Job summary

The Associate Director of Nursing is a key member of the site Nursing Board, working with the Divisional Director and Director of Nursing to develop and implement the trust wide objectives to deliver evidence based standards and to improve the care and experience of our patients. The post holder is responsible for assuring professional standards and practice in all aspects of nursing /midwifery and AHP's practice are achieved within their divisions, including the adherence to statutory regulations. It is also expected the post holder will undertake a corporate role as required by the executive managing director, chief nurse and the director of operations.

Main duties of the job

We require a highly inspirational, influential, and strong clinical leader to take on the role of associate director of nursing for the medicine division at Newham Hospital. This division consists of emergency department which incorporates ambulatory care and acute assessment unit, there are several acute specialities which have networked service across Barts Health hospitals.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Yohana Wade, PA to executive team. yohana.wade@nhs.net

Tristram Mills, Director of Nursing. tristram.mills@nhs.net

Dr Lisa Niklaus, Divisional Director lisa.niklaus@nhs.net

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Experience

Significant experience of working in a senior nursing role Evidence of managerial responsibilities & operational healthcare experience in an acute setting

Ability to analyse complex problems and workable solutions to address them

Take action based on own interpretation of broad clinical and professional policies, ability to advise divisional and site management teams on how these can be implemented.

Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands

Ability to act with autonomy and freedom to act in decision making across the division, with collaboration within the divisional team and escalation to the Hospital Management team as necessary

Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines & within resources.

Significant experience in the supervision of staff and students including HR issues

Significant experience of audit in evaluating and developing services

Manager on call

Change and quality improvement management experience

Significant experience of close multi- professional working in an in- patient environment

Significant experience of managing a budget and of managing budget holders.

Experience of teaching undergraduates and post graduate students

Significant experience of working autonomously to lead a professional nursing group

Significant experience of transformational change and use of quality improvement initiatives to improve practice and service

Skills

Able to evaluate and be critical of self through reflective thinking

To have confidence working across a number of subject areas- clinical, HR, quality improvement and finance.

Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills

Ability to initiate and implement and sustain change

Good analytical and organisational ability as well as the ability to think critically

Demonstrates strong leadership skills

Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working

To have effective problem solving skills

Significant experience of implementing evidence based practice

Be able to demonstrate effective risk assessment, audit and investigation skills

Presentation and teaching skills

Knowledge

Broad breadth related to above skills and managerial and leadership experience

Sound evidence based knowledge in a specialist clinical area but with the ability to transfer Skills into other spheres of working.

Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery and its impact on current services

Good computer skills including presentation, data manipulation and spreadsheets

Qualifications

First Level Registered Nurse/Midwife

Evidence of Post Graduate education in specialty field

Evidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education

DBS clearance

Masters level education MSc in a relevant healthcare subject

Management Qualification

Teaching/mentoring qualification

*For the division of childrens the post holder would be required to be a registered childrens or neonatal nurse and for maternity services, a registered midwife

Other

Ability to perform the duties of the post with any aids, adaptations or reasonable adjustments

Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of professional conduct, integrity and probity

High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude

Able to prioritise, organise and delegate effectively

Sound judgment in decision making, and delivering in a timely and confident manner

Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership

High awareness of, understanding of own emotions, strengths and limitations as well as emotional intelligence of others

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in a senior nursing role Evidence of managerial responsibilities & operational healthcare experience in an acute setting
• Ability to analyse complex problems and workable solutions to address them
• Take action based on own interpretation of broad clinical and professional policies, ability to advise divisional and site management teams on how these can be implemented
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
• Ability to act with autonomy and freedom to act in decision making across the division, with collaboration within the divisional team and escalation to the Hospital Management team as necessary
• Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines & within resources
• Significant experience in the supervision of staff and students including HR issues
• Significant experience of audit in evaluating and developing services
• Manager on call
• Change and quality improvement management experience
• Significant experience of close multi- professional working in an in- patient environment
• Significant experience of managing a budget and of managing budget holders
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and post graduate students
• Significant experience of working autonomously to lead a professional nursing group
• Significant experience of transformational change and use of quality improvement initiatives to improve practice and service

Skills

Essential

• Able to evaluate and be critical of self through reflective thinking
• To have confidence working across a number of subject areas- clinical, HR, quality improvement and finance
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and presentation skills
• Ability to initiate and implement and sustain change
• Good analytical and organisational ability as well as the ability to think critically
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills
• Ability to influence and facilitate MDT working
• To have effective problem solving skills
• Significant experience of implementing evidence based practice
• Be able to demonstrate effective risk assessment, audit and investigation skills
• Presentation and teaching skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Broad breadth related to above skills and managerial and leadership experience
• Sound evidence based knowledge in a specialist clinical area but with the ability to transfer Skills into other spheres of working
• Awareness of developments in the NHS and service delivery and its impact on current services
• Good computer skills including presentation, data manipulation and spreadsheets

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registered Nurse/Midwife
• Evidence of Post Graduate education in specialty field
• Evidence of ongoing, relevant postgraduate education
• DBS clearance
• Masters level education MSc in a relevant healthcare subject
• Management Qualification
• Teaching/mentoring qualification
• For the division of children's the post holder would be required to be a registered children's or neonatal nurse and for maternity services, a registered midwife

Other

Essential

• Ability to perform the duties of the post with any aids, adaptations or reasonable adjustments
• Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of professional conduct, integrity and probity
• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and flexibility in approach and attitude
• Able to prioritise, organise and delegate effectively
• Sound judgment in decision making, and delivering in a timely and confident manner
• Commitment to developing a culture of openness and partnership
• High awareness of, understanding of own emotions, strengths and limitations as well as emotional intelligence of others

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