Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Town: Harlow
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 18/02/2025 17:00
Interview date: 19/03/2025
Lead Nurse for Staffing and Workforce
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Job Overview
A unique opportunity has become available as the Lead Nurse for Staffing and Workforce at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. This role is key for the organisation, responsible and accountable to the deputy chief nurse.
We are looking for an exceptional, inspirational, and dynamic senior nurse or midwife who can negotiate, problem-solve, think strategically, and build effective relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
You will be supported by the senior leadership team, and professional growth is encouraged. Together, we will work on a professional development plan.
As a key member of the nursing and quality team, you will contribute to the development of our nursing, midwifery, and allied health professional's strategy.
Main Duties of the Job
You will be responsible for the oversight, application, and improvement of safe staffing across all nursing and midwifery clinical services within the organisation. This will require leading on the nursing establishment setting in line with the National Quality Board every 6 months, the daily review of staffing and patient acuity via SafeCare, and governance that contributes to safe and effective clinical care.
You will provide specialist advice and guidance around SNCT and Safe Care, including Trust-wide training and professional advice to the divisional directors of nursing, heads of nursing, matrons, and ward managers.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registration as a nurse or midwife with the NMC
* Degree in health-related subject
* Evidence of professional continuous development and portfolio of learning (NMC revalidation)
* Post-registration Master’s Degree or evidence of working towards
Experience
* Expert knowledge of RL Datix Rostering and SafeCare System
* Expert knowledge of Safe Staffing methodology and practices
* Computer literate and experience of database management, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
* Ability to deal with complex, time-critical situations, working to deadlines and delivering targets
* Good working knowledge of clinical and quality governance, with particular knowledge of assurance and risk management
* Experience of working in the NHS or a large, complex, fast-moving organisation
* Evidence of developing and presenting comprehensive reports
* Evidence of successfully implementing service change
* Practical experience of policy development
* Experience of delivering training
* Audit or research experience
* Demonstrable ability to lead, manage, and develop successful and effective teams
* Evidence of project management success and introducing innovative ideas
Skills and Knowledge
* Advanced communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to deal with highly complex, contentious, or sensitive issues
* Able to form and maintain excellent professional relationships with all members of the multi-professional team
* Effective communicator with proven ability to influence all levels of staff
* Strong negotiating skills, sometimes in conflicting situations
* Proven clinical leadership and team-leading skills
* Excellent project management skills, able to plan, deliver to timescales, communicate, manage expectations, report progress plans
* Able to respond to change and apply themselves to development in practice
* Able to establish collaborative working relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
What We Can Offer You
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff-only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite crèche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing services and complimentary health provision
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn
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