Job summary
The Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Head of Nursing will take ultimate accountability for excellent nursing care within the SBU. They will provide operational nursing advice and expertise, leadership and management, ensuring the registered and unregistered nursing workforce delivers the highest standards of healthcare.
The Head of Nursing is a core member of the SBU's senior management team, and within this management team has absolute responsibility to ensure that all aspects of operational nursing is delivered to agreed high standards which will provide the best possible experience and outcome for service users across the SBU services.
Responsible to the SBU Managing Director and working collaboratively with the Clinical Director; professionally accountable to the Deputy Director of Nursing, this post supports the delivery of high quality service user centred care through the operational and strategic development of nurses and their professional practice.
Main duties of the job
As an integral member of the of the SBU senior management team the post-holder will support the development of governance structures that ensure learning from serious incident, other incidents and complaints are embedded in practice.
The post holder will work with minimal guidance, to support the strategic and business objectives for the SBU and the Trust. They will be required to use their own professional judgement, gained from extensive experience, and professional, clinical and managerial knowledge to interpret and address a wide variety of operational nursing issues. Accountable and responsible for providing the operational leadership of the registered and non-registered nursing work force of the SBU to ensure delivery of a properly resourced, capable, competent nursing work force to support the highest standards of healthcare.
About us
At HPFT we provide an exciting and forward-thinking work environment, where staff feel valued and supported to reach their full potential. We are proud to be one of the top five recommended NHS Trusts to work for, and hold a CQC rating of Outstanding, making us one of the highest-rated Mental Health Trusts in the country. What's more, you will also be able to enjoy an extensive range of trust-wide staff benefits including:
- 27 days annual leave on entry to NHS
- One of the best pension schemes in the UK
- Flexible working options
- Car leasing scheme
- Childcare discounts
- Wellbeing events and activities
- A 24-hour staff support helpline
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To hold overall responsibility for all nursing standards and quality of nursing care within the SBU
- To provide strategic and operational nursing input at a senior management level to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the SBUs senior management team so that effective, high quality, safe, recovery focused mental health service is delivered consistently across the services
- To provide professional leadership and direction to the SBU senior nurse managers, nurse consultants, clinical leads delivering in-patient care and community care in relation to evidence based mental health practice, and to represent the views of nurses in the strategic business unit locally and in Trust-wide forums
- To work with the Managing Director and Clinical Director to ensure that all services have a clear clinical model of care delivery, that staff understand their roles and inputs in relation to this, and that a system of agreed quality metrics is used to demonstrate efficacy of care delivery
- To work in close collaboration with Service Line Leads, Heads of Profession, and external agencies, contributing to the planning and delivery of high quality mental health services locally
- To develop the most effective care pathways for service users through collaboration with other professionals and key stakeholders, which are in line with the SBU clinical vision and agreed clinical models of service delivery model
For a full outline of role responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To hold overall responsibility for all nursing standards and quality of nursing care within the SBU
- To provide strategic and operational nursing input at a senior management level to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the SBUs senior management team so that effective, high quality, safe, recovery focused mental health service is delivered consistently across the services
- To provide professional leadership and direction to the SBU senior nurse managers, nurse consultants, clinical leads delivering in-patient care and community care in relation to evidence based mental health practice, and to represent the views of nurses in the strategic business unit locally and in Trust-wide forums
- To work with the Managing Director and Clinical Director to ensure that all services have a clear clinical model of care delivery, that staff understand their roles and inputs in relation to this, and that a system of agreed quality metrics is used to demonstrate efficacy of care delivery
- To work in close collaboration with Service Line Leads, Heads of Profession, and external agencies, contributing to the planning and delivery of high quality mental health services locally
- To develop the most effective care pathways for service users through collaboration with other professionals and key stakeholders, which are in line with the SBU clinical vision and agreed clinical models of service delivery model
For a full outline of role responsibilities please refer to the attached Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in a healthcare related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional & management development, showing a combination of short courses, structured self- study or formal management courses
- Registered Nurse
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a senior nursing post in complex mental health &/or learning disability setting
- Evidence of achievement of results across a broad range of outcomes whilst maintaining a service, service user focus & personal integrity at all times
- Extensive knowledge of service issues & X priorities facing mental health &/or learning disability services
- Highly developed leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient setting
- Experience of leading & facilitating change including service modernisation techniques
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Team player with a strong commitment to collaborative working
- Engenders confidence & credibility through the ability to build relationships with both internal & external stakeholders
Desirable
- Ability to forge relationships & influence across organisations & beyond boundaries
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to deliver contentious information to groups & reconciles views
GENERAL
Essential
- Integrity, honest & high ethical standards
- Proactive in supporting broader X organisational goals & other members of the team
- Adaptable to change & constantly striving to X improve & deliver high standards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level in a healthcare related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional & management development, showing a combination of short courses, structured self- study or formal management courses
- Registered Nurse
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a senior nursing post in complex mental health &/or learning disability setting
- Evidence of achievement of results across a broad range of outcomes whilst maintaining a service, service user focus & personal integrity at all times
- Extensive knowledge of service issues & X priorities facing mental health &/or learning disability services
- Highly developed leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute mental health inpatient setting
- Experience of leading & facilitating change including service modernisation techniques
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Essential
- Team player with a strong commitment to collaborative working
- Engenders confidence & credibility through the ability to build relationships with both internal & external stakeholders
Desirable
- Ability to forge relationships & influence across organisations & beyond boundaries
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to deliver contentious information to groups & reconciles views
GENERAL
Essential
- Integrity, honest & high ethical standards
- Proactive in supporting broader X organisational goals & other members of the team
- Adaptable to change & constantly striving to X improve & deliver high standards
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).
