Lead Nurse for Children and Young People

4 weeks ago

Lincoln, United Kingdom United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, forward thinking lead nurse to join our senior nursing team to support the delivery of high quality services to the children and young people of Lincolnshire.

Working in collaboration with the Head of Nursing, Matrons and Ward Managers, the successful candidate can expect a warm welcome from a team that are kind, friendly and supportive. We value each other skills and contributions and we understand the importance of both listening to each other and working together to deliver services efficiently and effectively. We constantly seek to achieve the high standards that our patients and their families deserve and that we, as a team, can be proud of.

We are seeking someone who is an exceptional nurse leader, who has a proven track record in senior nursing roles and a commitment to the highest standards of care and patient experience. Alongside an ability to lead improvement and innovation, the successful candidate will be passionate, enthusiastic and driven, have previous experience of leading multidisciplinary teams and managing change in and will have the ability to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with a variety of stakeholders. From a personal perspective, the successful candidate will be kind, compassionate and genuinely interested in the wellbeing of others.

We know that we have an exciting future and if you feel that you would like to be a part of it, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work closely with the Divisional Head of Nursing to provide strong clinical leadership, effective management and professional advice to support our teams to deliver high quality care to our young patients and their families throughout the Trust. In addition, the successful candidate will support the delivery of divisional and organisational objectives to support our ambition to be an 'outstanding' care provider as well as ensuring that staff are proud to work for ULHT.

To achieve this, the successful candidate will:

Provide operational and strategic leadership ensuring that the Children and Young Peoples division provides high-quality patient care that achieves agreed performance objectives; Support the day to day delivery of both emergency and elective pathways, which will include managing sufficient surge capacity during periods of increased demand to ensure safe and appropriate patient placement at all times; Identify and implement pathway improvements to optimise efficiency and use of resources; Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the child and their family are placed at the centre of decision making; Ensure that the nursing workforce is fit for purpose and that plans ensure that it will remain so.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

Job description

Job responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Educated to degree level Leadership and Management qualification

Desirable

Masters Level Qualification

Knowledge, Skills & Aptitudes

Essential

Ability to quickly establish effective working relationships, to develop strong team working across the multidisciplinary team Demonstrates personal credibility and adopts a personal style that encourages others to be open. Creates a culture that encourages creativity and innovation Highly developed interpersonal and facilitation skills with ability to gain and maintain credibility, to motivate and engage others and influence and negotiate successful outcomes Demonstrate the ability to handle complex or difficult situations with authority and commitment at a senior level Demonstrable ability to deliver in a pressurised environment to demanding timescales Ability to identify and apply at all levels appropriate and responsive communication mechanisms Ability to facilitate change including deployment of service modernisation techniques and change management skills Ability to take personal responsibility Coaching/mentoring experience/skills Knowledge of process improvement methodologies, Productive series and has the confidence to make difficult or unpopular decisions and, through example, empower others to do the same Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical and corporate governance and risk management systems and processes Highly effective presentation skills and the ability to present well-reasoned and structured argument orally and in writing Ability to exercise budgetary control and to manage within agreed resources Standard keyboard skills and proficiency in the use of ICT applications to support efficient work activity, including the analysis, interpretation and presentation of complex data

Previous Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a leadership role within Children and Young People services at matron level or equivalent Evidence of delivering significant organisational change projects Evidence of leading improvements in patient experience and operational performance

Specific Requirements

Essential

Must be able to travel between sites Must be able to participate in staffing and on call rota's

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