18 Oct
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Sutton
Job description
Job overview
To work with the Director of Nursing, Divisional Director of Operations, and Medical Director to meet the division’s key performance targets, leading effective and efficient delivery operational and clinical services with particular emphasis on effective clinical care, as well as implementing the strategic, financial and operational plans and efficiently deploying the resources of the Directorate.
The post holder will be the lead professional for nurses and nursing teams with Medicine and be an advocate for patients, families and carers in the achievement of clinical excellence.
Locally, the post holder will lead on optimising and strengthening the role and responsibility of nurses within the service,
ensuring nursing workforce resilience and succession planning.
The Associate Director of Nursing will support the Divisional Director of Nursing at a strategic and operational level and work together to cover the Inpatient / Outpatient Medicine with a strong focus on planned care element in medicine.
You will provide visible professional nursing supporting our team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Advanced Practitioners and support teams to achieve the implementation of the Trusts vision and key priorities.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead and support specific portfolios / projects to ensure quality of care, excellent patient experience whilst maintaining financial sustainability and management.
They will contribute to and ensure delivery of strategic and operational objectives set by the Trust and Divisional Board.
- The post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in the development of the strategic direction for the Division,
working with the Divisional Senior team to support, influence and guide the development and delivery of excellent nursing care.
- The post holder will provide clinical leadership which inspires, motivates and empowers nurses within the Division. In conjunction with the DDN the post holder will ensure that there is optimal deployment of nursing and midwifery staff to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered and monitored.
- The post holder will lead delegated work streams and working in partnership with the Directorate Nursing teams to ensure compliance with the Trust’s strategic direction and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional strategy and direction.
- The post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in Trust wide developments and support of service transformation to meet the changing needs of staff, patients and relevant stakeholders.
and guide the development and delivery of excellent nursing care.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey.
We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital.
We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.
St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E;) and Maternity services (Obstetrics). With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals.
Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Associate Director of Nursing Medicine Division role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse / Midwife.
- Evidence of significant professional and managerial development
- 1st level degree or equivalent
- Recognised teaching and assessing certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience and achievement in a senior clinical nursing role.
- Evidence of delivering complex change involving wide engagement
- Demonstrable experience of people management including experience of chairing capability / disciplinary hearings.
- Experience of holding staff to account for poor performance, and previous experience of being accountable for the delivery of clinical / nursing services.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate expert clinical and nursing knowledge.
- Ability to effectively manage resources to deliver sustained improvement
- Significant budgetary experience and demonstrable experience of achieving financial savings without compromising clinical care.
Your application : Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References :
You will be required to provide 3 years of employment / educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc.
therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date : In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting : You will only be contacted via e-mail / SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post.
Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS : We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Disability Advice Line : SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at : Telephone : 02082963786 Text : 07501066267 Email : @.
Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
NameAnne PowellJob titleDivisional Director of NursingEmail addressTelephone number07814543088Additional information
Please call for further information into the role. We would welcome all candidates to come for an informal visit.