The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer will be an inspiring and compassionate nurse leader with extensive experience at either Director or Deputy Director level and have experience of supporting and deputising at executive and Board level roles.
The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer will be highly organised, collaborative and focused on the delivery of high, quality safe, effective care and optimal outcomes for every patient in every area of the Trust.
You will be required to work with a wide and varied range of stakeholders and must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills and be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate with, relate to and engage with, a wide spectrum of NHS employees.
A passion to develop and transform safe innovative clinical services in the urgent and emergency / pre hospital setting such as 999, 111 and out of hours care, as well as a commitment to developing a safety culture for all is essential, but will be rewarded with career development, support and coaching and a real chance to make a difference for our patients and staff at SCAS.
Key Responsibilities:
1. The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer reports to and is accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer, working closely with the Chief Medical Officer and other members of the Executive Team.
2. The Deputy Chief Nursing Officer will be responsible for the consistent delivery of high quality safe, effective care, an excellent experience and optimal outcomes for every patient in every area of the Trust.
3. On behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer, lead the development of an integrated Safeguarding Service by directing the Associate Director of Safeguarding to deliver a safe and effective service.
4. On behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer, provide strategic leadership to the professional educational agenda of Paramedics, Nurses and Allied Health Professional roles and support the development of a research agenda.
5. On behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer, provide strategic leadership to the governance support service.
6. Responsible for oversight of the Trust Quality and Safety Strategy and associated frameworks that ensure clinical governance is multi-disciplinary, locally owned and provides assurance that patient care is safe and effective, with a system that provides frontline to Board reporting.
The Clinical Directorate leads functions supporting the delivery of high quality safe, effective and efficient care as defined by the Quality and Safety Strategy. Ensure that quality governance systems and processes align to national requirements and best practice.
In conjunction with, and on behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Medical Officer, be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the Trust's strategic plans for quality, patient safety, clinical effectiveness risk and health and safety.
The post holder will lead the production of a co-designed Quality Strategy, aligning quality with organisational development, promoting quality improvement methodologies to foster a culture of continuous improvement within our staff developing staff at all levels have the confidence to highlight areas for improvement, have the skills and knowledge and support to be able to implement those improvements in line with the Trust's vision and values.
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of emergency, urgent care and non-emergency healthcare services, along with commercial logistics services. The Trust delivers most of these services to the populations of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire as well as non-emergency patient transport services in Sussex. We serve a population of over 7 million and answer over 500,000 urgent calls a year. We employ 4,551 staff who, together with over 1,100 volunteers, enable us to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
In SCAS, we know that colleagues who are cared for and valued are enabled to provide the right care, first time, every time. That is why we strive to foster a culture that balances fairness, compassion, learning and accountability; a 'just and learning culture'.
Benefits:
1. Full training and support when you join and ongoing throughout your employment with us.
2. Holiday entitlement is 27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time).
3. Enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
4. Access to continual professional development and opportunities within SCAS and the NHS.
5. Occupational Health support along with an Employee Assistance Programme.
6. NHS Discounts in over 200+ stores including Holidays, Days out, Car insurance, Restaurants and Clothing.
7. Staff networking and support groups.
We actively welcome job applications from candidates who have a disability or who are members of the BAME, LGBTQ+ and Armed Forces community (including: Reservists, Veterans, Spouses and Cadets). Here at SCAS we are proud to have a workforce that reflects the diverse community we serve. Applicants who have a disability or are members of the armed forces community who meet the minimum shortlisting criteria for their post of interest will be invited for an interview and/or assessment (where applicable). Please be assured that any requests for reasonable adjustments will not negatively affect your application.
As well as standard NHS benefits like generous holiday entitlement and an excellent pension scheme, we offer lots of extras for our staff. You can find out more information here - scasjobs.co.uk/benefits
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