Deputy Nursing Manager - OPD | Outpatients | Private Hospital | Permanent, Full-time | Southampton
Spire Southampton Hospital are looking for an experienced Deputy Nursing Managerfor our Outpatient Service. The Deputy Outpatient Manager will be responsible for supporting the Manager in ensuring delivery of high quality and efficient outpatient services, delivering key quality performance and financial plans and service enhancements. You will also be expected to cover clinical work and managerial responsibilities within the working role.
Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally. We deliver some of the best cardiac surgery results in the country. Our Critical Care department and multidisciplinary team offer you peace of mind for our wide range of treatments.
Duties and responsibilities
1. Assist the Outpatient Manager in the management and development of the outpatient services.
2. Assist in the operational delivery of outpatients services against Spire key performance indicators, ensuring the efficient running of the department; this will include clinical work in the department.
3. Challenge behaviours that do not support Spire Purpose and values and equally demonstrate and support behaviours that show leadership and purpose.
4. Ensure that all patient information is provided, received and recorded in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Spire policies.
5. Promote best practice in health & safety and security.
6. Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights.
7. Apply correct use of Information technology
8. Seek and employ innovative methods of improving service delivery in line with the 5 CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOE); always aiming to achieve Good and Outstanding.
9. Adhere to all relevant healthcare standards and manage issues of governance and risk effectively when the manager is not available or has designated ownership.
10. Assist with audits/reviews of the departments and their performance in discussion with the manager.
11. Promote and maintain a close working relationship with external organisations to ensure standardisation and sharing of best practice.
12. To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
13. Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.
Who we're looking for:
14. Relevant Diploma or Degree
15. NMC Registration
16. Previous experience in an outpatients department at a senior level.
17. Experience of working unsupervised.
18. Experience of leading a team.
19. Management or supervisory qualification desirable
20. Ability to manage, motivate, support, develop and lead the department
21. A focus on positive patient and user experience
22. Able to work cohesively across clinical teams
23. Competent across a range of clinical management and leadership skills
24. Performance monitoring and reporting capabilities
25. Knowledge of appropriate standards and external bodies, such as the Care Quality Commission
26. Auditing skills across clinical standards and departments
27. Ability to implement continuous improvement initiatives
Benefits:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
28. 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
29. Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
30. ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
31. Free Bupa wellness screening
32. Private medical insurance
33. Life assurance
34. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park