Head of Nursing and Quality- Cancer - Northwood, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Description

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a senior nurse with a strong cancer background for the Head of Nursing and Quality role who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary services to our patients.

The successful candidate will take specific responsibility for patient safety, quality and patient experience within the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

You will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) to promote learning and improvement within a just culture.

We look forward to hearing from you if you are interested in hearing more about the role and would like to join our friendly senior nursing team.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

Main duties of the job

The Head of Nursing and Quality will have an extensive cancer background and will be expected to demonstrate strong professional clinical leadership and provide specialist and strategic quality and clinical advice across the Cancer Division.

The post holder will be a key member of the Senior Management Team and will support the team to continually improve patient care and experience and to deliver National and Trust initiatives.

The Head of Nursing and Quality will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within the Division, ensuring that nursing resource is managed effectively.

Working within the trust's governance framework, the post holder will lead with credibility and authority and be revered for high standards of patient care to ensure quality and safety.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further information relating to this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Degree or equivalent relevant experience
• Master's level qualification /working towards or equivalent experience
• Cancer nursing qualification
• Leadership/management qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Mentoring/coaching qualification

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive Senior Nursing/Matron experience within the cancer specialty
• Experience of managing people
• Experience of managing change and associated behaviours
• Experience of developing policies and procedures
• Evidence of outcomes from application of professional leadership
• Evidence of clinical leadership regarding multiple clinical professions
• Evidence of managing people and teams
• Evidence of chairing and managing meetings
• Experience in managing staff rosters

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing resources including financial resources
• Proven record of leading change and innovation

Skills

Essential criteria

• Proven record of accomplishment of achieving objectives
• Excellent organisational and leadership skills
• Excellent clinical and clinical leadership skills
• Ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences, verbally and in written reports
• Ability to us IT, including Microsoft Office and Power Point
• Able to work within a multi-professional team
• Flexibility – adapts to ensure achievement of objectives within changing environment
• Able to work collaboratively with partner organisations
• Ability to present complex data to different audiences with different information needs
• Ability to manage conflict
• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change
• Proven record of accomplishment of performance management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of developments in Cancer and Palliative Care practice
• Knowledge of DoH Policies and professional guidelines in Palliative care and Cancer Care
• Knowledge and experience of change management
• Knowledge and experience of clinical governance and risk management issues

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work under pressure and within set timescales
• Ability to engage and motivate staff to deliver targets
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
• Adaptability
• Flexible approach to work
• Ability to withstand pressure of work, frequent interruptions, demanding conflicting priorities and to respond effectively to these
• Ability to deal with sensitive information
• Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interests of patients
• Able to participate in on-call rota and bleep holder duties

Our values

We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.