Job summary
A unique opportunity has arisen for a job share position as the Senior Nurse Lead in the Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care team for Workforce, Training and Education in NHSE (SW).
If you are an ambitious, innovative and highly motivated individual looking to progress your career as a senior nurse or midwife, keen to influence both regional and national strategy for nursing, midwifery and Social Care then this is the next position for you.
Please contact Christian Brailsford (christian.brailsford@nhs.net) or Gail Wilson (gail.wilson14@nhs.net) for an informal discussion.
Main duties of the job
The role will support the Regional Lead for Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care in the delivery of this high-profile programme. The post holder is responsible for contributing to shaping the short medium- and long-term objectives for the delivery of a nursing and midwifery workforce across the region, working with key partners.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead on the planning and delivery of specific projects within the nursing programme.
- Lead the provision of policy advice on education and workforce issues and on the links to the wider health agenda system.
- Lead the provision of an efficient, effective, high quality, professional and well-co-ordinated education and training policy programme capable of meeting all statutory and regulatory requirements ensuring alignment with activity across NHSE and the wider health system.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead on the planning and delivery of specific projects within the nursing programme.
- Lead the provision of policy advice on education and workforce issues and on the links to the wider health agenda system.
- Lead the provision of an efficient, effective, high quality, professional and well-co-ordinated education and training policy programme capable of meeting all statutory and regulatory requirements ensuring alignment with activity across NHSE and the wider health system.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of a range of specialist areas in a relevant field of expertise acquired through post graduate diploma / master's degree or equivalent experience gained over an extended period of time to enable highly developed subject matter expertise
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributed
Essential
- Ability to communicate on highly complex matters and highly contentious situations, through a range of settings including presentations in environment where there are likely to be mixed audience responses, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement This involves anticipating barriers to communication and takes action to improve communication, communicating effectively and calmly in difficult situations and with difficult people, where there will be frequent conflict and requirement to negotiate where service users may disagree with the proposed changes this programme will need to deliver
- Experience of successfully holding difficult meetings and conversations with senior stakeholders, including influencing outcomes. Track record of communication management with the ability to influence key decisions makers and drive change by engaging with people.
- Advanced keyboard skills, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Is an active and valued participant in development groups
- Use excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation and diplomacy to enable understanding of NHSE strategic priorities and gain stakeholder acceptance in times of political uncertainty and/or where there are patient/client objections and opposing views.
- Capable of effective planning over medium to long term timeframes making adjustments and planning resourcing accordingly
- Able to maintain concentration for a prolonged period of time e.g. checking documents, writing reports, and analysing statistics
- Able to maintain concentration and work effectively in a climate where there is an expectation that work patterns will have a large degree of unpredictability
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Acts in a way that is compliant withstanding Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of budget responsibility
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
- Commitment to quality of care by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care - safety, effectiveness and patient experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth specialist knowledge and experience of the nursing and midwifery workforce and services acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.
- Significant experience of managing staff, as a line manager including the ability to line manage and co-ordinate activities of staff outside of NHSE working on specific projects and programmes
- In-depth professional experience of budget and project management
- Significant experience of monitoring substantial budgets and financial and business planning processes
- Significant experience of managing a team and achieving objectives by working with others not under direct line management control
Desirable
- Significant programme management experience of implementing a strategic change on a regional or national level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of a range of specialist areas in a relevant field of expertise acquired through post graduate diploma / master's degree or equivalent experience gained over an extended period of time to enable highly developed subject matter expertise
- Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development.
- Member of relevant professional body.
Skills, Capabilities and Attributed
Essential
- Ability to communicate on highly complex matters and highly contentious situations, through a range of settings including presentations in environment where there are likely to be mixed audience responses, responding openly to questions to ensure full understanding and engagement This involves anticipating barriers to communication and takes action to improve communication, communicating effectively and calmly in difficult situations and with difficult people, where there will be frequent conflict and requirement to negotiate where service users may disagree with the proposed changes this programme will need to deliver
- Experience of successfully holding difficult meetings and conversations with senior stakeholders, including influencing outcomes. Track record of communication management with the ability to influence key decisions makers and drive change by engaging with people.
- Advanced keyboard skills, with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Is an active and valued participant in development groups
- Use excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation and diplomacy to enable understanding of NHSE strategic priorities and gain stakeholder acceptance in times of political uncertainty and/or where there are patient/client objections and opposing views.
- Capable of effective planning over medium to long term timeframes making adjustments and planning resourcing accordingly
- Able to maintain concentration for a prolonged period of time e.g. checking documents, writing reports, and analysing statistics
- Able to maintain concentration and work effectively in a climate where there is an expectation that work patterns will have a large degree of unpredictability
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Acts in a way that is compliant withstanding Orders and Standing Financial Instructions in the discharge of budget responsibility
- Will consider the most effective way to promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and has the ability to take actions which support and promote this agenda
- Commitment to quality of care by insisting on quality and striving to get the basics of quality of care - safety, effectiveness and patient experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- In-depth specialist knowledge and experience of the nursing and midwifery workforce and services acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training.
- Significant experience of managing staff, as a line manager including the ability to line manage and co-ordinate activities of staff outside of NHSE working on specific projects and programmes
- In-depth professional experience of budget and project management
- Significant experience of monitoring substantial budgets and financial and business planning processes
- Significant experience of managing a team and achieving objectives by working with others not under direct line management control
Desirable
- Significant programme management experience of implementing a strategic change on a regional or national level
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
