Job summary
The focus of this role is to support the development and implementation of the self-rostering project for the Nursing and midwifery workforce across Whittington health. They will provide the training, develop learning material and support to ensure a this initiative is implemented successfully.
They will perform a variety of tasks including setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, monitoring, and summarising progress to the Lead Nurse, and assisting in the delivery of the key performance indicators.
The role will support on workforce data reporting in relation to Safe Staffing and self-rostering as per national and local guidance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
provide training and support to the clinical areas involved in the development and implementation of self-rostering within Whittington health.
1. Contribute to the implementation of self Rostering project through education and training of nursing /midwifery colleagues and students
Contribute to the production of project documents (material, project plans, project progress reports and project risk reports) for the self-rostering implementation for nurses and midwives across the organisation.
Support data entry and collection through the provision of training and education on:
o eRostering management in conjunction with the rostering team
o Acuity & Dependency scoring and interpretation
o Recording on the SafeCare tool
o The links between patient safety /quality and safe staffing
Contribute to safer staffing and roster utilisation reporting processes internally and externally. They will review national best practice in roster management and work with the manager to implement any new solutions locally.
Support service leads to use data information to proactively manage rosters and meet KPIs.
Establish effective working relationships with staff across the Trust, acting as a champion and demonstrating a positive attitude towards change. To contribute to the sharing of best practice, policy, standard operating procedures that have been set locally, regionally and nationally.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
2. Work with the Lead Nurse for Safer Staffing and Roster Manager to ensure SafeCare processes and systems are in place to efficiently develop and implement the self-rostering initiative.
3. Support the monitoring and review of nursing and midwifery workforce metrics, reporting on performance and instituting remedial action where necessary.
4. In collaboration with the Lead Nurse for Safer Staffing, support the ICSU nursing and midwifery teams, the Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Nurse to deliver the NQB standards related to the Care Quality Commissions (CQC) regulation 18 related to staffing.
5. Deputise for theLead Nurse for Safer Staffing and Roster Utilisation matters as required.
6. Support the Lead Nurse for Safer Staffing and the Associate Chief Nurse in the smooth running of the bi-annual establishment review process.
Clinical and Professional
7. In collaboration with the Lead Nurse for Safer Staffing monitor the RAG rating of staffing levels on SafeCare and ensure it reflects professional judgement accurately and where necessary make recommendations for change.
Communications
8. Maintain effective communication links and work collaboratively with staff groups identified in Key Working Relationships and other divisional or departmental teams as appropriate.
9. Promote the implementation of self-rostering at ICSU and Trust forums.
10. Provide a visible approachable presence in both community and acute clinical areas to ensure any workforce issues are dealt with swiftly.
Personal/Professional Development
11. Identify personal development needs with the safer staffing lead nurse and complete and implement a personal development plan.
12. Participate in one-to-one meetings, clinical supervision and act as a clinical supervisor as required.
Other Responsibilities
The job description is neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the duties and responsibilities may vary from time to time in the light of changing circumstances.
Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential
13. Registered Nurse or Midwife
14. Continued professional development
15. Educated to first degree level in a health related subject or equivalent experience
Desirable
16. Masters or working towards
17. Leadership/management qualification
18. Teaching qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
19. Proven professional leadership
20. Self motivated and autonomous
21. Ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
22. Responds to the needs of the organisation to change and reset objectives
23. Effective interpersonal skills
24. Good oral and written communication skills
25. Ability to think creatively, analyse and solve problems
26. Computer literate
27. Organising meetings and teaching plans
Desirable
28. Ability to present/teach formally and prepare and write reports
29. oAbility to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
30. Knowledge and experience of using the SafeCare and eRoster systems
31. Knowledge of risk assessment
32. Multidisciplinary working experience
33. Minimum 3 years post registration experience
34. Proven ability to analyse problems and to successfully implement practical and solutions to address them
35. Formal or formal teaching experience
Desirable
36. Project management
37. Knowledge of Safer Staffing internal and national policy.
38. Knowledge of Trust clinical and workforce strategy
Personnal Qualities
Essential
39. Good time management
40. Good attendance
41. Active listener
42. Able to sensitively discuss potentially contentious points
43. Demonstrate a problem solving approach