Associate Director of Nursing Community Services

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

The Associate Director of Nursing for community services will lead and develop nursing teams within the divisional group whilst also playing a pivotal role in the provision of compassionate leadership across the organisation.

The post holder will have responsibility for setting, maintaining and monitoring standards of nursing care within the division. They will work as part of the divisional senior leadership team to deliver the Trusts strategic aims and objectives, building and maintaining relationships with system partners and key stakeholders.

As community services continue to transform at scale and pace , the Associate Director of Nursing will ensure that effective governance processes are in place to support this and that services are designed with the patient truly at the centre.

Main duties of the job
• Provide outstanding nursing leadership across the division, to ensure delivery of high quality care and a positive patient experience across all aspects of the organisation. Lead and manage the matrons and clinical leads across the division.
• To lead and develop a safe, skilled and competent workforce ensuring the implementation of an effective plan for continuing professional development.
• Ensure that teams are compliant with specialty standards regarding training and education.
• Ensure a just and learning culture, promoting professional curiosity and creating a positive learning environment.
• Accountable for delivery of agreed nursing quality, safety and workforce metrics and effective nursing assurance framework.
• Responsible for establishing an effective governance framework at divisional and directorate level
• To work with the SLT on the operational delivery of the key priorities set out in CHFT strategies.
• To lead on the development of quality and safety annual plans
• To ensure implementation of national standards, guidance and best practice
• Responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of innovative models of care, working closely with relevant stakeholders
• Participate in the wider organisational development programmes, taking a lead role where appropriate.
• Lead workforce planning/profiling initiatives

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The main responsibilities are outlined in the Job description for this post which is attached to the advert.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential criteria

• First level registration
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent level of study
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development across the last 3 years

Knowledge , Experience and Expertise

Essential criteria

• Significant proven managerial experience at a senior level within nursing leading and managing/ leading a number of clinical areas and/ or departments
• A proven track record of leadership, performance improvement and organisational change.
• Experience of supporting a large, complex professional workforce.
• Experience of quality and risk management, to include experience in analysing and resourcing complex complaints.
• Involvement in strategic development & implementation
• Participation in audit and promotion of evidence-base practice
• Highly developed interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills
• Well-developed political awareness, influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills
• Strong analytical and problem - solving
• Ability to identify, develop, nurture and promote innovative approaches to service development
• Possess a research appreciation with an ability for critical thinking and to influence others through research findings
• Professional and patient focused
• Ability to work with and through ambiguity
• Self -confident and emotionally resilient skills
• Highly developed physical skills that support clinical practice relevant to role
• Understanding of the delivery and oversight of highly specialised programmes of care

Communications and Relationships

Essential criteria

• Able to articulate a clear vision for nursing and which will enable the division to meet all of its objectives
• Able to articulate a clear vision for how they will support and develop allied health professionals which will enable the division to meet all of its objectives
• Well-developed delegation, people and workload management skills
• Evidence of building and nurturing partnerships and collaborative relationships

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

• Associate Director of Nursing Community Services (PDF, 284.6KB)
• Job Description Appendix A (PDF, 512.3KB)