Job summary
Are you looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic and innovative 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service delivered within an award-winning council focused on placing local people at the heart of everything we do, listening to and doing good for our communities?
Here at Barnsley Council, we live and work by four important values: honesty, teamwork, excellent service, and taking pride in what we do. Were proud to deliver the 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service, which is at the forefront of care provision for the children and young people of Barnsley. We recognise that our greatest asset is our employees, which is why for all successful nursing candidates we will recognise your NHS continuous service for the purposes of annual leave and sickness absence, and you can continue to access the NHS Pension Scheme if you are an existing scheme member.
Our 0-19 Public Health Nursing Service is rated Outstanding by CQC, as part of our team, you can be sure well do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer a full induction programme and excellent training packages to enable you to have the right skills to do your job, including regular supervision to help you recognise your continued professional development needs and support you to achieve your potential.
Main duties of the job
To ensure the continued provision of high-quality Health Visiting and School Nursing (Public Health Nursing) services in Barnsley we are looking to attract an experienced and self-motivatedindividualto lead the service Clinical Quality Governance and inspection frameworks for the Public Health Nursing Service toensure a 'whole system' approach to quality, safety and governance. Thisrole is crucial in providing assurance that our services are compliant, safe and delivering high-quality care.
The successful candidate will beresponsible for driving continuous improvement, leading the delivery of Quality Assurance and improvement activity, including delivery of systems which support clinical effectiveness, safety, regulatory compliance, customer feedback and professional development. We are seeking awellorganisedindividual with the ability to manage competing demands and meet deadlines whilst ensuring information is accurate. Excellent communications skills are essential to be able to build strong relationships with staff and stakeholders to ensure that the service achieves key outcome targets whilst maintaining the highest quality of care for our service users.
About us
To join us, youll need to be a Registered Nurse with a degree and with experienceand understanding of driving quality assurance processes within health care and /or across a multi-agency partnership.The post holder will support the development of a culture across the Public Health Nursing workforce which values continuing professional development and strives for excellence in the delivery of good quality care.You will be responsible for the co-ordination of all governance activity including managing risk, clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, and service user experience.The post holder will need to develop, create, and manage robust systems and processes and can compile analytical reports in relation to clinical governance and quality, which underpins safe clinical practice.We are seeking an individual who is passionate about Public Health and improving outcomes for children, young people, families, and communities.
As part of our team, you can be sure well do all we can to support you in being truly excellent. We offer working conditions that are flexible and agile that support good life work balance. By working together, with each other and with our communities, we can take pride in improving lives. Lets make a better Barnsley for everyone.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively manage and lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of the 0-19
Public Health Nursing service wide clinical governance and quality assurance framework to ensure a
'whole system' approach to quality, safety and governance which supports the delivery of consistent and
high quality services and strategies.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Proactively manage and lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of the 0-19
Public Health Nursing service wide clinical governance and quality assurance framework to ensure a
'whole system' approach to quality, safety and governance which supports the delivery of consistent and
high quality services and strategies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant level 6 qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Higher degree or post graduate qualification relevant to the role
- Recorded Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience and understanding of driving quality assurance processes within health care and /or across a multi-agency partnership
- Experience of auditing health care practice, in line with national best practice standards
- Experience of communicating findings from quality assurance activities to a variety of audiences including to Senior Managers, at Board level as well as within workshops with frontline practitioners
- Experience of participating and supporting statutory inspections, peer reviews and subsequent improvement planning
- Experience of leading and developing action plans
Desirable
- Experience of authoring policies, procedures and guidance in line with local standards and national best practice
- Experience of analysing performance data and articulating exception reports and trends
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages
General and Special Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation and emerging best practice and research in relation to health care practice
- Knowledge of professional accountability and professional regulation requirements for continued registration and implications for professional practice.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement of service quality and it implications for practice
- Knowledge of risk management systems and strong understanding of quality improvement methodologies and clinical governance frameworks
Desirable
- Knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to public health
- knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and related policies and pathways
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to articulate what good practice for Public Health Nursing Workforce looks like in line with local standards, NICE, national best practice and emerging research and ongoing policy consultations
- Ability to plan and organise own work to ensure that it is accurate and meets quality targets, reasonable deadlines and reporting requirements
- High level communication skills to influence and challenge senior managers where appropriate
- Ability to project manage the development of quality assurance processes and implementation of policy changes
- Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and present findings in management reports
- Good verbal and written skills to be able to present information to relevant audiences
- Ability to demonstrate a full commitment to develop information technology skills as appropriate to support the public health nursing service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Willing to work flexibly in accordance with policies and procedures to meet the operational needs of the council
- Willing to undertake training and continuous professional development in connection with the post
- Work in accordance with the council's vision, priorities, values and behaviours
- Able to undertake any travel in connection with the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant level 6 qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
- Higher degree or post graduate qualification relevant to the role
- Recorded Nurse Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience and understanding of driving quality assurance processes within health care and /or across a multi-agency partnership
- Experience of auditing health care practice, in line with national best practice standards
- Experience of communicating findings from quality assurance activities to a variety of audiences including to Senior Managers, at Board level as well as within workshops with frontline practitioners
- Experience of participating and supporting statutory inspections, peer reviews and subsequent improvement planning
- Experience of leading and developing action plans
Desirable
- Experience of authoring policies, procedures and guidance in line with local standards and national best practice
- Experience of analysing performance data and articulating exception reports and trends
- Experience of developing and delivering training packages
General and Special Knowledge
Essential
- In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, regulation and emerging best practice and research in relation to health care practice
- Knowledge of professional accountability and professional regulation requirements for continued registration and implications for professional practice.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement of service quality and it implications for practice
- Knowledge of risk management systems and strong understanding of quality improvement methodologies and clinical governance frameworks
Desirable
- Knowledge of local and national strategies, policies and legislation relevant to public health
- knowledge and understanding of the Healthy Child Programme and related policies and pathways
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to articulate what good practice for Public Health Nursing Workforce looks like in line with local standards, NICE, national best practice and emerging research and ongoing policy consultations
- Ability to plan and organise own work to ensure that it is accurate and meets quality targets, reasonable deadlines and reporting requirements
- High level communication skills to influence and challenge senior managers where appropriate
- Ability to project manage the development of quality assurance processes and implementation of policy changes
- Ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and present findings in management reports
- Good verbal and written skills to be able to present information to relevant audiences
- Ability to demonstrate a full commitment to develop information technology skills as appropriate to support the public health nursing service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Willing to work flexibly in accordance with policies and procedures to meet the operational needs of the council
- Willing to undertake training and continuous professional development in connection with the post
- Work in accordance with the council's vision, priorities, values and behaviours
- Able to undertake any travel in connection with the post
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).
