Job summary An exciting opportunity to join the Trust to lead the safe and sustainable staffing agenda working closely with the Associate Director of Nursing and Professional Practice, Resourcing team, Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurses. You will lead on compliance and implementation of the national guidance and recommendations from NHSE/I workforce safeguards and NQB guidance. Our Safer Staffing and Nursing Recruitment Lead will be an experienced leader with proven people management skills and will hold NMC Registration. Main duties of the job Please refer to the job description and person specification for a full list of duties. Lead on deployment of the safer nursing care tool through training and quality assessment Support and advise associate directors of nursing and professional practice regarding staffing during exceptional circumstances. Be the Trust professional lead for temporary staffing NMC referrals, revalidation, and other regulatory and professional activities. Promote effective use of temporary staffing to enable the provision of safe nursing and midwifery standards within agreed financial parameters. Maintain up to date expert knowledge in national staffing and workforce directives and research. Be responsible for preparing presentations and reports to Trust Board as required by Deputy CNO. Support ward managers to ensure workforce planning activities, including reconfiguring of nursing and midwifery establishments and evidence-based quality impact assessments About us Why Work With Us An exciting opportunity to join the first Trust in England to provide joined up hospital and community care with social care. We believe that the best way to care for people is by focusing on what matters to them, putting them at the centre of everything we do and integrating services around them. Date posted 29 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 388-6673793-SM Job locations Torbay Hospital Lowes Bridge Torquay TQ2 7AA Job description Job responsibilities Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Masters Degree Management / leadership qualification Demonstrable senior team management experience and leadership Desirable Working towards post graduate CPD modules or M/Phil/PhD in relevant subject to role Knowledge Essential Leadership experience and skills People management Proven ability to lead meetings, including agenda setting, chairing the meeting and facilitating engagement Trust wide Evidence of applying current research to practice Good IT skills, understanding of Office Works suite including PowerPoint Proven oral and written communication Good team worker with the ability to work autonomously Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to listen Able to work on own initiative and prioritise work with competing priorities Able to work in a challenging, busy environment Experience in effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure Knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities e.g. finance and budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health and safety HR Desirable Proven teaching and assessing skills Experience Essential Knowledge of national safe staffing and workforce agenda Proven and significant leadership experience at senior nurse or midwife level Proven senior level experience of leading and delivering complex change Significant evidence of continued professional development Member of a relevant professional body Experience in managing clinical services, leading teams through service change Knowledge of national safe staffing agenda influencing professional and practice development Desirable Presented posters or abstracts Skills Essential Able to lead and develop the team Innovative and responsive to change Be an excellent and positive role model to all our staff and patients Effective personal organisation skills Highly motivated and with a drive for performance improvement Ability to work collaboratively and willingness to share and learn from/with others Effective decision making skills Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse Masters Degree Management / leadership qualification Demonstrable senior team management experience and leadership Desirable Working towards post graduate CPD modules or M/Phil/PhD in relevant subject to role Knowledge Essential Leadership experience and skills People management Proven ability to lead meetings, including agenda setting, chairing the meeting and facilitating engagement Trust wide Evidence of applying current research to practice Good IT skills, understanding of Office Works suite including PowerPoint Proven oral and written communication Good team worker with the ability to work autonomously Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to listen Able to work on own initiative and prioritise work with competing priorities Able to work in a challenging, busy environment Experience in effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure Knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities e.g. finance and budgetary control, corporate and clinical governance, health and safety HR Desirable Proven teaching and assessing skills Experience Essential Knowledge of national safe staffing and workforce agenda Proven and significant leadership experience at senior nurse or midwife level Proven senior level experience of leading and delivering complex change Significant evidence of continued professional development Member of a relevant professional body Experience in managing clinical services, leading teams through service change Knowledge of national safe staffing agenda influencing professional and practice development Desirable Presented posters or abstracts Skills Essential Able to lead and develop the team Innovative and responsive to change Be an excellent and positive role model to all our staff and patients Effective personal organisation skills Highly motivated and with a drive for performance improvement Ability to work collaboratively and willingness to share and learn from/with others Effective decision making skills 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Address Torbay Hospital Lowes Bridge Torquay TQ2 7AA Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)