NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This role provides an opportunity to become the new lead nurse across the North sector Trauma and Orthopaedics service in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
The post holder will provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership to nursing staff within the Trauma & Orthopaedics Service, ensuring the objectives and quality standards of the following strands of NHS Scotland’s National Quality Strategy and National Nursing and Midwifery Quality Assurance Framework are achieved and any future national initiatives.
a) Care Assurance System (CAS), Excellence in care (EiC),
b) HEI prevention and control measures,
c) Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)
d) Older People in Acute Hospital standards (OPAH)
e) Person Centred Care.
The Lead Nurse will aim to undertake four clinical sessions per week to inspire, motivate and empower nurses within the service and the wider health care teams to quality assure care delivery at the bedside and continually strive to improve the patient experience (positive patient experience, effective nursing care, enhance patient safety).
The post holder will be a credible leader and have a consistent approach to supporting the clinical teams in the implementation of the quality of clinical care standards (CAS/EiC and ultimately CAS embedment). CAS is a continuous improvement approach to achieving a set of standards for the delivery of safe effective and person centred care.
The post holder will also support non-clinical staff to provide services that are responsive, person centred and meet the organisations care assurance quality standards.
Additionally, the post-holder will have a clear understanding of combined care assurance audit tool (CCAAT) and how this tool is utilised both locally and strategically to provide care assurance across the in-patient environment.
You in partnership with the Chief Nurse, General Manager, Clinical Service Manager, Finance, Human Resources and Medical colleagues, will deliver Sector/Directorate department plans which drive financial efficiency and quality initiatives across the Sector/Directorate simultaneously ensuring person centred care is at the forefront of all decision making.
The Lead Nurse plays a pivotal role in the management and investigation of Serious Critical Incidents along with other members of the MDT involving patients and staff providing expertise on the panels of RCA investigations. They also play a pivotal role around the timeous review and approval of local Datix incidents and ensure feedback and shared learning to staff who report the incidents. The Lead Nurse must ensure implementation of Duty of Candour legislation and utilise excellent communication skills to ensure the patient and their family are kept informed and involved.
If you are inspired by the challenges this opportunity presents and believe you have the relevant skills, experience and qualities we are seeking then we look forward to receiving your application which will be given careful consideration.
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Packs.
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