Job summary
Are you passionate about supporting Community Health and Integrated Care at a time when the NHS has never been under such pressure?
Thats our focus within the Community Health and Integrated Care Division at ESHT. We deliver services across acute, intermediate care and community services and we are looking for somebody to work with the organisation as well as GPs, practice staff and patients to achieve a different kind of future for our services.
We are looking for an Assistant Director of Nursing to join the Community Health and Integrated Care Division whos ambition is to deliver excellent care to our population while looking after the people who do the caring.
This will be part time as a job share with the working hours of 0.6wte (22.5 hours) PB8C
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Be responsible for leading the CHIC quality and clinical governance programme.
- Have a proven track record of delivering quality improvements in nursing care
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders across Sussex.
- Support the implementation of the clinical governance framework.
- Support the development of policies and procedures and ensure policies are embedded in practice.
- Support practices with delivery of their quality action plans.
About us
We are proud to provide Outstanding care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in peoples own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as Good overall, and Outstanding for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated Outstanding. Eastbourne DGH rated Good.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious Building for our Future programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Nurse /AHP with Current NMC / HCPC professional Registration
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Leadership qualification or proven experience
- Significant evidence of continued professional development to masters or equivalent
- Strong understanding of the wider Health Economy, local and national priorities and initiatives
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated clinical expertise at a senior level in a Healthcare environment
- Significant Management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Evidence of delivery and development of services and holding others to account
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information,
- Experience in leading a change initiative
- Experience of motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
Desirable
- Substantial Experience of operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates expert understanding of professional nursing and corporate issues including governance and compliance
- Ability to act as a role model for effective leadership
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment and experience in handling media
- Demonstrates a strong ability to critically analyse, problem solve and prioritise multiple demands
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using broad experience to make informed inferences and decision making
- Ability to analyse complex numerical and written data, develop and assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Strong facilitation and motivation skills
- Ability to effectively promote equality opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery
- Experience of delivering presentations to a range of audiences both internal and external
- Ability to delegate effectively
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Desirable
- activities where required Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Nurse /AHP with Current NMC / HCPC professional Registration
- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Leadership qualification or proven experience
- Significant evidence of continued professional development to masters or equivalent
- Strong understanding of the wider Health Economy, local and national priorities and initiatives
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrated clinical expertise at a senior level in a Healthcare environment
- Significant Management experience at senior level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
- Evidence of delivery and development of services and holding others to account
- Demonstrated capabilities to manage own workload and make informed decisions in the absence of required information,
- Experience in leading a change initiative
- Experience of motivating and inspiring staff to work together to achieve a common objective
Desirable
- Substantial Experience of operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates expert understanding of professional nursing and corporate issues including governance and compliance
- Ability to act as a role model for effective leadership
- Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment and experience in handling media
- Demonstrates a strong ability to critically analyse, problem solve and prioritise multiple demands
- Demonstrated capability to act upon incomplete information, using broad experience to make informed inferences and decision making
- Ability to analyse complex numerical and written data, develop and assess options and draw appropriate initiatives
- Ability to make decisions autonomously, when required, on difficult issues
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
- Strong facilitation and motivation skills
- Ability to effectively promote equality opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery
- Experience of delivering presentations to a range of audiences both internal and external
- Ability to delegate effectively
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office with intermediate keyboard skills
Desirable
- activities where required Ability to work effectively between strategic and operational
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).
