Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £82,462 - £93,773 per annum including HCA
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/11/2024 23:59
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional nursing leader to join our senior leadership team in the Renal and Urology Care Group. The Head of Nursing will work collaboratively with the General Manager and senior nursing team, reporting to the Clinical Director with professional accountability to the Site Director of Nursing.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role alongside an ambitious clinical team. You will be competent at managing services across multiple sites, leading highly specialised people and empowering teams to deliver excellent patient outcomes, while continuing to develop a culture of respect and compassion in a supportive environment. You will understand how to drive performance, professional standards and improve clinical services. Style is important to us – we are looking for a modern, emotionally intelligent leader who can get things done through inspiring, empowering, and influencing teams. Significant recent experience of an acute environment with proven management and leadership skills is essential for this role, with renal and urology experience desirable.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups, including members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic communities to improve the diversity of experience within our senior leadership team.
Main duties of the job
LEADERSHIP
1. To support the development of and promote the Trust’s mission, values, aims and objectives.
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE
1. In conjunction with Clinical Director, General Manager and his/her team, agree the strategic direction of the Care Group in order to align its plans with the Trust’s values and principles in implementing the national policy agenda.
BUDGETARY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. To be responsible for the nursing budget within the Care Group, ensuring each speciality manages and has effective budgetary control.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
1. Working with the Site Director of Nursing and senior nursing colleagues, to carry out 6 monthly skill mix reviews as required by the Chief Nurse/Corporate Director of Nursing ensuring the established figures meet the needs of the Care Group.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND AUDIT
1. In conjunction with the Director of Nursing & corporate nursing, ensure the continued development of nursing practice to take account of research and development within the framework of the nursing and midwifery strategy.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY
1. To work closely with the General Manager, Clinical Director and Clinical Governance lead, to develop an integrated strategy for clinical governance, with a specific focus on all aspects of clinical and non-clinical risk management.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (1st level registration)
* Higher professional or management degree master’s level or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Knowledge & Experience
* Extensive management and leadership experience at or near board level
* To demonstrate a full expert understanding of the current issues within nursing, specifically within the speciality and nursing as a whole
* To demonstrate a vision for nursing and secure the active commitment of multidisciplinary staff in working towards achieving this
* Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints and Adverse Incidents
* Proven management skills demonstrated by successful resource management in a changing environment with a direct approach to problem solving, which reflects reality, requiring an effective and co-operative personal leadership style
* Evidence of ability to manage a substantial budget within financial limit
* Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills, able to forecast & plan
* Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales
* Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders e.g. KHP and Clinical Academic Group and a successful track record of influence and engagement
* Ability to develop networks and partnerships as required
* Ability to demonstrate possession of excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to use them to motivate and develop staff
* Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives
* Understanding of the local health economy
Personal Skills
* Evidence of first-class interpersonal skills with the ability to utilise them effectively within a co-operative, multi-disciplinary, team-based working environment
* Well-developed leadership and influencing skills, able to successfully foster and manage inter-relationships between Care Groups.
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* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly.
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