Associate Director of Nursing - CAMHS

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be a clinically credible and visible leader able to provide strategic leadership and direction to ensure that all care delivered within the Care group is safe, reliable, and efficient

Provide an operational, strategic and professional overview alongside expert nursing advice into the Care Group Management Triumvirate, ensuring that the voice of the child and family is considered at all times.Be managerially responsible for all colleagues within the sphere of responsibility. Lead colleagues in line with our CARE values, taking a person centred approach and ensuring colleagues feel supported and safe at work. Responsibilities within the managerial role include recruitment, retention and selection, performance management (i.e. objective setting and performance review), training and development and disciplinary issues.To support the Chief Nurse/Deputy Chief Nurse to ensure that the educational and competency requirements of all nursing colleagues and supporting colleagues are met.To translate the vision for the future for colleagues in a way that engages them and helps them understand their contribution to achieving patient centred, Care Group and organisational objectives.Lead the Care Group Governance agenda in ensuring the quality, standard and range of care are optimised within the available resources and in line with the Trust Strategic vision.Ensure the Trust processes in place to measure and monitor risk and that all incidents are recorded, investigated and that the learning from them is disseminated throughout the Care Group.In conjunction with the Care Group Triumvirate, lead the delivery of service improvement work drawing on knowledge and experience, appraising the options available and taking action to implement and evaluate outcomes. Use improvement methodologies to work with colleagues to implement and evaluate the changes made.Co-design and develop services in partnership with service users to improve the child/ young person and family/carer experience. This will include wider engagement with external stakeholders.Participate in the annual budget setting process, to ensure that workforce plans are in line with financial planning, whilst maintaining workforce levels that deliver safe, high-quality care.Encourage a philosophy of continuous professional development amongst colleagues, leading by example.Facilitate the development of Matron, Ward Manager and Nurse Specialist roles, ensuring that they are empowered and supported as leaders.To support the Deputy Chief Nurse in the continuous cycle of nursing establishment review to identify, develop and support the implementation new models of working and new roles whilst maintaining safety and efficiency and the reduction of temporary staff spendEnsure that all care delivered adheres to the CQC standards, legislation, the organisations policies and procedures and is measured and monitored to ensure it is reliable and of a consistently high standard.

Ensure that there are effective and robust mechanisms in place which meet National and Local requirements for Safeguarding Adults & Children, working closely with the Safeguarding Team.Establish effective professional, multidisciplinary relationships both within the Trust and with external partner organisations, such as Integrated Care Boards, Local Authority Services, other Care Providers, Operational Delivery networks, Universities and Voluntary Sector to develop mutually beneficial partnerships and to progress the shared agenda.Ensure robust escalation/ contingency plans are in place to respond to times of unexpected increased demand on services or unusual difficulties with workforce numbers due to a pandemic, winter pressures, or Major Incident.

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.

We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

• Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
• Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
• Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
• Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working in a senior leadership role
• Evidence of clinical and management experience in the relevant setting to role
• Evidence of being able to plan strategically, tactically, and creatively and prioritise work in a demanding environment.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
• Experience of implementing strategy, setting clear objectives and holding people to account for delivery.
• Experience of using improvement methodologies to lead service change involving colleagues and patients.
• Experience of communicating in multi-cultural environments often dealing with intricate and sensitive issues.
• Proven track record of sound financial management and the delivery of cost improvement programmes
• Evidence of the development of working relationships with stakeholders outside of the organisation

Desirable

• Research experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to provide credible clinical leadership, gaining the respect of all colleagues both inside and outside of the organisation.
• Can question others and constructively challenge in decision making.
• Can cope in complex environments, and deal with challenging situations
• Ability to interpret data to understand the effectiveness of patient care and develop consistent reliable care
• Ability to systematically appraise current practice, systems and processes and identify areas for improvement
• Can communicate with patients in an empathetic manner in relation to treatment and complex issues
• Is aware of developments within the NHS and can understand the potential impact on services.
• Ability to proactively manage complex and challenging situations
• Proficient skills in IT including knowledge of data bases and spreadsheets

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered Nurse with current relevant professional registration related to post
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of experience
• Recognised leadership course or programme
• Evidence of on-going continuing professional development

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Becton Centre for Children and Young People

Sevenairs Road

Sheffield

S20 1NZ

Employer's website

https://www.sheffieldchildrens.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)