Job overview
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide a clear focus for clinical and strategic leadership and a highly visible and authoritative presence across Care Group.
The postholder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality care within their areas of service.
The postholder will also ensure that administrative and support services are delivered to achieve the highest standards of care within their clinical area. They will be responsible for co-ordinating care, monitoring expenditure, monitoring the quality of clinical support and environmental services, and managing specialist nursing staff.
They will also be accountable for the development and performance management of all nursing staff to enable delivery of the Trust’s Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Strategy.
They will ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery. They will work collaboratively with the relevant Clinical Lead, Care Group Director of Nursing and the Senior Operational Manager to lead and manage their service
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Education, qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered Nurse or Allied Health professional
2. Masters qualification (or working towards with defined pathway)
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Extensive Experience at 8A Senior Nurse or AHP
4. Demonstrable experience of improving patient experience and patient safety in a range of settings
5. Experience of chairing meetings, managing diverse attendance and contributions
6. Has experience of external collaborative working and understanding of the challenges of working within a specialist commissioned area.
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
7. Ability to travel to different sites, car owner, business insurance
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
8. Innovative and creative approach to solving problems
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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