Divisional Director of Nursing & AHPs

Main area Urgent & Emergency Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 8d Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, with on-call)

Job ref 302-26-M

Site Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Wigan

Salary £91,342 - £105,337 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly

Closing 18/03/:59

Choose Well - Choose WWL Job overview Hi I'm Kev, the Chief Nursing Officer here at WWL. I love being a senior leader in this organisation and system. We have a great opportunity in our Team but first some questions:

• Do you want to lead our Nurses and AHPs through a period of service transformational redesign which will have a significant impact on the care the patients of the borough of Wigan receive?
• Do you aspire to be a Deputy Chief Nurse/Deputy Chief AHP and influence the teams that lead our services?
• Do you want to bring 100% of you to work and let our teams be and do the same?
• Are you a kind and compassionate leader committed to making a difference using our Trust Values as your core framework?
• Do you want to be an influential leader within our system?

If any or preferably all of the above interests you then we want to speak with you!

Due to the current post holder being promoted, we have an exciting opportunity to become the Director of Nursing and AHPs for Urgent & Emergency Care.

We are a new leadership team that is wanting make a difference for our patients and our people. Whilst you will be supported by me and my senior team in this role, you will be part of our strong Divisional Director of Nursing/AHP Team and you will have the autonomy to lead the Division.

We are 'One Team'.

Main duties of the job The post holder with the Divisional Medical Director and the Divisional Director of Operations operates as a triumvirate. This triumvirate has responsibility and accountability for the quality, operational performance and strategic development of their Division. This will include joint accountability for high quality patient care, patient safety, clinical quality and governance, the delivery of agreed performance, workforce. The DDON AHP will work collaboratively with the DDOP to achieve the Divisions' financial objectives and ensuring that the Division operates with the needs of patients as its highest priority.

The post holder is responsible and accountable for leading the nursing, AHPs and care staff within the Division in order to deliver continuous quality improvement and drive excellent clinical practice delivered to patients by the nursing and AHP workforce resulting in improved patient outcomes. This will be in line with agreed triumvirate and Trust objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints, and will be accountable for the delivery of the nursing and AHP quality strategy for the Division and for the Trust as a whole.

As an equal part of the triumvirate the post holder will play a lead role in developing and implementing the Trusts' strategy. This will be in accordance with patient needs, national and local priorities and professional codes of conduct.

Working for our organisation Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Key results from the job holder

• Jointly accountable and responsible as a member of the triumvirate in the development of the Divisions strategic objectives.
• Lead the Nursing/Midwifery and AHP leadership and development within the Division and Trust.
• Responsible and accountable for the delivery of the Nursing/Midwifery AHP strategic objectives, Infection Prevention and Control, Harm Free Care, Governance and regulatory requirements and adherence to nursing/midwifery and AHP codes of conduct.
• Take the Lead and be responsible and accountable for the Division for patient experience and user involvement.
• Contribute to the delivery of key performance indicators within the Division and the Trust.
• Drive continuous quality improvement across the Division
• Act as a fundamental clinical reference internally and externally that will drive service and system developments and improvements to sustain quality.

Planning and Organisational Duties

• The post holder will have responsibility for multiple departments/services across the Division and will provide professional leadership to both nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical clinicians.
• Lead responsibility to ensure that all nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical clinicians across the division adhere to their respective professional codes of conduct and ensuring that any areas of immediate concern or poor performance are addressed to maintain patient safety, patient outcome and patient experience.
• Divisional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control to minimise the risk of hospital acquired infection.
• To be responsible and accountable for the design, development and implementation of a robust system across the Division to evidence and monitor nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical contribution to the delivery of national and local strategic objectives.
• To be responsible and accountable for the analysis and interpretation of complex and sensitive data provided from agreed acuity and dependency tools to determine staffing establishments and clinical quality and safety.
• To be responsible and accountable to implement a robust system of monitoring and continuous improvement aligned to the Trust Ward Accreditation Scheme.
• Develop a culture which encourages nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical clinicians to be innovative, creative and challenging in the interests of patient care and professional practice.
• Ensure that Nursing and Clinical Practice is compliant with national standards, e.g. NICE, CNST, CQC etc.
• Act as a role model, maintaining and upholding high standards of professional behaviour and maintaining own clinical knowledge and skills.
• Integrate corporate nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical clinicians' clinical plans with Divisional service plans.
• Ensure the professional agendas are delivered by providing professional leadership to Lead Nurses, Matrons, Senior Nurses and key AHP and non medical clinicians.
• Ensure self, nursing/midwifery/AHP and non medical clinicians are compliant with PDR, mandatory training and revalidation as required by their respective roles.
• Ensure quality of care reaches agreed standards. Provide any divisional response required to manage poor clinical and professional standards.
• Analyse external and internal data e.g. complaints, National Strategy, CQC etc, and make expert judgements in relation to patient safety.
• Analyse, synthesise and present information (including surveillance/data graphs) about complex subjects and concepts to influence key Trust decisions
• Jointly lead as a member of the divisional triumvirate in the development of Divisional Strategies that are responsive to internal and external drivers and contribute to the delivery of the wider Health Economy agenda.
• Provide reports and recommendations to the Divisional Management Team, Corporate Meetings and Trust Board as required.
• Advise and update Executive Directors, Trust Board sub committees and professional forums, both verbally and written on specific strategies to achieve Divisional and corporate objectives.
• Undertake monthly 'back to the ward/clinical area' sessions.
• Divisional lead for patient experience and user involvement.
• Lead and monitor the divisional response to complaints and serious untoward incidents, agreeing and monitoring action plans.
• Lead the Divisions Public and Patient Engagement and Experience plans, developing a culture where this is valued and fostered across all departments and disciplines.
• Monitor and report on Divisional Progress against Trust Nursing, Risk and Quality Strategies, driving change where necessary.
• Ensure the Division meets its duties with respect to equality and diversity.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• To facilitate and lead effective communication of complex, challenging and contentious information both internally and externally.
• Assist the Chief Nurse, Chief AHP and Deputy Chief Nurses in the delivery of National, Regional and Local professional strategic objectives taking lead responsibility for the division.
• As Divisional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control work in close collaboration with the Corporate Infection Prevention and Control Team to deliver the annual plan.
• Divisional Lead for Safeguarding Adults and Children, working in close liaison with the Head of Safeguarding to ensure delivery of the Safeguarding Strategy.
• Work in close collaboration with the Deputy Chief Nursing in the development of educational programmes aligned to Trust and Divisional strategic aims and objectives
. click apply for full job details