The Senior Nurse for Professional standards is key to progressing the work required to gain successful quality accreditation for nursing and midwiferywards/teams/services across the organisation. This will include the preparation, implementation, evaluation and submission to panel whilst ensuring the ambitious timescales are met.

Responsible for supporting the Executive Director of Nursing and Deputy Director of Nursing, in ensuring that the organisation meets its statutory duties for areas that are relevant to the nursing directorate agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a senior professional within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) and is a vital member of the nursing directorate team. They are responsible for supporting the Executive Director of Nursing, Deputy Director of Nursing and Head of Nursing Education, Development and Regulation in ensuring that the organisation meets its statutory duties for areas that are relevant to the nursing directorate agenda.Key to the role is to contribute and embed continuing improvement within a complex organisation and lead on specific areas of work, to include but not exclusive to:? Implement and embed Ward/Clinic/Service Accreditation across the Health Board? Lead on professional standards for professional practice and behaviour to include policy formation and implementation? Contribute to the professional regulation of nurses and midwives in accordance with the NMC? Support the development and compliance to the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016? Engage and lead on continuous improvement across the Health Board.

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Masters Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Management & Leadership Qualification
• NMC Registrant

Desirable

• Project Management Qualification
• Benefits Management Qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge and Understanding of clinical audit, research processes and application
• Knowledge of national policies and standards
• Highly developed specialist nursing knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Change management and service improvement

Experience

Essential

• Extensive experience working at a senior level in a complex organisation
• Significant experience of change management and innovation
• Significant operational and professional leadership portfolio

Desirable

• Knowledge and practical experience of digital systems
• demonstrable success in leading and motivating teams

Skills and attributes

Essential

• Ability to analyse complex information
• Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, empower and coach staff
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives in a demanding environment

Desirable

• Appetite for hard work and challenges
• Resilience, stamina, personal integrity

Employer details

Employer name

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Address

Llanfrechfa Grange House

Cwmbran

NP44 8YN

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040-NMR602-0824