Job summary
Deputy Chief Nurse - Band 9 - 6 month secondment/fixed term opportunity
Are you an inspiring and high performing senior nurse who is committed to improving the patient and staff experience, clinical outcomes and safety? Reporting directly to the Chief Nurse, you will deliver on a range of corporate responsibilities across the Trust.
You will be responsible for the line management of the corporate heads of nursing, ensuring that systems are in place to meet the Trust's regulatory responsibilities, and monitor and drive improvement in patient safety and experience, with the relevant service leads. The postholder will provide professional support and leadership for nursing, midwifery and AHP services, with the Divisional Directors of Nursing. You will take a lead role in setting and maintaining standards of patient care and positive staff experience across the Epsom and St Heliers, embracing and promoting an inclusive culture.
The postholder will, with the chief nurse and nursing and midwifery leadership team take a key role in the development and delivery of the strategy for nursing, midwifery and AHP. This will include the development and delivery of clinical and professional standards and the development of leadership capacity within nursing and midwifery.
If this sounds like the role you have been looking for, we would love to hear from you and you can contact Lynn Allen to arrange an informal discussion on lynn.allen @nhs.net
Interviews: w/c 20th December 2023
Main duties of the job
On behalf of the Chief Nursing Office and in conjunction with the Clinical Governance and Quality team, the post holder will be responsible and accountable for developing, implementing and evaluating quality improvement, patient and risk strategies. You will ensure that high quality, safe patient centred services meet the expectations of patients/carers and the public, and the current and future business of the Trust.The post holder will also support the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer in providing improvement strategies and leadership for all aspects of quality improvement, patient safety and risk across the Trust.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group (gesh) is a group of hospitals and community services in South West London and Surrey. We came together to form a group in early 2022 and we are now one of the largest NHS organisations in England with 17,000 staff caring a combined population of 1.8 million people each year.
For over a year our communications teams have been working closer together under the leadership of a single group communications director, sharing our expertise, skills and resources while providing a more resilient and dynamic communications and engagement function for our staff, patients, and communities.
By working together, our integrated campaigns have led to a fall in attendances to emergency departments, higher levels of staff engagement with colleagues taking part in our monthly events and record-breaking attendances at public meetings. We retain a high profile in the media with our staff regularly featured on broadcast, in print and online national news. We have a growing public affairs function and we are developing how we communicate with and listen to our communities
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as a high profile, visible leader for nurses and other professional groups. Challenge, influence and develop nursing teams utilising shared governance to continuously improve standards. Demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of National, Trust and Divisional work streams and priorities to facilitate clear management leadership, direction and delivery. Coach Professional Nursing, Midwifery and AHP staff as required in leadership, management and service delivery within a safe and efficient environment. (e.g., how to optimise use of resources against acuity models, effective practice development Provide leadership and direction to professional staff and in collaboration with the Chief Nurse, Joint Deputy and DDNSs ensuring that nursing staff comply with Trust standards Provide professional development through the appraisal system Develop leadership, capabilities and attitudes at all levels, as exemplified by senior staff Play an active role in career and succession planning and lead on the future direction for the development of the Trust senior nursing staff Provide a professional nursing perspective on corrective plans where necessary; Ensure effective action is taken where nursing performance is at risk of falling below expected levels (e.g., coaching nurses and developing corrective plans). Work with the JCN, DDNs to strategically oversee and monitor, good recruitment, performance management, personal development and communications practice Develop career progression and succession planning arrangements that enable staff to move between the separate departments, specialities and wards and supports the cross organisational workforce planning.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Act as a high profile, visible leader for nurses and other professional groups. Challenge, influence and develop nursing teams utilising shared governance to continuously improve standards. Demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of National, Trust and Divisional work streams and priorities to facilitate clear management leadership, direction and delivery. Coach Professional Nursing, Midwifery and AHP staff as required in leadership, management and service delivery within a safe and efficient environment. (e.g., how to optimise use of resources against acuity models, effective practice development Provide leadership and direction to professional staff and in collaboration with the Chief Nurse, Joint Deputy and DDNSs ensuring that nursing staff comply with Trust standards Provide professional development through the appraisal system Develop leadership, capabilities and attitudes at all levels, as exemplified by senior staff Play an active role in career and succession planning and lead on the future direction for the development of the Trust senior nursing staff Provide a professional nursing perspective on corrective plans where necessary; Ensure effective action is taken where nursing performance is at risk of falling below expected levels (e.g., coaching nurses and developing corrective plans). Work with the JCN, DDNs to strategically oversee and monitor, good recruitment, performance management, personal development and communications practice Develop career progression and succession planning arrangements that enable staff to move between the separate departments, specialities and wards and supports the cross organisational workforce planning.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Extensive experience at Senior Nurse/Midwife level in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Relevant Masters or Equivalent
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of improving patient experience
Desirable
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- Extensive experience at Senior Nurse/Midwife level in a variety of settings
Desirable
- Relevant Masters or Equivalent
Essential
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of improving patient experience
Desirable
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
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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).
