Job summary
Due to the exciting promotion of the existing post holder we are delighted to share this opportunity to apply for a Head of Nursing post within Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust.
The post holder will join the Acute and Community Directorate with a portfolio that covers our inpatient services for adults and older people. If you enjoy the pace and variety of nursing within inpatient services then this is the post you have been looking for !!
#TeamSHSC are on a continuous improvement journey, having had inpatient services rated inadequate in 2020 we have worked with our clinical teams to deliver significant improvements and achieve a requires improvement rating in 2021. We are looking for that motivated and passionate senior nurse who is ready to help the services getting Back to Good as part of a multi professional team.
We are keen to ensure our senior nurses represent the diverse communities we work across and therefore we actively encourage applicants from ethnically diverse groups. This post will also include leadership of our RESPECT team and Nurse Consultant who are supporting the delivery of SHSC least restrictive practice programme as well as providing leadership and professional support to developing our Advanced Clinical Practitioner programme. Working to support inpatient development at this time is a Deputy Head of Nursing to whom the post holder will provide professional supervision and support.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Nursing is a core member of the senior leadership team and is responsible for all aspects of clinical nursing practice ensuring nurses: have the right skills, in the right place to provide the right care at the right time; and are capable, confident & competent to deliver high quality service user centered care.
The Head of Nursing is accountable and responsible for providing the professional leadership of the registered and non-registered nursing workforce across defined services.
The post holder will ensure services are appropriately resourced and able to meet all the regulatory care standards required.
The Head of Nursing will have professional oversight of a nursing workforce of circa 600 Registered Nurses and will hold line management responsibility for approximately 10 senior nurses.
You will need to be a mental health nurse with recent experience in a mental health and learning disability provider. You will be expected to deputise for the Director of Quality on Professional Nursing leadership matters and therefore experience of writing and presenting papers at strategic level is desirable.
About us
We are passionate about providing the very best care to the people we support, and we're looking for amazing people who share this passion to join us.
What is it that makes our Trust such a special place to work? Well, it's all about the people. Our staff, service users, carers and families all come from such diverse backgrounds and all have expertise and stories to share.
It's important that you feel supported in your role, that the people who you work with are as passionate as you are and that your health and wellbeing is taken care of
If you're interested in developing your career, you'll have access to a range of training and education opportunities, including apprenticeships, work experience and placements, as well as the chance to get involved in research.
We are all very proud of the difference we make to people's lives each and every day and if that's something that you'd like to be part of we'd love to have you with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Hold overall responsibility for the standard of nursing care across all care pathways.
- Ensure frontline clinical services have nurses with the right skills, in the right place, to provide the right care at the right time.
- Ensure services meet the required regulatory Care Standards, as defined by the relevant legislation: CQC; Mental Health Act; Mental Capacity Act; Safeguarding Adults & Children; & Infection Prevention & Control.
- Provide strategic and operational nursing input at a senior leadership level to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the clinical management teams so that effective, high quality, safe, recovery focused mental health services are delivered consistently across the services.
- Provide professional leadership and direction to the matrons and nurse consultants in relation to evidence based mental health practice, and to represent the views of nurses locally and in Trust-wide forums.
- Work with the Director of Nursing, Professions and Operations and other members of the senior clinical leadership team to ensure that all services have a clear clinical model of care delivery, that staff understand their roles and inputs in relation to this, and that a system of agreed quality metrics is used to demonstrate efficacy of care delivery
- Work in close collaboration with Heads of Service, Clinical Directors, Heads of Profession, General Managers and external agencies, contributing to the planning and delivery of high quality mental health services locally.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Hold overall responsibility for the standard of nursing care across all care pathways.
- Ensure frontline clinical services have nurses with the right skills, in the right place, to provide the right care at the right time.
- Ensure services meet the required regulatory Care Standards, as defined by the relevant legislation: CQC; Mental Health Act; Mental Capacity Act; Safeguarding Adults & Children; & Infection Prevention & Control.
- Provide strategic and operational nursing input at a senior leadership level to ensure appropriate advice is provided to the clinical management teams so that effective, high quality, safe, recovery focused mental health services are delivered consistently across the services.
- Provide professional leadership and direction to the matrons and nurse consultants in relation to evidence based mental health practice, and to represent the views of nurses locally and in Trust-wide forums.
- Work with the Director of Nursing, Professions and Operations and other members of the senior clinical leadership team to ensure that all services have a clear clinical model of care delivery, that staff understand their roles and inputs in relation to this, and that a system of agreed quality metrics is used to demonstrate efficacy of care delivery
- Work in close collaboration with Heads of Service, Clinical Directors, Heads of Profession, General Managers and external agencies, contributing to the planning and delivery of high quality mental health services locally.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN/RNLD
- Educated to Master level in a healthcare related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional and management development showing a combination of short courses, structured self-study or formal management courses
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to forge relationships and influence across organisations and beyond boundaries
- Team player with a strong commitment to collaborative working
- Engenders confidence and credibility through the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to deliver contentious information to groups and reconciles views
- Open, honest and approachable in relationships with staff, peers and colleagues in partner organisations
- Loyalty and professionalism with regard to team and organisation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a senior nursing post in complex mental health or learning disability setting
- Extensive knowledge of service issues and priorities facing Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities services
- highly developed leadership skills
- Experience of leading and facilitating change including service modernisation techniques
- Evidence of achievement of results across a broad range of outcomes whilst maintaining an operational, service user focus and personal integrity at all times
Other
Essential
- Good IT skills & Experience
- Standard keyboard skills
- Post holder will be required to travel frequently
- Demonstrates confidence and resilience in overcoming obstacles and is solution focused
- Integrity, honest and high ethical standards
- Proactive in supporting broader organisational goals and other members of the team
- Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high standards
- Required to be on the on-call rota
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- RMN/RNLD
- Educated to Master level in a healthcare related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional and management development showing a combination of short courses, structured self-study or formal management courses
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to forge relationships and influence across organisations and beyond boundaries
- Team player with a strong commitment to collaborative working
- Engenders confidence and credibility through the ability to build relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Excellent analytical skills with ability to deliver contentious information to groups and reconciles views
- Open, honest and approachable in relationships with staff, peers and colleagues in partner organisations
- Loyalty and professionalism with regard to team and organisation
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a senior nursing post in complex mental health or learning disability setting
- Extensive knowledge of service issues and priorities facing Mental Health and/or Learning Disabilities services
- highly developed leadership skills
- Experience of leading and facilitating change including service modernisation techniques
- Evidence of achievement of results across a broad range of outcomes whilst maintaining an operational, service user focus and personal integrity at all times
Other
Essential
- Good IT skills & Experience
- Standard keyboard skills
- Post holder will be required to travel frequently
- Demonstrates confidence and resilience in overcoming obstacles and is solution focused
- Integrity, honest and high ethical standards
- Proactive in supporting broader organisational goals and other members of the team
- Adaptable to change and constantly striving to improve and deliver high standards
- Required to be on the 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.
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).
