Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is“Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
· The post-holder serves as an expert practitioner and is responsible for the strategic direction of patient-focused care programs in the Dermatology department. These programs aim to address the complex and evolving health and well-being needs of the client group.
T he goal is to ensure that the Dermatology department's processes are centred on patients receiving, effective, and efficient care.
· The post-holder will collaborate with lead clinicians, nurse consultants, care group managers, and directors to establish and implement the strategic vision for the services.
· Additionally, the post-holder will develop and implement a policy to support the growth of the service.
The Lead Nurse possesses excellent communication and leadership skills and is responsible for the day-to-day line management of the senior team under their supervision. Furthermore, the Lead Nurse acts as a budget holder and is an authorised signatory for financial resources.
Main duties of the job
The role is an 80 to 20 percent split. With 80% clinical and 20% managerial.
· Oversee the nursing team and financial resources to ensure the effective operation of the team under your responsibility. Maintain an effective skill mix and appropriate caseload management at all times. Collaborate with the Clinical Lead, Directorate Manager, and Matron to ensure efficient planning, implementation, and monitoring of the service
Conduct audits and develop nursing practices.
· Ensure high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area and maintain a well-kept departmental environment.
· Prioritise your workload to meet targets. Keep the Nursing, Medical, and Directorate Management teams informed of any quality issues.
· Ensure that the clinical area adheres to Data Protection, Confidentiality, and Caldecott principles.
· Deliver on Trust and local key performance indicators.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country.
The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
Experience
* Significant recent experience in speciality
* Experience of running own clinics with complex dermatology cases and procedure
* Advanced physical assessment skills and Independent prescriber
* Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
* Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area.
Education
* First Degree
* Qualification in Speciality
* Advanced physical assessment skills and Independent prescriber
* Master’s degree or working towards or Evidence of post graduate study
* Skin surgery module
Skills, knowledge and abilities
* Knowledge of legislative and healthcare policies and frameworks.
* Project and/or Change Management experience
* Demonstrates a transformational and coaching leadership style
* Awareness of investigations into serious incidents using the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) methodology
* Ability to work across hospital sites as required delivering the demands of the service.
We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
* Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
* Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Money Advice Service
* Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
* On-site nursery (based at RBH)
* Full educational library services
* Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
* Bus to work scheme
* Excellent rail and bus links
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
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The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Justina Bangura Job title Matron Email address Justina.bangura@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number 01182336722 Additional information
Informal visit to the department. Use contact details above to arrange date and time.
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