Deputy Associate Director of Nursing (Patient Safety)

Job responsibilities

Accountable as the lead manager for the identified services managing all staff employed.

Be conversant with all Trust Human Resource policies and procedures and to be responsible for the recruitment process within the services managed

Ensure there are effective systems and process to identify service /staff training needs, with particular account of the requirements of the Knowledge and Skills Framework, and identify how to meet these, in conjunction with the training department

Responsible for implementation of corporate and mandatory training for all staff within the service, and ensure that appropriate monitoring and recording is undertaken.

Responsible for the yearly appraisal structure, process, delivery and monitoring within the services managed.

Act as an expert in areas relating to Resuscitation & the Deteriorating Patient.

Together with ADN Patient Safety and AMD Patient Safety and Governance oversee the implementation and embedding of PSIRF across the Organisation

Ensure systems to manage patient safety and clinical systems safety are robust

Provide strategic leadership to develop processes to ensure that the organisation learns from incidents.

Support the ADN with strategic insight and overview to matters relating to Mortality & Learning from Deaths regional and national policy.

To deputise for the ADN when required at regional and local mortality meetings to Mortality Committee.

To ensure any diagnostic groups of death flagged externally by e.g. Dr Foster, CQC or other external bodies are investigated.

Lead on and develop the Ward and Department Assurance audit process across the Organisation

Manage the Family Liaison Officers and all associated policy for the Trust To provide formal reports for the Trust Board in keeping with the agreed framework on Mortality, Patient Safety, Resuscitation or Deteriorating Patient matters.

Deputise for the Associate Director of Nursing for Patient Safety in matters relating to Patient Safety, Resuscitation & Deteriorating Patient and Mortality.

Act as first investigator in performance and disciplinary matters

Undertake annual workforce planning for medical, nursing, AHP and other healthcare professionals

Ensure a management process is robust within the services managed to ensure control of annual, study and sick leave for all staff

Ensuring the delivery of key HR initiatives/targets in their service using HR information to improve employment practice in the services managed e.g. sickness, return to work

Regularly produce statistical reports on such areas as performance

Analyse information on a range of areas such as workforce metrics and performance of services against KPIs and identify areas for improvement and develop and implement appropriate plans

Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures as necessary in accordance with service development needs and Trust Operational and Business strategies.

Responsible for the evaluation of changes in national and local guidance and consider impact on service strategies, data capture and reporting needs.

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Experience managing operational services in the NHS, public sector or in the private setting
• Advanced Life Support Provider and Instructor
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office Word, Excel & Power point
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Desirable

• Evidence of leadership of service improvement programme at service level
• Experience of managing small capital developments
• Experience of equality and diversity awareness and standards
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Provider (EPALS or APLS)
• Course Director for either EPALS or ALS

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of performance management and monitoring services within a service area
• Able to demonstrate experience of budget management as knowledge of financial systems and procedures
• Understanding and experience of undertaking of business planning at a service level
• Evidence of continuous education and training
• Demonstrable breadth and depth of understanding of acute operational issues in the NHS
• Proven ability to obtain and consistently achieve results and targets at a service level
• Ability to write, analyse and present reports to a wide audience as well as making recommendations
• Ability to analyse and then make judgements on a wide range of general management subjects (Quality /HR /Finance and Environment)
• Knowledge in resuscitation and the deteriorating patient
• Understanding of the local and national Patient Safety agenda.
• Able to analyse data/information to identify areas for improvement, develop plans and implement as necessary in relation to patient safety, mortality, resuscitation and the deteriorating patient
• Proven ability to formulate creative and flexible solutions to difficult problems
• Ability to listen to others and use critical questioning techniques
• Ability to define business needs and identify strategy at a service level

Desirable

• Understanding of the new contractual and HR developments for all staff managed within the Care group. Medical/ Dental/ Nursing and AHP
• A developed awareness and understanding of wider contextual changes in the NHS
• Understanding of full range of improvement methodology techniques, including process mapping, capacity and demand and spread and sustainability
• Ability to evidence analysis of complex issues at a level broadly equivalent to Master degree academic study'

Statutory Registration

Essential

• NMC Registrant

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience working within relevant speciality to portfolio
• Experience of managing a service with competing stakeholders
• Experience of change using recognised principles and methodologies
• Financial and budgetary control of a significant budget
• Experience of managing multidisciplinary staff
• Experience of conducting negotiations relating to detailed matters both internal and external to the organisation
• Substantial senior line management experience in an acute NHS organisation

Special Requirements

Essential

• Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post
• Ability to participate of the Trust on call rota

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

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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).