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Main area
Safer Staffing
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 15 months (FTC until December 2025)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
318-24-COR-T1818
Employer
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Gloucester
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/11/2024 23:59
Interview date
12/11/2024

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Senior Nurse- Safer Staffing, Band 7

Band 7

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

 

Job overview

Senior Nurse- Safer Staffing, Band 7 (22.5 hours a week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to apply for a secondment or fixed term role of Senior Nurse- Safer Staffing within Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

We are dedicated and committed to the community and the people that we serve in delivering safe and quality care. As Senior Nurse - Safer Staffing, you will be responsible for the overall clinical and operational delivery of the organisation's acuity and dependency safer staffing tools across the organisation.   You will be involved in continued development and improvement of the safer staffing agenda and be a visible presence to all departments. 

Expected interview date:  12th November 2024

Main duties of the job

You will work together with the Associate Chief Nurse and Lead Nurse towards shared goals for workforce planning and development. The candidate will be required to demonstrate leadership, management and communication skills. Ideally the applicant will have recent experience working at a senior level and possess some knowledge in the application of the Safer Staffing tools, Optima, change management, and feel confident to influence practice with all levels of staff.  You will provide senior expertise, utilising safer staffing evidence-based tools and up-to-date relevant national guidance for safer staffing within the nursing

Working for our organisation

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, motivated and experienced individual to provide a coordinated approach to deliver the Trust's Safer Staffing workforce plan, working alongside colleagues in the Workforce and Education Team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The position is part time, 22.5 hours per week, offered as a secondment or fixed term until December 2025.  Days and hours can be flexible within the working week.  You will be expected to travel between both GRH and CGH sites, which will increase in frequency during months of data collection. 

 

Additional contact Details

Beverley Jones (Lead Nurse CPD)

[email protected]

07798731029

Person specification

Qualifications/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse/Midwife
  • Master’s Degree level education or equivalent level of experience
  • Experience using e-roster systems and understands good roster management
  • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of SafeCare and Safer Staffing principles using a triangulated approach
  • Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of using Model Hospital to benchmark with others
  • Safe Staffing Fellowship or equivalent training / qualification
  • Evidence of development and evaluation of training resources
  • Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust’s and your performance expectations

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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
Ana Gleghorn
Job title
Associate Chief Nurse- Workforce and Education
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07798731029
Additional information

Beverley Jones

Lead Nurse CPD

[email protected]

07798731029

 

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