Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a highly experienced and credible senior nurse leader across York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
As Associate Chief Nurse for the Medicine Care Group, you will be responsible for providing strong and effective strategic and clinical leadership as part of a senior leadership team, working in collaboration with the Care Group Director, Associate Chief Operating Officer and Associate Chief Allied Health Professional. This is a key strategic and operational position within the Trust, responsible for the safe and effective operation of services across multiple hospital sites, including a multi-million pound newly built Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, due to open in November 2024 on the Scarborough site.
The Associate Chief Nurse role is both challenging and exciting and requires an individual who is capable of leading, inspiring and developing the nursing workforce to continuously drive-up standards of patient care and to ensure a patient centred approach that is safe and effective.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the professional development of nurses at all levels and will champion and embed a culture of quality improvement, effective clinical governance, and great patient experience.
The post holder will be responsible for decision making where practice or service delivery issues require speciality leadership ensuring a focus upon quality, safety and operational leadership. The post holder will work in collaboration with internal and external system partners to set out the Trusts strategic aims and deliver operational priorities. They will develop leadership and management capacity within nursing for their designated areas. This will be in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints, and will contribute to delivering the operational strategy for the Care Group and for the Trust as a whole.
If you are a Registered Nurse with substantial leadership experience and a drive to ensure patient care is at the forefront of all we do; and if you have a commitment to ensuring colleagues are supported and enabled to achieve the best outcomes for patients, we are keen to hear from you.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
- Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
- 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
- A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
- A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
- Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
- NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
- An extensive range of learning and development opportunitiesDiscounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Relevant degree Master's degree or equivalent level of skill acquired through experience
- Formal teaching and assessing award
- Formal management qualification or equivalent level of skill acquired through experience
- Evidence of ongoing relevant professional development
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential
- Relevant experience in nursing management in a related field
- Proven record of successfully implementing change
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of management, and handling of data and information
- Budgetary management and workforce development experience
- In depth understanding and experience of clinical governance and quality management
- Proven experience of leading and delivering the patient safety agenda
Desirable
- Awareness of political and professional agenda in nursing and NHS management
- Demonstrable awareness of national professional and educational issues
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Critical analysis and imaginative problem solving
- Evidence of working across boundaries, influencing and developing staff and working with multiple stakeholders
- Evidence of implementing significant organisational and / or professional change
- Proven effective team building skills
Desirable
- Participation in special interest and regional/ national networks in relevant clinical specialty
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Relevant degree Master's degree or equivalent level of skill acquired through experience
- Formal teaching and assessing award
- Formal management qualification or equivalent level of skill acquired through experience
- Evidence of ongoing relevant professional development
Experience & Knowledge Required
Essential
- Relevant experience in nursing management in a related field
- Proven record of successfully implementing change
- Demonstrable understanding and experience of management, and handling of data and information
- Budgetary management and workforce development experience
- In depth understanding and experience of clinical governance and quality management
- Proven experience of leading and delivering the patient safety agenda
Desirable
- Awareness of political and professional agenda in nursing and NHS management
- Demonstrable awareness of national professional and educational issues
Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Critical analysis and imaginative problem solving
- Evidence of working across boundaries, influencing and developing staff and working with multiple stakeholders
- Evidence of implementing significant organisational and / or professional change
- Proven effective team building skills
Desirable
- Participation in special interest and regional/ national networks in relevant clinical specialty
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).
