Head of Nursing, Renal and Urology

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional nursing leader to join our senior leadership team in the Renal and Urology Care Group. The Head of Nursing will work collaboratively with the General Manager and senior nursing team, reporting to the Clinical Director with professional accountability to the Site Director of Nursing.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role alongside an ambitious clinical team. You will be competent at managing services across multiple sites, leading highly specialised people and empowering teams to deliver excellent patient outcomes, while continuing to develop a culture of respect and compassion in a supportive environment. You will understand how to drive performance, professional standards and improve clinical services. Style is important to us - we are looking for a modern, emotionally intelligent leader who can get things done through inspiring, empowering, and influencing teams. Significant recent experience of an acute environment with proven management and leadership skills is essential for this role, with renal and urology experience desirable.

We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups, including members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic communities to improve the diversity of experience within our senior leadership team.

We strongly encourage informal discussions with Martin Ford, Clinical Director and Helen Fletcher, Site Director of Nursing

Main duties of the job

LEADERSHIP

To support the development of and promote the Trust's mission, values, aims and objectives

SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE

In conjunction with Clinical Director, General Manager and his/her team, agree the strategic direction of the Care Group in order to align its plans with the Trust's values and principles in implementing the national policy agenda

Budgetary and Financial Management

To be responsible for the nursing budget within the Care Group, ensuring each speciality manages and has effective budgetary control

People Management and Development

Working with the Site Director of Nursing and senior nursing colleagues, to carry out 6 monthly skill mix reviews as required by the Chief Nurse/Corporate Director of Nursing ensuring the established figures meet the needs of the Care Group

Policy Development, Education, Research and Audit

In conjunction with the Director of Nursing & corporate nursing, ensure the continued development of nursing practice to take account of research and development within the framework of the nursing and midwifery strategy

Risk Management and Quality

To work closely with the General Manager, Clinical Director and Clinical Governance lead, to develop an integrated strategy for clinical governance, with a specific focus on all aspects of clinical and non-clinical risk management

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. LEADERSHIP

1.1 To personally adhere to and uphold the NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times

1.2 To support the development of and promote the Trust's mission, values, aims and objectives

1.3 To provide clinical leadership to the Clinical Care Group, acting as a role model for best practice nursing ensuring that poor clinical leadership is identified, challenged and improved and nursing care is provided to a high standard. This will involve working clinically on wards/departments on a regular basis

1.4 To provide senior professional nurse leadership, motivation and supervision to all nursing and health care assistants within the Care Group

1.5 To provide operational and high level expert advanced practice leadership, clinical advice, teaching research, mentorship and support for staff in relation to all aspects of nursing

1.6 To work in partnership with the Site Director of Nursing and Corporate colleagues to implement the annual nursing workforce plan which integrates with the local service development plans

1.7 In conjunction with the Site Director of Nursing and Corporate nursing, participate and embed the Trust's Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.

1.8 To have a good level of understanding of the national professional nursing agenda ensuring that any national strategy relating to the Clinical Care Group is translated into operational practice

1.9 Lead on the development of and implementation of nursing policies affecting the service and wider trust

1.10 To be the subject expert, ensuring that the implications of national policy and directives are implemented within the Trust

1.11 To act as senior member of the Care Group management team ensuring nursing input into strategic and operational decisions

1.12 To act up for Director of Nursing/Operations and General Manager and to cross cover for other Heads of Nursing as required

2. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE

2.1 In conjunction with Clinical Director, General Manager and his/her team, agree the strategic direction of the Care Group in order to align its plans with the Trust's values and principles in implementing the national policy agenda

2.2 To monitor and evaluate nursing performance across the care group and ensure submission of data to Trust wide nursing performance spreadsheet

2.4 Support quality and service improvement projects or developments programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services in line with the Trust's transformation and cost improvement programmes.

2.4 To be responsible for the management, professional and operational delivery of high quality clinical care across the Care Group, ensuring that patients are always treated with dignity and respect

2.5 To be accountable for and work closely with other Nursing colleagues to improve patient flows, and timely discharges

2.6 Ensure that systems are in place for assessing and prioritising nursing and clinical policies, procedures and guidelines to support best evidence based practice, and working with other corporate and nursing colleagues ensure there is a consistent approach across Care Groups

2.7 To lead on and be responsible for developing Service Plans for the Care Group in conjunction with the General Manager, Clinical Director and the top triumvirate

2.8 To lead on and be accountable for service developments within the Care Group, and to work with the Site Director of Nursing at a Site wide strategic level ensuring that current and planned services are properly coordinated

2.9 To participate at a senior level in negotiations with the commissioners and other external organisations on issues affecting the service

2.9 To work closely with others to ensure contribution to and delivery of whole service system planning and care pathway delivery

2.10 Contribute to and work in partnership with the General Manager and Clinical Director in the change management programmes within the Divisions. Ensure completion of the most complex and challenging projects to time, budget and quality targets ensuring successful implementation of programmes and initiatives which may impact the Trust

2.11 To work with the Transformation team on implementing service improvement projects, development of Cost Improvement Programmes and wider involvement in the King's Way

2.12 To advise the Chief Nurse and others on the nursing and wider trust implications arising from national, professional and service developments

2.13 To lead and support the roll out of the ward accreditation programme within the division and support the ward triumvirate to achieve excellence in patient care

2.14 Working in conjunction with the General manager and Clinical Director, ensure that national targets e.g. RTT are being met

2.15 Work in conjunction with the senior team, to develop and sustain effective and collaborative working relationships with external partners, e.g. KHP and CAGs, to develop and understanding of the needs of the local population and how to apply these needs within the Care Group

3. Budgetary and Financial Management

3.1 To be responsible for the nursing budget within the Care Group, ensuring each speciality manages and has effective budgetary control

3.2 To monitor and control bank and agency use within the care group ensuring that utilisation is within the agreed budget

3.3 To ensure effective and appropriate deployment of nursing staff via electronic rostering through adhering to the agreed performance indicators

3.4 In collaboration with the General Manager and Clinical Director contribute to the budget setting process, ensuring that there processes and controls in place to ensure nursing budgets are effectively managed

3.5 To ensure that all financial resources are deployed to achieve the best outcome for the Care Group

3.6 Working with the Transformation team to identify, lead and support any CIP plans against agreed targets

3.7 To be an authorised signatory for the Care Group budget

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (1st level registration)
• Higher professional or management degree master's level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience e.g. Prince 2

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive management and leadership experience at or near board level
• To demonstrate a full expert understanding of the current issues within nursing, specifically within the speciality and nursing as a whole
• To demonstrate a vision for nursing and secure the active commitment of multidisciplinary staff in working towards achieving this
• Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints and Adverse Incidents
• Proven management skills demonstrated by successful resource management in a changing environment with a direct approach to problem solving, which reflects reality, requiring an effective and co-operative personal leadership style
• Evidence of ability to manage a substantial budget within financial limit
• Strong organisational ability and well developed resource and staff management skills, able to forecast & plan
• Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales
• Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders e.g. KHP and Clinical Academic Group and a successful track record of influence and engagement
• Ability to develop networks and partnerships as required
• Ability to demonstrate possession of excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to use them to motivate and develop staff

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working and delivering Trust-wide professional nursing objectives
• Understanding of the local health economy

Personal Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of first-class interpersonal skills with the ability to utilise them effectively within a co-operative, multi-disciplinary, team-based working environment
• Well-developed leadership and influencing skills, able to successfully foster and manager inter-relationships between Care Groups.

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Documents to download

• Head of Nursing Renal and Urology (PDF, 544.3KB)
• Denmark Hill Site Map (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Princess Royal (PRUH) Site map (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Visa and Sponsorship Information (PDF, 352.6KB)