We are looking for an outstanding Deputy Nurse Director to join the Acute & Emergency Medicine and Pharmacy Care Group (AEMP). AEMP is one of ten Care Groups, incorporating the Acute Medicine and Accident & Emergency Directorate and Pharmacy Directorates.

The post holder will support the Nurse Director and the wider care group in the day to day delivery of clinical business of the service with a primary focus of the delivery of high standards of patient care and services with the care group. Both Directorates within AEMP provide fast-paced and high-profile services seeking to continually improve and shorten lengths of stay for admitted patients and 'time-in department' for patients attending A& E and safely deliver pharmaceutical care to patients attending the Trust's 5 hospital sites and medicines management services to staff across the Trust.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK. We offer fantastic opportunities for career progression, training and development, ensuring that roles are both challenging and rewarding. We are seeking passionate, experienced, highly motivated, and skilled senior nurse leader to join our team of Deputy Nurse Directors. Attributes must include proven professional leadership of nurses.

The post holder will be expected to represent nursing at Trust and National level and will lead on specific projects and work streams on behalf of the Care Group and the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Nurse Director across the full range of duties, providing strong leadership and professional advice across the multi-professional team to enable high quality patient centred services and care.

The Deputy Nurse Director is actively involved with the governance agenda, working closely with the Medical Clinical Governance Leads and the Care Group Governance Lead, providing support and advice relating to clinical and non-clinical risk.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse on part 1 or 12 of the Nursing and Midwifery Council register
• 1st or higher degree
• Substantial experience at band 8A or equivalent
• Master's degree or has made significant progression towards this level of academic achievement
• To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Appropriate leadership course/qualification
• Evidence of continual formal professional development

Desirable

• Successful completion of Core and Relevant Specialist Competencies

Experience

Essential

• Extensive relevant post registration experience.
• Extensive experience of leading a clinical team.
• Ability to provide consultation to a wide range of professionals.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary collaborative working.
• Experience of leading implementing and managing change
• Advanced organisation skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development, ability organisation manage and develop a diverse group of staff.
• Proven experience of team management and team building initiatives, including facilitative leadership skills enabling mentorship of future leads within the field.
• Knowledge about adult/children safeguarding issues with the ability to refer and sign post on.
• Safeguarding training plus updates at level 3.
• Experience recruitment and selection, IPR, equality and diversity.
• Project management skills.
• Proven leadership skills with ability to motivate and inspire staff and initiate changes.
• Can demonstrate active involvement in audit activity

Desirable

• Experience of providing clinical supervision.
• Experience multi-disciplinary collaborative working
• Research portfolio

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Good IT skills
• Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team.
• Able to demonstrate working to deadlines.
• Ability to work in a confidential/sensitive manner.
• Excellent verbal communication skills including specialist skills to communicate with staff/patients in relation to complex and sensitive issues.
• Strategic thinker
• Willingness and ability to work across multiple sites.
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Demonstrates flexibility and high motivational levels.
• Adaptable to different working environments.

Desirable

• Enthusiastic interest in people's health and lifestyles.

Other Factors

Essential

• Must be able to participate in on call and/or duty matron rota, including night duty when required.
• Car Owner / driver

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern General Hospital

Herries Road

Sheffield

S5 7AU

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