Job summary
Support the achievement of the Clinical Division's key performance targets and work in liaison with other clinical divisions and partner agencies to share best practice.
Be the lead professional for nursing be an advocate for service users, and their families and carers in the achievement of clinical excellence.
Work proactively and collaboratively with the Clinical Director and Managing Director to lead all divisional based activities.
To provide system leadership for the service to drive through best practice changes to ensure that clinical outcomes for service users, and their families and carers continually improve.
To champion strong collaboration across clinical pathways and ensure the engagement of other services to maintain patient flow across the hospital and the community system.
The post holder will have overall responsibility for the management of divisional nursing services. This post provides senior clinical leadership for nursing and supports operational management within the division.
The post holder will lead in the delivery of excellent nursing care to ensure that local objectives align to the Trust's Clinical Strategy.
The post holder takes a trust wide lead in one/or more of the corporate nursing priority as negotiated with the Chief Nursing and Deputy Director of Nursing.
Main duties of the job
Provide structured professional supervision to matrons within the division & contribute to appraisal and objective setting with the operational line manager.
Manage relevant practice development resources or other specialist nursing resource as required.
Review local organisational structure, ensure each senior role has clarity, responsibility and accountability and these are understood by all staff.
Oversee timely and effective recruitment to reduce reliance on temporary staffing.
Ensure all staff are up to date with mandatory training and appraisal.
Monitors safer staffing standards and addresses compliance concerns strategically.
Ensure optimal use of staff and review workforce requirements as required.
As required lead on allocated HR investigations within Trust
About us
Working for North London Mental Health Partnership
The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.
- We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.
- Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.
- Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.
- Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.
- We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.
- Generous Annual Leave Allowance
- NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.
- We have excellent internal staff network support groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through the senior divisional team, monitor staff performance and implement corrective action when required i.e., disciplinary procedures, sickness absence management, and grievance procedures
With the Clinical Director and Managing Director leads on the identification and delivery of required level of Cost Improvement Programme within the services.
Jointly with the clinical director have responsibility for ensuring quality impact assessments of cost improvement plans are undertaken.
Identify specific areas for service improvement and lead on any required business cases and change management.
Lead and support the delivery of the Trusts Cultural Values
Provide advice and support relating to service delivery that enhances patient care and promotes the wellbeing and safety of service users and staff.
Embed the Trusts Quality Improvement approach and initiatives across the clinical divisions.
To lead the development and implementation of integrated nursing provision across divisional services
To support the development and implementation of clinical pathways across divisional services
To lead on a trust wide nursing strategic priority
Support the Chief Nurse and Deputy Director of Nursing in developing the profession across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Through the senior divisional team, monitor staff performance and implement corrective action when required i.e., disciplinary procedures, sickness absence management, and grievance procedures
With the Clinical Director and Managing Director leads on the identification and delivery of required level of Cost Improvement Programme within the services.
Jointly with the clinical director have responsibility for ensuring quality impact assessments of cost improvement plans are undertaken.
Identify specific areas for service improvement and lead on any required business cases and change management.
Lead and support the delivery of the Trusts Cultural Values
Provide advice and support relating to service delivery that enhances patient care and promotes the wellbeing and safety of service users and staff.
Embed the Trusts Quality Improvement approach and initiatives across the clinical divisions.
To lead the development and implementation of integrated nursing provision across divisional services
To support the development and implementation of clinical pathways across divisional services
To lead on a trust wide nursing strategic priority
Support the Chief Nurse and Deputy Director of Nursing in developing the profession across the Trust.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / REGISTRATIONS
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust values
- NMC Registration including Management / Leadership Training -portfolio
- Master's Degree level qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of training in management processes and other HR issues
Desirable
- Ability to communicate information to senior colleagues in multi-disciplinary and multiagency fora.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan, manage and deliver an agreed change programmes.
- Budgetary management
- Facilitation skills
- Analytical skills
- Presentation skills
- Influencing skills
- Budgetary management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of chairing meetings including in a multi-agency setting.
- Involvement in strategic planning
- Experience of bidding for developing managing and mainstreaming short term funding streams
- Evidence of leading change management processes
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / REGISTRATIONS
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate the Trust values
- NMC Registration including Management / Leadership Training -portfolio
- Master's Degree level qualification or relevant experience
- Evidence of training in management processes and other HR issues
Desirable
- Ability to communicate information to senior colleagues in multi-disciplinary and multiagency fora.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan, manage and deliver an agreed change programmes.
- Budgetary management
- Facilitation skills
- Analytical skills
- Presentation skills
- Influencing skills
- Budgetary management
Experience
Essential
- Experience of chairing meetings including in a multi-agency setting.
- Involvement in strategic planning
- Experience of bidding for developing managing and mainstreaming short term funding streams
- Evidence of leading change management processes
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
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).
