Job vacancy: Lead Nurse/AHP, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area

Therapies

Grade

Band 8a

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working
Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Flexible across a 7 day week, alternative patterns will be considered.)

Job ref

287-DSS-371-24

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Liverpool University Hosptials
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £50,952 - £57,349 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/08/2024 23:59

Lead Nurse/AHP

Band 8a

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full information please see detailed job description and person specification attached.

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership
Clinical Governance & Quality
Delivering best patient care
Workforce and Human Resources

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in developing high performing teams
A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts
Solve difficult problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills
Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans.
Analyse data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
Competently implement business plans, business cases and project plans in order to deliver the Clinical Service Strategy for the area
Coordinate area day to day clinical operational activity to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls
Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems.
Imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working in meeting patient care and service needs
Deal with uncertainty in a political environment
Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations day to day
Demonstrate the ability to lead and implement quality improvement strategies.
Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload

Desirable criteria

Demonstrate competent project management skills

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally assess and describe impact on Nursing/clinical professional service.
Knowledge and understanding of the NHS policy and regulatory policy
Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
Understanding and appreciation of diversity

Experience

Essential criteria

Demonstrable extensive experience as a clinical manager, with responsibility for clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets and quality standards within strict financial controls.
Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

First level professional registration NMC/HCPC
Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level or equivalent
Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development, working towards masters
Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent
Non-Medical Prescribing
Evidence of Leadership development

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first paypoint of the relevant band.

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring Level

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Joanne Vickerstaff
Job title: Head of Inpatient Therapies
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0151 706 4754

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Lead Nurse/AHP

Band 8a

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Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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