Job overview
This is an exciting Lead Nurse opportunity within Integrated medicine caring for our medical specialities across our 3 hospital sites and in the community.
We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and forward thinking senior nurse to lead the services, with a key focus on staff and service development to ensure provision of excellent patient care and experience through evidence-based practice.
You will have expert skills and experience in leadership and change management and have skills in working collaboratively with Commissioners and third-party agencies.
You will have a passion for delivering excellence in the way our patients are care for working in partnership with patients, their families/carers, multi-disciplinary teams, social services, and intermediate care as well as managers and consultants at both a clinical and service level.
You will be a member of the Senior Leadership for the services you oversee and work closely with the Care Group management team
Main duties of the job
1. Act as the professional advisor in respect of nursing/midwifery, managerial and operational issues that arise across services. To collaborate with other professionals as necessary for advice and guidance.
2. Demonstrate professional leadership for Nursing/Midwifery across the integrated medicine services, setting positive and clear expectations for delivery which have exemplary standards of accessibility, quality, safety and patient/carer experience, infection prevention and control, and safeguarding. This includes bringing a positive and professional focus on activities relating to recruitment, retention and workforce development as well as research, education and practice.
3. Work collaboratively with all teams across the services. You will bring a clear focus on improving the quality & patient experience of existing services but critically you will sponsor/lead service transformation activities.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
4. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
5. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
6. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
7. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
8. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
9. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
10. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
11. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
12. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
13. Relevant Degree or recordable qualification
14. Registered Nurse
15. Relevant Masters or Equivalent
16. Evidence of On-going development
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
17. Extensive experience at Senior Nurse/Midwife level
18. Demonstrable experience of improving patient experience in a range of settings
19. Experience of chairing meetings and managing diverse attendance and contributions
20. Has experience of external collaborative working and understanding of the challenges of working within a specialist commissioned area
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
21. Able to travel to other sites and off sites as necessary
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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