Head of Nursing - Emergency Department
Department: Emergency Department
Band: 8C £70,417 - £81,138 Per annum
Hours: Full time -37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
Do you have extensive nursing and leadership experience within the Emergency Department? Do you feel ready to accept a new challenge and take on a senior leadership role where patient experience is at the forefront of all you do.
Milton Keynes University Hospital have had a business case recently approved to expand our fantastic and hardworking emergency department. Roles approved in this case were Registered Nurses, Sisters/Charge Nurses, a Practice Development Lead and Head of Nursing. This is a brand-new role to the Trust, and you will have the opportunity of being first in post if you are successful.
Working closely with the Divisional Chief Nurse, this role will require someone who is willing to work hard and dedicate themselves to ensuring services are delivered in a highly professional and clinically safe manner in conjunction with national policies and Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Liz Winter – Divisional Chief Nurse for Medicine & Emergency Care Elizabeth.Winter@MKUH.nhs.uk 01908 86072
Interview date: w/c 23rd September 2024
You will need strong leadership and people management skills, to lead the development of nurse-led initiatives and improve performance in conjunction with other members of the senior team in ED and the Division including acute and community colleagues.
The postholder will lead on supporting the team to promote excellence in nursing care to maintain and improve clinical standards ensuring care is delivered to the highest quality, inspiring patient, and public confidence.
If you are compassionate, dynamic, with the ability to inspire a team of skilled nurses, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment we invite you to apply for this post. Your leadership will be crucial in managing the day-to-day operations, implementing best practices, and driving continuous improvement in patient outcomes.
Thepostholderwillleadandfacilitatethedevelopmentofefficient,effectivehigh quality and patient focused services for all patients throughout their front door journey. They will provide visible clinical, professional leadership of nursing staff across the Emergency Department (ED)
Working as part of the UEC Leadership Team, alongside the Service manager, Matron and clinical lead, the post holder will be professionally, operationally and managerially responsible for nursing in the departments.
MKUH staff scored highest for ‘I look forward to coming to work’ (NHS Staff Survey 2023).
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
Through strong clinical leadership the Head of Nursing will support the teams to promoteexcellenceinnursingcaretomaintainandimproveclinicalstandards.The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. Partnership working is a priority in supporting the delivery of a seamless and integrated service for patients and their families with identified health needs.
Patientexperienceisakeyresponsibilityoftheroletoensurethatcareisdelivered to the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance and by listening to feedback from our service users through the patient’s voice and the Friends and Family Test feedback.
At all times, the post holder will work in accordance with the principles governed by the Nursing&MidwiferyCouncil(NMC)andTrustPolicies.
Clinical
• Provide clinical leadership to staff within areas of responsibility, ensuring implementation of and compliance with policies and procedures including safe staffing across Urgent and Emergency services ensuring the delivery of high value, family centred, responsive and efficient patient care.
• Ensure services are delivered in a highly professional and clinically safe manner, in conjunction with the corporate team and in accordance with local and national policies and procedures, including compliance with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
Management and Leadership
• Provide strong and consistent leadership to staff – professional role modelling.
• Manage the delivery of patient care quality and experience ensuring an integrated approach with partners within health, social care, education, acute and third sector services
Educational Responsibilities
• Complete Practice Supervisor and Assessor training and act as a practice supervisor and assessor providing supervision to junior staff, student nurses and other learners.
• MaintainanawarenessofcurrentdevelopmentsinUrgentandEmergency Care developments and practice.
Professional Development
• Maintain Continuous Professional Development in line with Trust Policy, the Knowledge and Skills Framework and professional bodies’ requirements for revalidation.
• Ensure own practice is up to date and evidence based and demonstrate an awareness of current, relevant research.
Service improvement
• To have a clear understanding of the vision of the Trust and be able to translate this into local context for operational implementation within the area.
• To lead and support staff to work across patient pathways, encouraging and fostering joint working to facilitate seamless transition of care for patients, the principles of self-care and community engagement where possible.
People Management
• Be responsible for the line management of the matron and Advanced Clinical Practitioners within the departments.
• Assist with monitoring staff attendance to ensure a healthy and safe environment for staff and patients.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
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By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
This advert closes on Friday 13 Sep 2024