NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers. Job overview
This is a rare opportunity to join the senior MSK team and shape our future service. We are looking to recruit a forward-thinking, highly motivated, compassionate, and innovative nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence to join our MSK directorate. Working within the framework of the Modern Matron principles, the post holder is expected to set and monitor high standards of clinical care, provide day-to-day operational management, and support the continuous development/improvement of the service. Main duties of the job
Undertake clinical work to maintain professional competence, authority, and credibility. Exercise judgement in assessing wide-ranging and complex patient problems. Agree solutions, ensure and promote an appropriate, safe and timely patient pathway, enabling the delivery of optimal patient care. Work collaboratively with other professionals and support staff to establish multidisciplinary working arrangements within the service and across the Trust. Act sensitively, confidentially, and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide-ranging physical and emotional needs. Take the lead in managing contentious, sensitive, and delicate issues with patients, their relatives, and staff. Investigate and assist with the response to formal complaints, participating in initiatives to promote patient involvement. Investigate, review and take appropriate action with regard to incident management and audit information. Ensure accurate, contemporaneous, and timely care records, both written and electronic, are maintained within the service. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12 Relevant clinical knowledge in an acute hospital setting Completion of the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998. Evidence of relevant post-registration academic achievement at Master’s degree level or equivalent. Recognised management/leadership qualification Experience
Experience of managing high-quality patient-centred acute services. Relevant experience at Band 7 or above Proven management and leadership at band 7 Experience of nursing team leadership Proven change management skills Experience in patient flow in a busy acute Trust. Experience in ensuring capacity within acute services meets patient demand. Experience of budget management Further Training
Knowledge and understanding of local and regional agenda with regard to MSK services. Highly motivated Ability to work under pressure. IT skills including knowledge of word processing and software packages. Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment. Ability to complete work to deadlines Excellent interpersonal skills Other Factors
Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service. Ability to work 24/7 rota. Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When completing your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. For more information about our organisation and the opportunities available, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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