Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality - Walsall, West Midlands, United Kingdom - Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with and lead a dynamic and high-profile team in a 6-month secondment as a Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing within the Medicine and Long-term conditions division here at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust.

The post requires someone with the ability to think and act strategically, set direction in a complex environment, and manage relationships with a wide range of senior colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team.

You will be required to be able to demonstrate a high level of analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, and a strong understanding of clinical specialty management and patient safety, quality care assurances across several specialties at once.

You will be educated to a master's level or equivalent and have demonstrable and credible experience of senior management roles in the health sector.

Demonstrating a resilient and flexible can-do attitude and a strong focus on high delivery of quality, safe patient care is essential.

The existing Interim Divisional Director of Nursing is looking for a strong compassionate leader who has core nursing values at the heart of how they practice, in order to provide outstanding quality of care.

Alongside core nursing values they should bring a modern-day professional feel to being supportive, dynamic and engaging the nursing team on our journey to outstanding using patient pathway to drive excellence in care and by implementing principles and methodology in order for our teams to have a voice, feel valued and invested.

The Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The 170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which will commence in 2021

We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall.

Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.

We are committed to investing in our workforce We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.

The Deputy Head of Nursing will support the Divisional Director of Nursing (DDoN) to help leadand manage the nurses and ACPs across all settings within the division.

The Deputy Head ofNursing will work under the supervision of the Divisional Director of Nursing and in partnershipwith the Care Group Managers and Clinical Directors and Leads to provide strong and effectiveleadership to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of services to clinical users andpatients.

The post holder will have direct line management of the Clinical Matrons and CNSs forDermatology and Endoscopy under their structure.

They will provide leadership to theseindividuals ensuring processes are in place to set objectives, monitor performance and agree,review and deliver personal development needs.

Registered Nurse with Current NMC Registration.
Master's degree in Nursing or evidence of study at this level
Management Qualification or equivalent management experience
Demonstrates evidence of ongoing continuous professional development

Able to maximise leadership skills in Clinical Managers, Matrons, Midwives, Nurse Consultants and the wider team so all nursing and multidisciplinary staff are managed effectively through effective standard-setting, monitoring, feedback, appraisal, mentoring, clinical supervision and reflective practice
Ability to monitor and act to improve and deliver performance and establish high levels of quality and to hold others to account for delivery
Understand the vision for the future of nursing and be able to demonstrate the opportunities this will provide
High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement and flexibility in approach

TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Minimum of five years' experience working operationally as a senior clinical nurse
A broad and well developed understanding of nursing and midwifery policy
Experience of successfully managing many services including people and budgetary management
Demonstrable experience of successful change management
Understanding diversity and equality issues and how they impact on services
Understanding of NMC Code and requirements of it for the practice & behaviour and its application to the management of staff and self
Effective understanding of the multidisciplinary team and how the roles and team can function to maximise quality, efficiency and motivation
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust