Deputy Head of Nursing Theatres, Pre-assessment, Acute Pain Services
Job Description
Job summary
Swansea Bay University Health Board is looking to recruit two Deputy Heads of Nursing to work within their Theatre, Pre-assessment and Acute pain team. You will be passionate about patient care, values driven, ambitious with great leadership skills and is dedicated to innovation and transformation. The post holders will be responsible for Theatre services across the three sites, Morriston, Neath Port Talbot and Singleton.
The quality of the Health Boards clinical care and the safety of its patients are fundamental to its excellence and the Deputy Head of Nursing is a key role, providing leadership, and professional support across a defined Division within the Service Group and will direct, lead and motivate nursing staff across the Regional to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficient and effective service delivery, and that activity is fully aligned to the Service Group and Health Boards plans, strategies and values and behaviour framework.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Head of Nursing will:
Direct, lead and motivate nursing staff across the Regional to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficient and effective service delivery.
Work within policy and professional guidelines, interpreting these to inform local policy and development and to improve practice. .
Responsible for the development, delivery and monitoring of the nursing and quality strategies, focusing on person-centred approaches to care to deliver a nursing service that prioritise the care needs of patients and embodies the principles of prudent healthcare.
Enable the effective delivery of services within the PCT Group which reflect stakeholder influence and will participate in strategic planning for service provision to ensure they fit within the Service Group plans.
Play a key role in communicating effectively and establishing good working relations with a wide range of people, ensuring that the Service Group and Health Board aims and objectives, policies and procedures are clearly conveyed.
Working in conjunction with the Head of Nursing and Group Nurse Director, the post holder will as required, participate in Service Group wide projects to develop new ways of working which are aligned with integration of services across health and social care as outlined in the integrated business plan and Health Board strategies.
About us
We believe staff are our best asset and wewant 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 ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand 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 thatour 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.
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1 (Active NMC Registration)
- Recognised management qualification or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Educated to degree level / relevant masters degree
Desirable
- Improving Quality Together - Silver IQT
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of clinical leadership at a senior management level.
- Financial management experience including evidence of delivery within budgets and time scales.
- Direct experience of major service and organisation change.
- Proven track record in practice development.
- Experience of leading and managing service development and evidence of achieving improvement
- Knowledge and understanding of current policy and issues in professional practice, compliance, standards and the wider NHS
Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential
- Can demonstrate SBU values
- Ability to demonstrate in everyday work, organisational values and role models person centred approaches to care.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multidisciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Standard keyboard skills and knowledge of all Microsoft packages.
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1)
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel within geographical area to meet the service need
- Participate in the hospital on-call rota Works flexibly over a 24/7, 7 day working model
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Swansea Bay University Health Board
Address
Morriston Hospital
Heol Maes Eglwys
Swansea
SA6 6NL
