Associate Director of Nursing

2 months ago

Reading, United Kingdom Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

As the Associate Director of Nursing for Networked Care at Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust the post holder will support and deputise for the Director of Nursing with a budget of circa £100 million. The post holder will provide clear leadership and work with the key stakeholders to ensure the provision of high-quality patient care and the most efficient and cost-effective use of resources. The purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership and drive the delivery and development of highly complex services across the Care Group. The post holder is responsible for developing and driving the Care Group strategy alongside the Director of Nursing and wider Care Group Board.

The Associate Director of Nursing will provide leadership to directorate teams to develop, deliver and improve services, ensuring local and national targets are achieved through the delivery of the best quality patient care and experience within set financial controls and resources. The post holder will support the Director of Nursing in the implementation of operational objectives within the care group and involves working closely with Care Group Board, and each Directorate and Specialty triumvirate. Working closely with the Care Group PCP, the post holder will also support the development of the operational Learning and Organisational Development programme to ensure knowledge creation and skill development as well as retention and succession planning.

Main duties of the job

The key role of the Associate Director of Nursing (ADON) is to provide clinical expertise and strategic support to the Care Group Director of Nursing and teams across the Trust.

The post holder will provide professional and managerial advice/expertise on all matters relating to professional nursing practice and service delivery for our patients.

This post is a deputy for the Networked care group director of nursing. Their role is to support the DoN through taking a defined portfolio depending on their experience and development needs. This will include taking delegated responsibility for care group responsibilities to be agreed and reviewed at appraisal.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for over 600,000 people across Reading, Newbury, Wokingham and West Berkshire and we provide specialist hospital services beyond the county's borders. Rated 'Good' by the CQC and employing more than 7,000 staff from 89 different nationalities we are rated as one of the best acute trusts to work for in England.

As a champion of integration between primary, community, social, mental health, secondary and tertiary health care services, we are committed to working with our partners in the NHS, local government and beyond. We are actively involved in research and development which supports our high-quality work and benefits both patients and staff. We offer great careers for doctors, nurses, midwives and other professions like health care assistants, housekeepers and administrative staff.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and we hope you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The principal duties of the Associate Director of Nursing are: To drive the care group programme for patient flow across the inpatient wards. Work with the Care Group Directors of Nursing to ensure the implementation of patient experience initiatives across the Trust; coordinate local patient satisfaction surveys and lead the development of action plans to address any shortfalls. Strategic leadership to ensure high standards of care for patients and their families evidenced through the key performance indicators of the departments. Provide professional nursing leadership of the nursing teams across the Care Group ensuring appropriate structures are in place to support nurses in the delivery of care to patients and their families. Provide nursing leadership on human resource issues relating to workforce planning, professional development, clinical leadership/supervision, appraisal, interviewing of senior staff and the retention and recruitment strategy for Networked Care. To lead annual reviews of nursing roles and establishment so that new and expanded responsibilities are developed where appropriate and skill mix changes implemented as required. Promote and maintain an evidence-based practice culture for nursing staff, ensuring representation at local, regional, and national networks, to share good practice and be responsible for wide dissemination and implementation of evidence. Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of further academic/personal development. Current NMC registration. Postgraduate cert/ Master's degree in nursing, healthcare or management or equivalent knowledge and skills

Desirable

Master's Degree

Experience,

Essential

Evidence of leadership, management and speciality development. 5 years nursing experience at a senior level (clinical and/or management roles), including appropriate experience in an acute hospital setting.

Desirable

Experience of working within a devolved management structure.

Management and Leadership style

Essential

Is able to operate at a strategic level and maintain an up to date understanding of operational issues and challenges.

Desirable

Has a clear vision for the future in the context of credible past experience, personal beliefs and the Trust's strategy.

Specialist knowledge, skills and abilities

Essential

High level of ability to work under pressure and set priorities to achieve service objectives.

Desirable

Knowledge of service agenda across health and social care.

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