Job overview
We are looking to recruit an exceptional nurse leader who understands and celebrates the diversity of our local patient and staff populations. We are keen to hear from senior nurses who have a growth mindset, who choose to see that there’s always a solution to a defined problem, and have the skills to coach for improvement and motivate the individuals and teams around them to perform at a highest level.
The portfolio of the post holder will include the Emergency Care and Medicine division at Newham University Hospital including supporting the core nursing and governance functions across the entire division.
The successful candidate will benefit from being part of dynamic directorate and divisional leadership team and an organisation that has firmly established itself as a value-based organisation on a journey to receive a CQC rating of good and outstanding.
Informal contact/visit welcomed
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Associate Director of Nursing is a key member of the divisional and hospital senior nursing team with specific responsibility for ensuring the delivery of safe & compassionate care within the division. This will include risk management, ensuring professional standards, leadership, appropriate planning implementations, monitoring and review mechanisms are in place which develop high quality patient driven services within the available resources.
The Deputy Associate Director of Nursing will work with the divisional and directorate team to provide strategic leadership, ensure that there are appropriate systems and processes within the Division to enable staff to deliver good quality clinical care and drive forward the service improvement agenda to achieve quality, safety and efficiency gains.
Specifically, the DADoN for the Division will:
• Formally deputise for the ADoN
• Support with the day-to-day responsibility and accountability for the nursing and governance services delivered by the division
• Support PSIRF delivery
• Develop and implement plans to deliver the relevant Trust objectives as required
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. •Acute operational nursing leadership experience at 8b or above
2. •Evidence of managerial responsibilities and operational experience in an acute setting
3. •Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
4. •Experience in the supervision and management of staff
5. •Experience in complex employment related issues
6. •Experience of using acuity tools and triangulation of data to review and ensure safe skill mix
7. •Evidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment
8. •Experience of managing a budget
9. •Experience of applying PSIRF methodology
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of managing other staff groups
11. Managing a cross site, complex function
12. Experience of SLAs and contractual working
13. Manager on-call
Skills
Essential criteria
14. •Ability to organise and manage day to day departmental activities and the activities of large multidisciplinary team within this
15. •Team building and working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results
16. •Understanding of the issues pertaining to clinical risk management
17. •Problem solving skills – able to respond to unexpected issues and provide first line response and to identify appropriate sources of secondary support
18. •Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit alongside a working knowledge of clinical governance and its implementation
19. •Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
Desirable criteria
20. •To have experience of setting up a new service
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
21. •First Level registered nurse
22. •Masters level education MSc or equivalent in related subject
23. •Evidence of continuing personal development
24. •Evidence of leadership/management development
Desirable criteria
25. Management/Leadership qualification
**Visa Sponsorship Information**
Recent changes to UK immigration policy on the Health and Care Visa and Skilled Worker Visa could mean that this role is not eligible for sponsorship or that you may not meet the eligibility criteria.
Sponsorship can only be offered if this post and any individual offered employment meet all the Home Office’s requirements under the UK Skilled Worker visa scheme.
If you are applying from outside the UK or will require sponsorship, please mention this clearly in your application.
To be eligible for sponsorship, the following conditions must be met:
26. Eligible role: The position must be on the UK Skilled Worker visa list. You can check your eligibility here: -.
27. Salary threshold: The role must meet the minimum salary set by the Home Office. Please note that for roles employed under Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions, the High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) is not included when calculating the basic salary for the purposes of sponsorship.
28. Skill level: The role must meet the minimum skill requirement of RQF Level 6 or above (graduate level).
29. English language: Applicants must demonstrate English proficiency at CEFR level B1 or higher.
30. Other criteria: Applicants must meet all other criteria as set out by the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)