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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
* To provide professional leadership to all nursing and other non-medical staff, promoting high standards of care and a responsive workforce.
* To have oversight on the provision of assurance on risk management systems and processes within the Directorate.
* To lead on CQC compliance for the Directorate.
* To work with the Operations Director on the development and implementation of clinical quality strategic objectives, in line with the Trust wide quality objectives.
* To work with the Trust complaints team and lead on the management of complaints within the Directorate. This will include ensuring there are action plans to address areas for improvement and that assurance is provided before action plans are signed off.
* Maintain excellent relationships with clinical staff, leaders and external stakeholders and to communicate sensitively and effectively. Evidence of excellent communication skills both verbal and written between all grades and to large groups both internal and external.
* To be responsible for monitoring nursing staffing issues across the Directorate.
* Direct the contribution to the periodic establishment review.
* To lead on the implementation of national quality drivers arising from national enquires.
* To contribute to local and national strategies for Nursing, Clinical Governance and Patient Safety by participating in external events and forums ensuring a visible CPFT profile. In conjunction with the Care Group Heads of Nursing and the Head of Compliance and Effectiveness and other senior clinical staff and managers to ensure the successful implementation of the Trust's Clinical Quality Strategy across the Directorate.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse (RMN/RN)
* Post Graduate qualification
* Master's Degree in relevant subject, or equivalent substantive experience and willingness to undertake Master's Degree plus experience to Doctorate level.
* Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
* Management Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS policy and ability to interpret and implement into practice
* Significant experience across the range of patient safety management and implementation of patient safety projects
* Significant experience in managing both clinical and non-clinical risk
* Significant experience of management of complaints and Patient Experience.
* Significant experience across the whole clinical governance agenda
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential criteria
* Passionate about patients and delivering high quality patient care with compassion
* Passionate about leading the profession
* Ability to work under pressure
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
* Evidence of: Influencing and negotiating skills, Successful change management, Management of projects, Management conflict and deploying successful resolution strategies, Development of new initiatives with demonstrable impact on quit/safety and experience of services, Excellence verbal and written skills, Ability to work with different disciplines across the health, education and social care settings
Other
Essential criteria
* Ability to travel across the county sometimes at short notice
* Flexibility to work over seven days per week, to support the delivery of a 24hr service (e.g. On Call)
Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.
We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:
* Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
* Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
* Children and young people's mental health services;
* Children's community services in Peterborough;
* Social care;
* Ground-breaking research
We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit CPFT equality and diversity information.
CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.
Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a Red List country.
Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.
If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.
All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
* ADNQ JDPS (PDF, 269.1KB)
* CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
* CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
* CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
* CPFT Benefits (PDF, 74.4KB)
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