Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Director of Nursing
for the Surgical Division to join our CQC Outstanding Trust. You will
work collaboratively as part of the triumvirate leadership team with the ADO and Chiefs of Service. This post is part of the on call manager's rota.
We are looking for a dynamic, inspiring nursing leader with extensive
experience in the delivery of high quality surgical services.
The post holder is a key player in accelerating the transformational change to deliver the core business agenda. With responsibility and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional
leadership, ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively,
efficiently and safely in the surgical division. Will lead on the infection
control, safeguarding and all elements of the clinical governance
agenda.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Nursing is a key player in accelerating the transformational change to deliver the core business agenda, in partnership with triumvirate team members. With responsibility and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely in the surgical division. Will lead on the infection control, safeguarding and all elements of the clinical governance agenda.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ADN is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing, midwifery and professional staffing service(s) provided within the Division. This includes implementation of the Trust Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professions strategy and ensuring that standards of care and treatment meet the registration requirements of regulators (including the Care Quality Commission (CQC)), achievement of set and agreedstandards and financial targets.
As part of the Divisional leadership team (CoS, ADO and ADN) the ADN will provide strong, visible, clinical and professional leadership across the Division. They will:
- provide: extensive professional knowledge and expertise on all matters relating to professional nursing/staffing practice and service delivery within the Division
- take specific responsibility for clinical governance, patient safety, quality and experience
- promote quality, innovation, productivity and performance to improve quality of care and patient outcomes
- Support the delivery of transformation through Trust-wide process
The core of this job description is generic and will apply to all ADN roles. There will be additional specific responsibilities added to reflect the needs of individual services and theroles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The ADN is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing, midwifery and professional staffing service(s) provided within the Division. This includes implementation of the Trust Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Health Professions strategy and ensuring that standards of care and treatment meet the registration requirements of regulators (including the Care Quality Commission (CQC)), achievement of set and agreedstandards and financial targets.
As part of the Divisional leadership team (CoS, ADO and ADN) the ADN will provide strong, visible, clinical and professional leadership across the Division. They will:
- provide: extensive professional knowledge and expertise on all matters relating to professional nursing/staffing practice and service delivery within the Division
- take specific responsibility for clinical governance, patient safety, quality and experience
- promote quality, innovation, productivity and performance to improve quality of care and patient outcomes
- Support the delivery of transformation through Trust-wide process
The core of this job description is generic and will apply to all ADN roles. There will be additional specific responsibilities added to reflect the needs of individual services and theroles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing & Midwifery Qualification and eligible to practice
- Appropriate management and/or post graduate qualification or experience
- Master's Degree or equivalent years of experience
- Mentorship/ ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of recent clinical update
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and application of advanced clinical, operational and managerial nursing practice obtained by extensive in-depth experience in a complex acute healthcare setting plus relevant specialist study
- Experience of managing a multi-faceted service as a senior nurse, including financial, staff management and change management
- An understanding of the complexities of service delivery in a large organisation
- Fully conversant with the national nursing/AHP impact of national initiatives on the profession
- Good understanding of current and developing NHS policy
- Evidence of having developed new initiatives, including multi-professional working and an understanding of strategic planning
- Experience of implementing service change/reconfiguration and modernising services
- Knowledge of the clinical governance agenda and role of the CQC NHSE and ICS
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders across the wider health care system
- Sound understanding of the professional and regulatory nursing/AHP agenda
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve staff to meet challenging targets including individuals and teams in partnership organisations
- Ability to produce regular reports and Action Plans for use internally and externally to the Trust
- Formal presentation skills to groups at all levels for both internal and external audiences
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Ability to think clearly, facilitate and challenge appropriately to ensure reputation risk to the Trust is managed
- Able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and service targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload.
- Able to ensure patient safety by assessing and managing risk associated with service developments
- Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with external partners and agencies e.g. CQC, ICB where relationships are critical
- Able to present highly complex, sensitive and contentious information to groups and individuals internally and externally to the Trust at highest levels
- Ability to collaborate constructively with colleagues within and outside the organisation to create the conditions for successful working
- Ability to remain calm whilst managing highly complex and often difficult situations where there is often direct conflict
- Ability to negotiate on difficulty and controversial issues including performance and change
- Able to exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of range of options
- Able to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
- Have enhanced problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands and ability to cope with fluidity of changing environment
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing & Midwifery Qualification and eligible to practice
- Appropriate management and/or post graduate qualification or experience
- Master's Degree or equivalent years of experience
- Mentorship/ ENB 998 or equivalent
- Evidence of recent clinical update
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and application of advanced clinical, operational and managerial nursing practice obtained by extensive in-depth experience in a complex acute healthcare setting plus relevant specialist study
- Experience of managing a multi-faceted service as a senior nurse, including financial, staff management and change management
- An understanding of the complexities of service delivery in a large organisation
- Fully conversant with the national nursing/AHP impact of national initiatives on the profession
- Good understanding of current and developing NHS policy
- Evidence of having developed new initiatives, including multi-professional working and an understanding of strategic planning
- Experience of implementing service change/reconfiguration and modernising services
- Knowledge of the clinical governance agenda and role of the CQC NHSE and ICS
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders across the wider health care system
- Sound understanding of the professional and regulatory nursing/AHP agenda
Skills and Capabilities
Essential
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve staff to meet challenging targets including individuals and teams in partnership organisations
- Ability to produce regular reports and Action Plans for use internally and externally to the Trust
- Formal presentation skills to groups at all levels for both internal and external audiences
- Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Ability to think clearly, facilitate and challenge appropriately to ensure reputation risk to the Trust is managed
- Able to balance competing priorities and meet personal and service targets within a fluctuating and demanding workload.
- Able to ensure patient safety by assessing and managing risk associated with service developments
- Able to develop and maintain strong relationships with external partners and agencies e.g. CQC, ICB where relationships are critical
- Able to present highly complex, sensitive and contentious information to groups and individuals internally and externally to the Trust at highest levels
- Ability to collaborate constructively with colleagues within and outside the organisation to create the conditions for successful working
- Ability to remain calm whilst managing highly complex and often difficult situations where there is often direct conflict
- Ability to negotiate on difficulty and controversial issues including performance and change
- Able to exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of range of options
- Able to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change
- Have enhanced problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands and ability to cope with fluidity of changing environment
- Needs to have a thorough understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships both in terms of day-to-day working practices, but also in relation to management systems
- Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
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
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
