- Masters Masters degree or equivalent experience. Evidence of post registration qualifications Evidence of continued professional development. Knowledge and experience of implementing clinical governance strategies and risk management.
- NMC registration
- Significant experience working within clinical settings
- Experience
- Significant experience of MH Leadership
Head of Nursing MHLD - Port Talbot, United Kingdom - Swansea Bay University Health Board
Description
Job overview
Professionally and managerially responsible for nursing care standards, services and all matters relating to professional regulation, for the nursing workforce and care delivery environments across the Division and for providing professional advice across the Division and developing the Division wide workforce plan. Strategic & operational lead within the Division for the Infection Prevention & Control.
Clinically and managerially responsible and accountable for the leadership, direction and financial control of nursing across the Division.
Lead for Quality and Safety, Risk Management, Healthcare Standards, etc. across the Division ensuring service compliance with Putting Things Right Regulations
Ensuring a positive learning culture across the Division. Responsible and accountable for the implementation of the Nursing and Midwifery Strategies across all the Division.
Required to work independently ensuring effective interpretation and implementation of national guidelines. Responsible for policy and service development for nursing across the Division and responsible for the operational and strategic planning of nursing within these services.
Line manager for Lead Nurses within the Division.
Division Safeguarding, MCA, DoLs and Child Protection lead. Division Infection Prevention & Control and Decontamination Lead accountable for the Division's delivery of Welsh Government, Health Board and Service Group's Infection Reduction targets and delivery.
Main duties of the job
Key Tasks and Responsibilities of the Post
Responsible for the strategic direction of the nursing across the Division / Service Group and in the determination of strategy, policy and working practices.
Lead member of the Service Group management team, ensures that financial, clinical activity and performance targets are achieved.
Leads the planning and development of nursing services across the Division to ensure they are best provided to meet the developing needs of the service.
Managerially and Professionally accountable and responsible for the delivery of safe, effective and efficient nursing care across all Division services.
Assist in the development of and responsible for the implementation of a broad range of clinical and non-clinical policies, guided by professional and clinical standards (NMC, WG) and Swansea Bay University Health Board's strategic aims across the Service Group.
Responsible for the development of relevant policies, procedures and guidelines in line with best practice guidance.
Contribute to the Service Group's Quality & Safety agenda, as Division lead, including leading on the implementation of the Healthcare Standards to achieve compliance with standards and ensuring full implementation of the Putting Things Right Regulations across the Division and ensuring a robust learning culture.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Develops implements and monitors nursing standards,
Accountable and responsible for the robust implementation of Trusted to Care Recommendations and all elements of the Older Persons and other strategies and action plans.
Accountable and responsible for ensuring all nurses within the Division revalidate and comply with NMC professional standards to protect public and patient safety.
Manages issues in respect to professional conduct and capability.
Effectively translates and implements strategic nursing policy into practice, ensuring that intended benefits to patients and public are realised.
Develops and implements local strategies to ensure the implementation of best practice, evidenced through observation of care, care planning and patients' experiences.
Develops and implements new nursing roles considering financial and HR implications, taking account of the changing NHS environment, and the Service Group and Health Board's Strategic Plan.
Gives professional advice and manage a large, highly complex and geographically dispersed workforce and management team
Provide high level advice and guidance to Service Group Directors.
Lead on the Division development and workforce plan.
Assesses and determines staffing requirements, establishment and skill mix, benchmarking against appropriate standards to meet service delivery needs across the Division. Monitors and controls agency and bank use.
Implementation of a robust assurance and audit process in respect of care standards across all Division areas.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable