Head of Nursing - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

The Head of Nursing (HoN) and Allied Health Professionals (AHP's) will operationally lead and develop the Surgical Services to meet Trust and national guidelines in conjunction with the clinical leadership of the Divisional Board.

A key part of the role will be to contribute to strategic planning and devise operational development plans, including re-design of services and effective deployment of personnel.

The postholder will be required to ensure effective co-ordination between the extensive interfaces of this specialist service including its internal and external stakeholders and the Divisional Management Team.

Operational delivery and coordination of high quality, efficient, patientfocused surgical division services including effective resource and performance management to achieve corporate objectives
Delivery of access, activity, financial and governance targets within the surgical division.
Strategic development and implementation of plans to meet the Trust's objectives including redesign of services to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Provision of effective leadership and management. To develop and support behaviours in line with the trust values to create a positive environment and deliver a high quality service
Maintaining a safe and healthy environment for staff and patients in all areas of the division.
Work cohesively with the other HoN and AHP's for the surgical division to ensure equitable cover and support for services.
Specific divisional areas of line management to be assigned via job plan.
Demonstrate and develop strong clinical leadership, to provide vision, direction and continuous improvement in the delivery of high quality clinical services within the Division and across the organisation.
Provide highly visible nursing leadership and direction within clinical areas throughout the surgical division as appropriate.
Maintain up to date knowledge with regard to the nationally developing quality, outcomes. Ensuring, in partnership with the Associate Chief Nurse that the Division implements, evaluates and improves performance
Promote the highest quality service for patients and staff acting as a role model at all times.
In partnership with the Associate Chief Nurse, the HoN and AHP's will be responsible for the development of a culture where safe and high quality patientcentred care, is consistently delivered, monitored and evaluated and improved upon.
Lead and ensure the collection, review and audit of quality measures within areas of responsibility.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the current national and local regulations (including Care Quality Commission and Monitor targets), and support managers in the promotion of these to all nursing staff.
With the Associate Chief Nurse, ensure delivery against the key clinical indicators (including development of clinical outcome indicators) across the breadth of the Division, and promote continuous improvement to provide sufficient assurance to the Division's Senior Management Team, the Trust Executive Team and the Board of Directors that areas of clinical performance are in line with agreed Division and corporate objectives.
Identify and lead the implementation of initiatives to support continuous quality improvements and modernisation of nursing, service delivery and to take remedial action with senior nurses where there are quality issues.
Lead on improving area cleanliness across the division as appropriate; promoting Alder Hey as a place where children and families are safe to obtain care.
Lead on medicines management and patient safety issues within areas of responsibility, with the support of the Associate Chief Nurse.
Identify, initiate and implement research, evaluation and evidence based initiatives which relate to quality.