The Head of Nursing will work as part of the Directorate's triumvirate management structure alongside the Clinical Director and General Manager to deliver our wide-ranging strategic, quality and transformational objectives. You will need to have experience of leading nursing and clinical services as well as a proven track record of putting safety, quality and patient experience at the heart of all you do. The role also supports on the delivery of partnership working across other clinical groups to ensure effective pathways and processes are in place to support patients and staff across the Trust. In partnership with the Clinical Director and General Manager, provide leadership to all Directorate staff, ensuring clear communication of Trust and Directorate values, vision, priorities and expectations to ensure the engagement of teams to deliver services of the highest quality. In partnership with the Clinical Director provide professional and clinical leadership to Directorate staff. To contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of the Directorate Service Delivery Plan. In partnership with the Clinical Director and General Manager, develop and deliver the strategy and performance management of clinical services, holding service operational management teams to account for delivery of their service objectives and performance through regular performance review meetings. Joint responsibility with the General Manager to manage the highly complex nature of the business area and ensuring that the appropriate strategic plans are delivered within the complex operating framework.
* Joint responsibility with the General Manager and Clinical Director for the development and delivery of capacity plans to ensure that the directorate achieves access targets including 18 weeks for first appointment and Cancer targets of 62 days to treatment and FDS of 28 days.
* Responsibility and accountability for nursing specific Quality, Safety and Productivity targets, Delivering to plan and taking immediate and robust actions should standards fall.
* To hold Lead Clinicians, Senior Nurses and other health professionals to account for delivery of their objectives through regular performance review meetings.
* Produce performance reports and briefings to monitor Directorate activities and to support decision making.
* Provide the leadership and experience to manage and deliver on the complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales.
* Develop workforce plans for nursing and AHP as required and provide appropriate input and challenge to clinical and business plans where necessary.
* Exercising delegated authority on behalf of the Clinical Director, the post holder will provide leadership to resolve day‑to‑day management issues within the Directorate.
* To formally deputise for the Clinical Director as required.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working: We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking into account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on‑boarding process.
Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.
Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e‑mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e‑mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now".
If so, we have an excellent opportunity for a Head of Nursing to join the Surgical Oncology Directorate at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a talented, passionate and experienced nurse leader who can demonstrate strong clinical and strategic leadership, with the ability to communicate effectively across multi‑professional boundaries as well as create an enviable culture of caring and compassion. Please see the attached job description and person specification documents for further details of the role and requirements.
NHS AfC: Band 8c
#J-18808-Ljbffr