Job summary
Employer heading
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
Main duties of the job
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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.
Documents to download
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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