Assistant Director of Nursing - Medicine
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior nurse leader to join the medicine leadership team as an Assistant Director of Nursing (ADN) working in Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Medicine for an initial fixed-term period of 3 months.
You will be joining a passionate, cohesive, supportive team with areas of outstanding practice in a busy, fast-paced environment offering the opportunity to lead, innovate, develop, improve and showcase. We are keen to appoint immediately and therefore the ability to join the team without delay is required.
*Please note, there is a requirement for the successful candidate to commence in post by the start of December - please consider this and ensure this is supported before applying.*
Main duties of the job
You will join the Head of Operations and Clinical Directors forming the leadership team for the Care Group, and be accountable for overseeing the performance against key indicators and measures of quality, safety, people, finance and clinical effectiveness. You will lead a team of Matrons with several wards, departments and specialist teams reporting to you within the care group and are responsible for managing the budget and management of resources within your areas of responsibility. You will also provide senior clinical leadership and support into the daily operational meetings such as flow and staffing, taking responsibility on a rota to be the representative and lead for medicine nursing teams for the day. You will hold delegated responsibility for the Divisional IPC portfolio and will provide assurance on behalf of the care group into Divisional Groups, managing governance including complaints, incidents and risks as a core element of the role.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job responsibilities
For the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached. Please note the post holder title on the attached JD of 'Lead Nurse' is in the process of being amended to 'Assistant Director of Nursing'.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* First level registered nurse, with current NMC registration.
* Degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
* Evidence of education to master's level or equivalent experience
* Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development
* Evidence of Leadership development
* Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent
Experience
* Significant management and leadership experience to including experience of working at a senior level
* Demonstrable experience of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice
* Demonstrable experience in, workforce planning, managing resources budgetary and financial management
* Demonstrable experience in development of Nursing as a professional in their practice
* Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust Quality and Patient Safety objectives
* Evidence of making operational judgements involving highly complex facts/ situations
* Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period
* Evidence of networking, working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries
* Research experience
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.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Divisional Director of Nursing/AHPs - Medicine
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