Job summary
37.5 Hours Per Week.
Are you a nurse leader with a
passion for improvement and a commitment to enhancing the outcomes and
experience for people who use services? We are a values driven organisation,
providing mental health, community physical health, learning disability and forensic
mental health services.
You will be the deputy for the Chief Nurse/Director of
Quality & Professions at Board, in the Integrated Care Systems and in our
roles within provider collaboratives. You will provide leadership to the
quality, clinical governance and professional standards agenda, have a track
record of success at a senior level in a complex organisation and experience of
partnership working in systems.
We are keen to hear from compassionate and
ambitious leaders who are aspiring deputies, and those already working at that
level. For an informal discussion about
this exciting opportunity please contact Darryl Thompson, Chief Nurse/Director
of Quality & Professions on 07823 678737 or email darryl.thompson@swyt.nhs.uk[DT1]
All employees of the Trust are strongly
encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
Main duties of the job
Main
duties include
Provide senior professional leadership to
the nursing workforce, including development and monitoring of standards
for mental health, learning disability and adult nursing.
Deputise for the Chief Nurse/Director of
Quality & Professions at local, regional and national level.
Ensure the provision of high quality and
timely reports to committee, Trust Board and other meetings
Operationally support and manage the
nursing, quality and professions directorate, in line with Trust values.
Ensure systems and processes are in place
to support ongoing registration with the CQC and other regulatory bodies.
Develop rigorous systems and processes to
deliver on the clinical governance agenda, playing a lead role in the
development of clinical practice and ongoing assurance of high standards
of clinical quality, safety and experience across the Trust.
Participate in regular meetings with the Finance
Manager for the directorate, identify and implement cost improvement programmes.
About us
We
are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health
and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,
Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are
the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.
Our mission is
to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this
by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ
staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a
difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.
We encourage
and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value
diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.
Being
a foundation Trust means were accountable to our
members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people
(including staff) are members of our Trust.
Join
us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving
the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and
help each year.
We
are committed
to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and
vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this
commitment.
We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide senior level professional
leadership and management to the nursing workforce, including development and
monitoring of standards for mental health, learning disability and adult
nursing.
Lead the development,
maintenance and improvement of systems and processes to ensure robust clinical
practice, clinical governance and patient safety.
Deputise for the Chief Nurse
/ Director of Quality and Professions at local, regional and national level as
required.
Ensure the provision of
high quality and timely reports to committee, Trust Board and other meetings as
required.
Operationally support and
manage the nursing, quality and professions directorate, in line with Trust
values.
Ensure appropriate
horizon scanning of all national, international evidence relating to clinical
governance and utilise where appropriate.
Ensure systems and
processes are in place to support ongoing registration with the CQC and other
relevant regulatory bodies.
Lead the ongoing review,
development and implementation of the Trusts Quality Strategy, supporting the
development of a strategy that promotes a culture of ownership and
accountability whilst encouraging innovation and staff empowerment.
Develop rigorous
systems and processes to deliver on the clinical governance agenda, playing a
lead role in the development of clinical practice and ongoing assurance of high
standards of clinical quality, safety and experience across the
organisation.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide senior level professional
leadership and management to the nursing workforce, including development and
monitoring of standards for mental health, learning disability and adult
nursing.
Lead the development,
maintenance and improvement of systems and processes to ensure robust clinical
practice, clinical governance and patient safety.
Deputise for the Chief Nurse
/ Director of Quality and Professions at local, regional and national level as
required.
Ensure the provision of
high quality and timely reports to committee, Trust Board and other meetings as
required.
Operationally support and
manage the nursing, quality and professions directorate, in line with Trust
values.
Ensure appropriate
horizon scanning of all national, international evidence relating to clinical
governance and utilise where appropriate.
Ensure systems and
processes are in place to support ongoing registration with the CQC and other
relevant regulatory bodies.
Lead the ongoing review,
development and implementation of the Trusts Quality Strategy, supporting the
development of a strategy that promotes a culture of ownership and
accountability whilst encouraging innovation and staff empowerment.
Develop rigorous
systems and processes to deliver on the clinical governance agenda, playing a
lead role in the development of clinical practice and ongoing assurance of high
standards of clinical quality, safety and experience across the
organisation.
For full job description, please see attached supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Qualification.
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate management and/or post graduate qualification.
Desirable
- PHD.
- Research qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Several years experience as a nurse operating at a senior clinical level.
- Successful track record of clinical practice and clinical supervision of nursing practice.
- Several years experience at a senior level where exposure to work at Executive level has been experienced.
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders.
- Experience of implementing service change/reconfiguration and modernising services. Experience of providing specialist advice when required to Directors.
- Broad clinical experience.
- Board level experience.
- Working at Regional/National level.
- Developing policies and strategies.
- Experience leading across wide range of nursing and allied health professional staff.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising appreciative inquiry to deliver change.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of the professional agenda as it relates primarily to mental health nursing but also learning disability and adult nursing.
- Significant knowledge of the performance management agenda and Quality Improvement tools and techniques.
- Able to deliver without direct line management control.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work. Procedures and practices and/or specialist knowledge over more than one discipline/function acquired over a significant period.
- Finance and budgetary management.
- Comprehensive understanding of local and national policy.
- Undertakes and participates in research projects.
- Ability to work within deadlines.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability.
- Build capability through others.
- Can demonstrate effective communication style.
- Can demonstrate highly developed verbal and no-verbal communication skills.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability
- Can demonstrate project management skills.
- Highly advanced presentation skills.
- Actively listens and engages.
- Exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
Desirable
- Flexible in style and approach.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a complex environment.
- Display strong collaborative leadership qualities.
- Results driven/outcome focused.
- System and process orientated.
- Adopts a lateral thinking approach to problem solving.
- Open and honest.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Emotional intelligence
- Demonstrates values in their behaviour and commitment to the values of the NHS and the Trust.
- Self-starter/proactive.
- Calm under pressure.
- Demonstrates personal resilience.
- Recognise limitations.
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Strong influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills.
- Strong team player.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Qualification.
- Masters Degree or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate management and/or post graduate qualification.
Desirable
- PHD.
- Research qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Several years experience as a nurse operating at a senior clinical level.
- Successful track record of clinical practice and clinical supervision of nursing practice.
- Several years experience at a senior level where exposure to work at Executive level has been experienced.
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders.
- Experience of implementing service change/reconfiguration and modernising services. Experience of providing specialist advice when required to Directors.
- Broad clinical experience.
- Board level experience.
- Working at Regional/National level.
- Developing policies and strategies.
- Experience leading across wide range of nursing and allied health professional staff.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising appreciative inquiry to deliver change.
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Physical Attributes
Essential
- Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).
Special Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of the professional agenda as it relates primarily to mental health nursing but also learning disability and adult nursing.
- Significant knowledge of the performance management agenda and Quality Improvement tools and techniques.
- Able to deliver without direct line management control.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work. Procedures and practices and/or specialist knowledge over more than one discipline/function acquired over a significant period.
- Finance and budgetary management.
- Comprehensive understanding of local and national policy.
- Undertakes and participates in research projects.
- Ability to work within deadlines.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability.
- Build capability through others.
- Can demonstrate effective communication style.
- Can demonstrate highly developed verbal and no-verbal communication skills.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability
- Can demonstrate project management skills.
- Highly advanced presentation skills.
- Actively listens and engages.
- Exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
Desirable
- Flexible in style and approach.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a complex environment.
- Display strong collaborative leadership qualities.
- Results driven/outcome focused.
- System and process orientated.
- Adopts a lateral thinking approach to problem solving.
- Open and honest.
- Reliable and trustworthy.
- Emotional intelligence
- Demonstrates values in their behaviour and commitment to the values of the NHS and the Trust.
- Self-starter/proactive.
- Calm under pressure.
- Demonstrates personal resilience.
- Recognise limitations.
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
- Strong influencing, persuasion and negotiating skills.
- Strong team player.
- A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
