Chief Nursing Officer
Job Description
Job summary
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust work together as part of a wider, innovative and ambitious Foundation Group. Our partnership is underpinned by our shared commitment to 'Helping people to live healthier, happier lives'. The two Trusts now have a single board and leadership team with a unified strategic direction. We are focused on delivering high-quality, equitable, and sustainable healthcare services for a population of nearly one million people across hugely diverse populations Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Coventry, and Solihull.Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare delivery through collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong system leadership.
We are seeking a visible, inclusive and collaborative nursing leader with significant experience at board level or equivalent, gained in complex, multi-site provider settings. An engaging and empowering leader, you will bring a track record of inspiring multi-disciplinary clinical workforces, improving quality and safety, shaping culture, and driving change and system integration to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.
This is an outstanding opportunity to provide leadership across two organisations at the start of an exciting strategic partnership and to influence the future delivery of healthcare; improving outcomes and experience for our staff and communities.
Stakeholder Sessions: Monday 19th October
Final Interviews: Tuesday 20th October
Main duties of the job
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is a compassionate and inclusive leader who is professionally responsible for leading the Trusts' nursing, midwifery and Allied Health Professional workforce. They are responsible for providing leadership to the Board of Directors on issues for this staff group, quality, governance and patient experience issues informed by high levels of engagement with staff across the organisation.
SWFT and GEH have a shared, single executive team. The post-holder will therefore be a Board member representing both organisations.
The CNO is responsible for the delivery of safe, efficient, and effective patient cantered services, in accordance with national and local standards. They will develop and maintain excellent professional working relations with Executive colleagues, senior leaders across the organisation, clinical staff, and a range of key external stakeholders.
They will ensure NHS and Trust key performance indicators and financial targets are delivered within agreed budgets and ensure that all services are delivered, meeting agreed deadlines and objectives, within the Trusts' strategic frameworks.
They will lead the development and implementation of the governance strategy, to support the strategy of the Trusts and to manage associated risks.
They will, with the Chief Medical Officer, lead the Trusts' drive to improve the safety, effectiveness, and experience of their services.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job responsibilities
OPERATING CONTEXT
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Wye Valley NHS Trust and Worcester Acute Hospital NHS Trust have established a Foundation Group through the creation of a Committee in Common (the Group Strategy Committee). The purpose of the Group is to support the ongoing sustainability of the Trusts and to facilitate the rapid development of integrated care in their localities.
The Chief Nursing Officer will report to the Managing Director and will lead a portfolio associated with the Trusts nursing, midwifery and Allied Health Professional workforce and associated functions. The role is central in ensuring the organisations are clinically led, and engagement with the workforce is a key responsibility.
The Chief Nursing Officer is a voting member of the Trusts Board of Directors and will ensure that there is constant and visible Trust wide clinical leadership.
Providing effective leadership, acting as a role model for our people and ensuring the development of a culture and core values for the Trusts to continuously improve and innovate are fundamental responsibilities.
As a lead provider in Warwickshire, a key part of the role is supporting integration through the continued development of excellent working relationships with System and Place partners, in particular Primary Care.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Board of Directors
Trusts Executive Team and Senior Managers
ICB, NHS England (and successor), Care Quality Commission, Health and Wellbeing Board, Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Local Authority and other local providers including Primary Care, Mental Health and Social Services
Local Voluntary and Representative Groups
KEY RESULT AREAS
Professional Leadership & Operational Responsibilities
Provide professional leadership to the following groups of staff:
- Nurses
- Midwives
- Allied Health Professionals
Develop and implement strategies to maximise the contribution which Nurses, Midwives and AHPs bring to the Trusts in line with our over-arching Trusts Strategies including promoting a culture of innovation and improvement.
Focus professional groups on the delivery of excellent patient care, with the needs of patients and families at its centre, to the highest professional standards, acting always in the best interests of patients.
Support and develop Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs to work effectively within the Trusts Triumvirate arrangements and promote collaborative approaches to partnerships working inside and outside the Trusts.
Provide the highest standard of professional advice on all matters Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional related.
Ensure that high standards of care and service are delivered by Nurses, Midwives and AHPs in line with current best practice, quality governance standards and Trust policies and procedures.
Act as the Lead Executive for volunteering and the key point of contact for the Patient Forum.
Workforce
Develop and deliver a workforce plan for the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce, including supporting the development of the current workforce and identifying and supporting current and future leaders.
Promote and develop a blended clinical workforce that embraces new roles, extends the scope of professional practice and allows individuals to work at the top of their licence.
Work with local higher education establishments to provide training opportunities for students preparing for professional roles and develop this as a recruitment pipeline.
Ensure that arrangements are in place to monitor professional registration and ensure compliance with the requirements of the NMC and HCPC are adhered to.
Work with education partners to ensure post-registration professional development is delivered in the interests of the development of specialist roles and specific expertise.
Governance
Develop and deliver the Trusts approach to Integrated Governance to provide compliance and assurance from Ward to Board and back.
Act as the Lead Executive on all matters relating to quality governance and ensure that governance processes are taken into account in Trust Management Board and Trust Board decision making.
Act as the nominated individual and relationship manager with the CQC and lead the Trusts responses to inspections.
Work with the Managing Director to lead the Trusts Risk Management Strategy, approach and policy and support in preparation and delivery of the Trusts Board Assurance Frameworks (BAFs)
Act as Executive Lead for preparation of the Annual Governance statements and work with the Chief Executive to agree sign off.
Quality Safety and Patient Experience
In partnership with the Chief Medical Officer lead the quality and patient safety strategy for the Trusts, and continuously improve quality governance processes to maximise safety, and compliance with clinical standards.
Ensure that processes are in place ...
