Senior Nurse/Lead Nurse for Critical care Education

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Job overview

At UCLH (University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) our success starts with you.
This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Foundation Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation.
Based in the busy West End of London, we have a lively and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links to all our sites. Our size and resources enable us to offer a range of attractive benefits as well as unparalleled education and development opportunities for staff at all levels. This includes an extensive portfolio of academic and clinical courses and programmes ranging from ongoing personal development through to clinical excellence and leadership skills. UCLH prides itself on its investment in staff both in terms of developing career skills but also its commitment to staff health and wellbeing

Join us and give the very best physical and psychological care to critically ill patients while learning and developing new clinical, research, education, quality improvement and leadership skills at University College Hospital Critical Care Unit in central London.
You will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, including the country's leading critical care research and development team, the Unit psychologist, the authors of Europe's best-selling critical care nursing textbook, experts in quality improvement and human factors; led by our Matron and supported by a dedicated education team.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder is responsible for high-quality continuing professional development (CPD) for nurses on Critical Care at UCLH. The post holder will lead the design and development of the CPD offer on Critical Care at UCLH, in response to critical care expansion and the development of new roles on to critical care to future proof workforce retention.

The post holder will also work under the direction of the Critical Care Senior Matron to develop and lead a Critical Care Nurse Education Strategy which is aligned to the new funding model by HEE. Key areas of focus are specialist CPD education (qualification in specialism) and career pathways specific to critical care. The post holder will work with the Senior Matron to develop and deliver the education strategy and coherent CPD and post-graduate career pathways.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that the development of patient-focussed clinical practice is supported via the practice development structure and its network of clinical practice facilitators (CPFs) in the delivery of excellence in nursing care and the objectives of the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy in relation to critical care nursing.

The post holder will also contribute to the promotion of UCLH as a centre of excellence for nursing practice and research, fostering a culture that values staff, recognises achievement and enables career progression and succession planning.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• First level registered nurse
• Educated to Masters/MBA level qualification or equivalent experience
• Leadership Qualification
• Critical Care Qualification
• Teaching qualification

Desirable criteria

• Research module
• Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 2 years relevant NHS Band 7 or significant experience in a teaching/educational/practice development role
• Experience of developing, leading and implementing transformational change
• Experience of working in collaboration with and across organisational boundaries
• Experience of delivering projects to time in a complex organisation
• Experience of developing policies and guidelines
• Experience of teaching, training and development and implementing evidence - based practice /nursing research in practice.
• Experience of working and delivering Trust wide professional nursing objectives.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing a budget and awareness of costings/finance-related negotiations for project work

Communication

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Formal presentation skills
• Experience of liaising with external partners, across traditional boundaries

Desirable criteria

• Experience of writing business cases and reports

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate credible, visible leadership and role -model excellence in nursing practice .
• Experience of supporting others' personal development
• Possesses high level organisational skills, self motivation, drive for excellence in performance & improvement, flexible & dynamic approach and attitude.
• Demonstrate decision-making skills
• Experience of managing complex situations
• Able to prioritise objectives and workload

Health, Safety And Security

Essential criteria

• Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
• Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security Clinical Governance and Risk
• Management experience

Service Improvement

Essential criteria

• Thorough understanding of NHS improvement agenda

Desirable criteria

• Skill-mix and workforce planning Business planning Skills

Quality

Essential criteria

• Quality assurance and Improvement
• Developing policies and protocols
• In-depth knowledge and experience of nursing quality and audit issues

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Demonstratable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion policy and practice.
• Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Knowledge and Information Resources

Essential criteria

• Able to utilise information communication technology (ICT) to full potential
• Collection, interpretation & dissemination of information & data from a variety of sources

Learning and Development

Essential criteria

• In-depth understanding of relevant national professional and PD issues
• Able to design, deliver and evaluate training programmes

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

For further support on submitting an application please refer to the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit: https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Job Description (PDF, 752.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 262.3KB)
• UCLH Values (PDF, 860.9KB)