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Job summary

Main area
Surgical
Grade
Band 8d
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Out of hours on call)
Job ref
153-SU03486
Employer
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Town
Bournemouth
Salary
£83,571 - £96,376 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2024 23:59

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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust logo

Surgical Care Group Director of Nursing

Band 8d

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce. 

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the role of Group Director of Nursing which provides senior strategic nursing leadership to the Surgical Care Group. The Care Group incorporates four Directorates (Anaesthetics, Head and Neck, Surgery and Trauma and Orthopaedics) as well as Private Health UHD with circa 2,000 staff and a £157m budget. The Senior Leadership team consists of the Group Director of Operations (managerially responsible), the Medical Director and the Group Director of Nursing who are supported by the Deputy Group Director of Operations and the Head of Nursing and Professions. 
The Group Director of Nursing role has responsibility for quality and patient experience and takes a lead on ensuring the governance structures are working well.  The post holder is not only responsible for nursing professionals but also leads the AHP workforce.
The successful applicant will join a team committed to working together to deliver high quality surgical services and will be able to  influence quality outcomes, pathways and workforce development across a wide range of surgical services. In addition the Care Group is leading significant transformational change in line with the Clinical Services Review and is fully embracing the Patient First methodology.
 
Base Location Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Interview Date: TBC

 

Main duties of the job

The Group Director of Nursing is appointed to provide expert, experienced, proven nursing leadership within the Care Group Senior Leadership Team. The post holder will report to the Group Director of Operations and Chief Nursing Officer and will provide strategic vision, clarity of purpose and oversee a clinically safe and cost-effective service within the Surgical Care Group.

For an informal conversation please contact either:

Abigail Daughters via Lisa Saban(PA) on email address [email protected]

or Sarah Herbert, Chief Nursing Officer via Caroline Jeans (PA) on email address [email protected]

Working for our organisation

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD.  They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. 
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term.  Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.  
This role is a senior leadership role and will be required to work across sites.  Excess mileage allowance / reimbursement will not apply, and any travel between the post holder’s home and work base will be classified as a commute. Any other changes unrelated to this, will be handled in line with Trust/National terms and conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will be integral in consistently developing and delivering a high quality, cost effective nursing service for patients, assuring the provision of safe, effective and evidence-based care within an agreed quality, performance and financial framework. 
The post holder will support the Chief Nursing Officer in leading the development of the nursing, midwifery, allied health professionals and healthcare scientist agendas within the Trust, working closely with the corporate Chief Nurse, Head of Midwifery and AHP/HCS team. 
The role will provide senior professional leadership to all registered nurses and healthcare support workers within the Care Group and will develop the clinical leadership capability of nursing and the wider non-medical clinical workforce. Working alongside the Care Group Medical Director this will ensure high levels of clinical engagement with the purpose of delivering high quality patient care. 
The individual will lead local projects to both promote and develop nursing at the Trust and will be responsible for aspects of clinical governance, patient quality and safety and improving the patient experience. This will be delivered in conjunction with senior leadership teams in the Care Group and Directorates.
As a member of the Care Group Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will ensure robust and effective nursing input into the development of strategy, policy and the business planning cycle, as well as the workforce leadership agenda for the Care Group. The Director of Nursing will have objectives jointly agreed by the Chief Nursing Officer and the Director of Operations and will work closely with the Directorate General Managers, Clinical Directors and Matrons to jointly work to achieve the Care Group and Trust’s vision and objectives.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse; First degree diploma, or equivalent
  • Extensive experience working within the acute sector of the NHS at a senior nurse level
  • A Masters level qualification in nursing, a post graduate qualification or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Senior Leadership Training programme

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them.
  • Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands.
  • A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority
Desirable criteria
  • Previous strategic experience

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills.
  • High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

UHD ValuesApprenticeships logoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into health

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Abigail Daughters
Job title
Group Director of Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03000192836
Additional information

For an informal conversation please contact either:

Abigail Daughters via Lisa Saban(PA) on email address [email protected]

or Sarah Herbert, Chief Nursing Officer via Caroline Jeans (PA) on email address [email protected]

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