Job overview
We are recruiting for a Deputy Divisional Nursing Director who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The Deputy Divisional Nursing Director & Head of Nursing and Quality will be expected to demonstrate strong professional clinical leadership and provide specialist and strategic education and clinical advice across the Division and Care Group. Acting in support of the Divisional Nursing & Quality Director, the post holder will be a key member of the senior management team across the Trust.
The post holder will support the Divisional Nursing & Quality Director to continually improve patient care, experience and assist with the implementation of national and Trust initiatives.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide all necessary support to the overall leadership, direction and management of nursing staff within the nominated Care Group.
You will be paying special attention to the clinical standards, quality, service improvements, and governance, that enhance patient care and outcomes across relevant clinical pathways.
You will provide support budget holders to ensure all services meet financial requirements to achieve successful delivery, with responsibility for monthly and yearly budgets.
You will also portray a management style which builds on existing strengths of the organisation, valuing equality and diversity.
The post holder is the Lead Cancer Nurse for East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust and as such, is expected to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high quality cancer care across the organisation.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse Degree or equivalent relevant experience
* Effective nursing registration - RN or equivalent
* Completed level 1a, 1b and level 2 essential patient safety training
* Oncology/Haematology post graduate course
Desirable criteria
* Masters level qualification / working towards or equivalent experience
* Attended at least two days formal ‘patient safety’(PSIRF) training and skills development.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
* Extensive experience in a Senior Nursing position within cancer and /or haematology services
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Experience of managing people
* Experience of managing change and associated behaviours
* Experience of developing policies and procedures
* Evidence of outcomes from application of professional leadership
* Evidence of the development and application of clinical competences
* Evidence of clinical leadership regarding multiple clinical professions
* Evidence of managing a team
Skills
Essential criteria
* Proven record of accomplishment of achieving objectives
* Excellent clinical and clinical leadership skills
* Excellent organisational and leadership skills
* Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences, verbally and in written reports
* Ability to use IT, including Microsoft Office and Power Point
* Able to work within a multi- professional team
* Proven record of accomplishment of performance management
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.
We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing resourcing.enh-tr@nhs.net
We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.
We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.