Job summary
This is an exciting and unique opportunity to join a really super organisation as Lead Nurse for CYP - so come and be part of #TeamPaeds here at CHFT!
We are an emtremely ambitious service within a very proud organsation, and so we are looking for a very special someone, who will come along with us and add there own uniquire blend of magic and leadership as we continue on our journey to outstanding!
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are duly recruiting a registered childrens nurse who is forward thinking, passionate about childrens and young peoples service and with a real sense of 'can do' energy.
This is a highly visible role within the organisation, externally with our great partners and our trust board, so this is a role where you can truly make a difference and be the trusted voice of children, families and carers who access our organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the strategic oversight of CYP services that are delivered Trust wide. The Post holder will advise and support the operational development of nursing and AHPs regarding quality and clinical practice for children and young people across the organisation.
The Lead Nurse will work collaboratively with the Associate Directors of Nursing, Head Nurses/Professionals Leads/Matrons to provide assurance to the Executive Team and Board of Directors that robust systems of governance and performance management are in place and that high quality children and young people led services are being developed and delivered across CHFT.
As part of the nursing team, the post holder will support the Associate Directors of Nursing and contribute to developing the strategic direction and implementation of the CYP nursing strategy and CYP transformation plan.
This role will co-ordinate the monitoring of quality performance against Children's National Standards and monitored through the Children's Transformation Plan and the Children's Board. This will include supporting the risk management function in relation to children and young people's pathways of care.
About us
We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Champion the CYP agenda across the organisation and support performance monitoring and reporting arrangements to demonstrate progress within the divisions.
Support the Associate Directors of Nursing in the planning and management of projects and the implementation of change across the Trust, ensuring professional relationships are maintained and multi-professional relationships encouraged.
Act as lead for Children and Young People initiatives across CHFT to support the Senior Nursing Team Nursing in embedding and developing the trust Childrens CYP 5-year strategy.
Support the Associate Directors of Nursing to ensure that the professional contribution of nurses and midwives throughout the Trust are firmly aligned to the achievement of trust wide objectives.
Act as a trust wide Childrens nursing representative in multi-professional and managerial forums, both internally and externally.
Support the implementation of the trusts governance and risk management strategies and support the division with the monitoring and maintenance of the divisional risk and compliance registers.
Support the divisions in preparing for assessments and inspections from external bodies such as NHSE, CQC, SEND.
Contribute to workforce planning/profiling initiatives to ensure there is an optimal Childrens nursing workforce which reflects good quality care and value for money within their division.
Act as an advisor on the Childrens workforce models
Establish and maintain effective communication links with the divisional teams and wider organisation.
Participate in the wider trust organisational development programmes taking a lead role where appropriate.
To monitor and ensure compliance with local, regional and national risk standards, Care Quality Commission including any recommendations from inspections and service reviews.
To provide specialist advice on clinical risk and support all wards, departments and clinical areas in the Childrens Directorate and wider organisation
To develop clear links and participate in divisional forums/clinical groups leading on the quality agenda for Children and Young People.
Disseminate information to clinical and management teams regarding quality performance and improvement.
To support and advise on incidents and investigations as required within the PSIRF framework that involve Children and Young People
To support the investigation of serious complaints and ensure learning within the divisions and across the trust.
To support safeguarding investigations across the Trust and provide a key link to safeguarding operational groups.
To participate in the Trusts duty rota for Matrons and senior nurses, including some weekend working.
To participate in Trust wide initiatives to support achieving the Trusts objectives as appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Champion the CYP agenda across the organisation and support performance monitoring and reporting arrangements to demonstrate progress within the divisions.
Support the Associate Directors of Nursing in the planning and management of projects and the implementation of change across the Trust, ensuring professional relationships are maintained and multi-professional relationships encouraged.
Act as lead for Children and Young People initiatives across CHFT to support the Senior Nursing Team Nursing in embedding and developing the trust Childrens CYP 5-year strategy.
Support the Associate Directors of Nursing to ensure that the professional contribution of nurses and midwives throughout the Trust are firmly aligned to the achievement of trust wide objectives.
Act as a trust wide Childrens nursing representative in multi-professional and managerial forums, both internally and externally.
Support the implementation of the trusts governance and risk management strategies and support the division with the monitoring and maintenance of the divisional risk and compliance registers.
Support the divisions in preparing for assessments and inspections from external bodies such as NHSE, CQC, SEND.
Contribute to workforce planning/profiling initiatives to ensure there is an optimal Childrens nursing workforce which reflects good quality care and value for money within their division.
Act as an advisor on the Childrens workforce models
Establish and maintain effective communication links with the divisional teams and wider organisation.
Participate in the wider trust organisational development programmes taking a lead role where appropriate.
To monitor and ensure compliance with local, regional and national risk standards, Care Quality Commission including any recommendations from inspections and service reviews.
To provide specialist advice on clinical risk and support all wards, departments and clinical areas in the Childrens Directorate and wider organisation
To develop clear links and participate in divisional forums/clinical groups leading on the quality agenda for Children and Young People.
Disseminate information to clinical and management teams regarding quality performance and improvement.
To support and advise on incidents and investigations as required within the PSIRF framework that involve Children and Young People
To support the investigation of serious complaints and ensure learning within the divisions and across the trust.
To support safeguarding investigations across the Trust and provide a key link to safeguarding operational groups.
To participate in the Trusts duty rota for Matrons and senior nurses, including some weekend working.
To participate in Trust wide initiatives to support achieving the Trusts objectives as appropriate.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- First level registration
- Degree/Diploma level qualification
- Specialist CYP nursing knowledge and experience equivalent to a master's level or working towards.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development across the last 3 years.
- Significant proven managerial experience at a senior level within Children's nursing leading and managing/leading a number of clinical areas and/or departments.
- A proven track record of leadership, quality improvement, patient experience and organisational change.
- Evidence of forging and nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships.
- Experience of supporting a large, complex professional workforce.
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience of learning from incidents and embedding change
- Experience of leading on and contributing to the strategic development of the CYP agenda in line with local and national priorities
Desirable
- Involvement in Trust strategic development and implementation
- Participation in audit and promotion of evidence-base practice
- Experience of influencing others to embrace and embed the CYP Strategy
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Experience of Delivering training in relation to the CYP agenda
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills
- Well-developed political awareness, influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to identify, develop, nurture and promote innovative approaches to service development
- Well-developed delegation, people and workload management skills.
- Possess a research appreciation with an ability for critical thinking and to influence others through research findings
- Professional and patient focused
- Ability to work with and through ambiguity
- Self-confident and emotionally resilient
- Willingness to travel in line with requirements for the role
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential
- First level registration
- Degree/Diploma level qualification
- Specialist CYP nursing knowledge and experience equivalent to a master's level or working towards.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development across the last 3 years.
- Significant proven managerial experience at a senior level within Children's nursing leading and managing/leading a number of clinical areas and/or departments.
- A proven track record of leadership, quality improvement, patient experience and organisational change.
- Evidence of forging and nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships.
- Experience of supporting a large, complex professional workforce.
- Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience of learning from incidents and embedding change
- Experience of leading on and contributing to the strategic development of the CYP agenda in line with local and national priorities
Desirable
- Involvement in Trust strategic development and implementation
- Participation in audit and promotion of evidence-base practice
- Experience of influencing others to embrace and embed the CYP Strategy
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Experience of Delivering training in relation to the CYP agenda
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills
- Well-developed political awareness, influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to identify, develop, nurture and promote innovative approaches to service development
- Well-developed delegation, people and workload management skills.
- Possess a research appreciation with an ability for critical thinking and to influence others through research findings
- Professional and patient focused
- Ability to work with and through ambiguity
- Self-confident and emotionally resilient
- Willingness to travel in line with requirements for the 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.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Multi Site - CRH/HRI/Rainbow Hub
Acre Street (HRI)
Huddersfield
HD3 3EA
Employer's website
https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
