We are looking for
an experienced senior nurse to fill the role of Director of Nursing in Medicine.
You will be accountable for the direct delivery of nursing services within the Division and will provide the vision and support to the Divisional Chair and Director in ensuring the development of nursing to meet the current and future requirements within the Division. You will be responsible for ensuring that our patients receive safe exceptional care every day across a wide range of services. This includes the adult emergency department, the inpatient wards and the elective and outpatient services.
1. Ensure that divisional/hospital professional objectives are consistent with organisational and corporate professional strategy and policy.
2. Work consistently with other Directors of Nursing, Midwifery and Director of AHPs across divisional boundaries, in order to facilitate effective working between services and patient pathways.
3. To support the Chief Nursing Team by deputising for the Chief Nurse and Midwife / or Deputy Chief Nurse in their absence and representing them externally as required.
4. To take the corporate lead on an agreed work stream / activity.
5. To ensure that nurses in the Division/Hospital work collaboratively with cross cutting care pathway leads and the clinical reference group.
6. To take part in the trust-wide adult services on call rota and divisional silverrota.
7. To work in partnership with teams at Weston Hospital to support integration of Bristol and Weston services.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.