisor of Midwives
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate understanding of the role of the Professional Nurse/Midwife Advocate within the context of national governance policies and procedures
- Evidence of implementation of QI methodology.
- Demonstrate interest and commitment to the professional development of others
- Experience of leading and delivering change through others
- Experience in report writing and presenting information in a range of ways
- Evidence of working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
Desirable
- Able to shape and implement a vision for future service development
- Evidence of effective team working to deliver and improve services.
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a level of personal confidence necessary to overcome barriers
- Ability to critically analyse complex information and evaluate a range of options to identify service improvements
- Ability to adapt personal style in order to influence others and gain support for ideas.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Highly self-motivated - possesses high internal work standards, sets themselves and helps others to set attainable goals; wants to do better things, to improve, to be more effective and efficient; measure progress against target
- Flexibility - able to adapt to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing situations and environments
- Patient experience - committed to ensuring positive hospital experience for patients and their relatives / carers
- Able to balance own plans and priorities with those of the service and other team members
Desirable
- Behaves in an open, ethical and professional manner
- Exhibits energy and resilience to drive through results
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).
