Job summary
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and experienced senior nurse to join our surgical nursing leadership team. Covering Critical Care, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Colorectal, Urology, Trauma and Orthopaedics and Vascular Surgery this is a fast paced, dynamic and highly varied role.
With a supportive and compassionate leadership style, you will oversee a variety of inpatient and outpatient services in delivering excellent quality care and patient experience.
You will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing, General Managers and Clinical Directors for each of our service line specialties to assist in the development of strategy, goals and objectives to enable our teams to deliver effective and efficient care.
Main duties of the job
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Ensure the smooth and safe day-to-day operation of nursing services within the group, maintaining high standards of staff and patient experience.
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Provide visible operational leadership, offering guidance, support, and direction to staff across the group.
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Collaborate with the Head of Nursing to implement patient pathways with clinical staff, ensuring best practice is followed and progress is made toward achieving access standards and required milestones.
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Work closely with colleagues to address complaints and incidents in a timely and appropriate manner. Ensure that the lessons learned are embedded, and that necessary safety actions are taken across clinical service lines.
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Partner with the Head of Nursing and Matrons to ensure budgets are managed in accordance with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions. Collaborate with the Finance lead, taking corrective actions where necessary to address performance variances and incorporate recommendations from internal and external audits.
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Focus on the continuous improvement of both the performance and financial position of clinical service lines, embedding systems to monitor performance against objectives and quality targets, ensuring that the service continues to strengthen.
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Lead by example, acting as an ambassador for the Trust, championing its values, and upholding the highest standards of behaviour and compassion for colleagues.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of the role, including key responsibilities and duties
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details of the role, including key responsibilities and duties
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Education, knowledge and experience to masters level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management / leadership role within nursing
- Demonstrable experience of leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
- Experience of business case development
- Evidence of experience of identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes.
- Operational site management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of financial procedures including budget setting / knowledge of financial processes
- Business planning/annual planning/long term planning.
- In depth understanding of change management.
- Understanding of the current NHS agenda and health policy including transformation and workforce.
- Knowledge of service improvements and project management.
- Knowledge of risk management and governance
Personal Skills
Essential
- oGood analytical and problem solving skills - ability to respond to unexpected demands.
- oStrong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders.
- oAbility to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC Registration
- Education, knowledge and experience to masters level or equivalent
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Management / leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience of working in a management / leadership role within nursing
- Demonstrable experience of leading changes in practice in a complex environment to improve performance/services.
- Experience of business case development
- Evidence of experience of identifying and interpreting national policy and implementing required changes.
- Operational site management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of financial procedures including budget setting / knowledge of financial processes
- Business planning/annual planning/long term planning.
- In depth understanding of change management.
- Understanding of the current NHS agenda and health policy including transformation and workforce.
- Knowledge of service improvements and project management.
- Knowledge of risk management and governance
Personal Skills
Essential
- oGood analytical and problem solving skills - ability to respond to unexpected demands.
- oStrong communication skills both written and verbal - able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation with individuals and groups including stakeholders.
- oAbility to embrace, lead and drive change in a complex environment.
- oAbility to organise and prioritise own workload and direct the work others and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term.
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).
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