Associate Director of Nursing - Paediatrics - Southend Hospital
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a highly experienced children's nurse to join our senior team as Associate Director of Nursing.
As Associate Director of Nursing, you will have the opportunity to drive change using your expertise to develop strategic policy in partnership with managers and other healthcare professionals to improve and deliver top quality, safe and consistent nursing across the division.
If you are an effective leader with a passion for improving patient care and outcomes, and have the ability to inspire fellow theatre staff to innovate the way they work, develop professionally and grow the department, we want to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Paediatrics is a busy, but rewarding department to be a part of. As Associate Director of Nursing, you will be supporting our team across MSE, but you will be based at Southend Hospital.
You will not only be contributing clinically to ensure that our patients receive the best service and care possible, but will also be at the forefront of driving change and innovation within the department.
You will be a part of cultivating an agile and responsive work environment to ensure unexpected or unpredictable activity is actioned to the highest standard in conjunction with meeting daily demands.
You will inspire your colleagues across MSE to innovate the way they work to improve not just patient experience but also staff morale, retention and departmental development.
You will act as a role model and advocate for your staff and patients, through developing and coaching staff in how to communicate in an effective and empathetic manner when dealing with difficult or confrontational situations.
About us
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation, we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilities
For full details of this exciting opportunity, please see attached JD.
We look forward to your application!
Person Specification
* Registered Children Nurse
* Previous NHS leadership and Management role
* Previous experience in a senior nurse role e.g., Head of Nursing or equivalent
* Experience in acute Paediatrics in NHS
* Post registration specialty qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £74,290 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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