Associate Director of Nursing - Paediatrics - Southend Hospital

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 January 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a highly experienced children's nurse to join our senior team as Associate Director of Nursing.

As Associate Director of Nursing you will have the opportunity to drive change using your expertise todevelop strategic policy in partnership with managers and other healthcare professionals to improveand deliver top quality, safe and consistent nursing across the division.

If you are an effective leader with a passion for improving patient care and outcomes, and have the ability to inspire fellow theatre staff to innovate the way they work, develop professionally and grow the department we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Paediatrics is a busy, but rewarding department to be a part of. As Associate Director of Nursing, you will be supporting our team across MSE, but you will be based at Southend Hospital.

You will not only be contributing clinically to ensure that our patients receive the best service and care possible, but will also be at the forefront of driving change and innovation within the department.

You will be a part of cultivating an agile and responsive work environment to ensure unexpected or unpredictable activity is actioned to the highest standard in conjunction with meeting daily demands.

You will inspire your colleagues across MSE to innovate the way they work to improve not just patient experience but also staff morale, retention and departmental development.

You will act as a role model and advocate for your staff and patients, through developing and coaching staff in how to communicate in an effective and empathetic manner when dealing with difficult or confrontational situations.

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

13 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-WAC-SO-7179

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff on Sea

SS0 0RY

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this exciting opportunity, please see attached JD.

We look forward to your application!

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this exciting opportunity, please see attached JD.

We look forward to your application!

Person Specification

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Essential

Registered Children Nurse
Minimum 10 yrs post registration experience
NHS leadership and Management role previously

Desirable

Previous experience in senior nurse role e.g Head of Nursing or equivilant
Masters degree or equivilant experience

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Essential

Experience in acute Paediatrics in NHS

Desirable

Post registration speciality qualification

Person Specification

.

Essential

Registered Children Nurse
Minimum 10 yrs post registration experience
NHS leadership and Management role previously

Desirable

Previous experience in senior nurse role e.g Head of Nursing or equivilant
Masters degree or equivilant experience

.

Essential

Experience in acute Paediatrics in NHS

Desirable

Post registration speciality qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).