Head of Nursing Perioperative

3 weeks ago


Haywards Heath, United Kingdom 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a new Heads of Nursing posts for the Surgical Division which covers Royal Sussex County, Princess Royal and Lewes Victoria Hospitals.

The Head of Nursing will focus on the provision of high quality, visible and professional leadership, whilst coming together to support the directorate
and division as a whole

We are looking for someone with a wide range of skills and an appreciation of the bigger picture. You will need to be flexible and resourceful as you support the services in collaboration with the Consultants, managers and senior nursing teams. We are keen to support your professional development and ensure that you flourish to be the best leader you can be and to lead a team delivering excellent care.

You will work with a high level of autonomy to ensure that you and your team achieve and exceed the many demands made of you.

You will be accountable for setting and maintaining standards of clinical excellence, improving outcomes and the patient experience. You will;
- Provide line management and professional leadership for the matrons and departmental managers.
- Support the divisional and directorate leadership teams in the strategic development of the services.
- Ensure patient involvement in developing the service and environmental standards.
- Be visible and accessible to staff, patients, families and carers.
- Support patient flow in order to treat patients effectively and efficiently.

As an experienced senior nurse, the post holder will be expected to focus on providing a clean, safe environment for patients in line with the highest clinical care and infection control standards ensuring patients receive optimum care whilst being treated with dignity and respect.

The post holder will be responsible for implementing and monitoring quality governance arrangements that are in place within the Division. In conjunction with and on behalf of the Head of Nursing, the post holder will address CQC standards, risk management, review critical incidents, identify and review key clinical and service indicators/audit outcomes and implement information governance requirements.

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the nursing budget(s) associated with their area(s) of responsibility.

They will be responsible for the performance and delivery of safe, high quality nursing services within the designated area of responsibility and providing cross cover to other areas as required.

Join us at UHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops

At UHSussex we’re proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of the UK’s largest acute Trusts, we’re a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.

**Improving lives**: We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put our Patient First. Our mission is summed up by our ‘where better never stops’ motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our wellbeing programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

**Build a career with us**: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities. From time to time due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the department and the organisation.



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