Divisional Chief Nurse Neonates Children and Young People (NCYP)

We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join our Trust as Divisional Chief Nurse for neonates, paediatric ward, day unit and emergency department. This role will also lead on care pathways for CYP across the Trust. Working alongside the leadership team for the Women’s Health and Paediatrics Division, this new role is pivotal in providing nursing professional leadership, workforce planning and delivery, supporting delivery of the clinical strategy.

Reporting to the Divisional Director and Chief Nurse, this role will bring expert knowledge in the field of paediatrics and neonates, providing direct leadership to clinical areas NICU, Paediatrics ED, Paediatrics Ward and Paediatric Day unit. Additionally, there are a number of clinical specialist roles you will provide leadership to, ensuring clinical service developments aligned to our clinical strategy. It is a really exciting time to join us as a Trust and as a Division as we commence a group model in January and the beginning of significant service developments such as further development of a POSCU unit.

Exhibiting compassion, kindness and inclusivity in your daily values, we support applications from experienced individuals with demonstrable clinical credibility and leadership expertise.

The Divisional Chief Nurse will act as part of the quartet leadership team with the Associate Director of Operations, Director of Midwifery and the Divisional Director in the Women’s Health and Paediatric Division to create a culture within the Division that facilitates excellence in clinical services through patient-centered multi-professional team-based care. They will ensure quality of services to patients, visitors and staff, including management of clinical governance, healthcare standards and risk.

The Divisional Chief Nurse is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the patient care provided within the Division, implementing the Trust Nursing and Midwifery Strategy, national NCYP strategies and Guidance, and the ASPH Clinical Strategy, and also lead on the care and pathways for all CYP across the Trust. The DCN NCYP will ensure standards of care and treatment meet the registration requirements of the Care Quality Commission, national specific clinical guidance and other regulators.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter’s, Chertsey, Surrey.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

1. Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
2. On-site Nurseries
3. On-site staff cafes
4. On-site parking
5. Support in career development
6. Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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They will provide senior strategic visible clinical and professional leadership for all Paediatric patients across the Trust including across the multidisciplinary team. Providing specialist expertise and taking specific responsibility for patient safety, quality and experience, the post holder will promote quality, innovation, productivity and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models or service pathway redesigns.

Act as an expert in neonates and children’s and young people’s care delivery nursing, networking effectively across the organisation and outside the organisation to ensure a joined-up approach is taken to services accessed by babies, children and young people which meets national standards and their specific needs. In addition, to participate in national and regional networks, being alert to best practice, bringing this back to the Trust and representing the department effectively.

• Lead the Level 3 Intensive Care Services and ensure the standards related to the 3 year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services are implemented, evaluated and monitored.
• Lead the delivery of patient pathways/service development according to ASPH Clinical Strategy, national specialist guidance and workforce needs ensuring excellent and best care and outcomes.
• This role is the NCYP lead operationally and strategically across the Trust ensuring service improvements on pathways.
• Lead and manage the Divisional nursing workforce.
• Work collaboratively with the divisional and Corporate Quality team and specifically provide oversight for the Quality and Safety team within WHP services.
• Ensure oversight of Divisional governance processes and provide assurance of all processes.
• Provide high-level professional and operational support for nursing across the wider Foundation Trust and support the successful achievement of the Trust vision.
• Responsible for the delivery of excellent quality nursing care providing highly specialist and expert advice to the Trust and Division on all nursing matters.
• In collaboration with the Divisional Director and Associate Director of Operations lead the Clinical Governance Assurance Framework and ensure the quality of care within the Division; patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness are of the highest standard, meeting national and local outcomes and achievement of agreed CQUIN payments.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Integrated Clinical Governance Assurance Framework and PSIRF is embedded within the Division.
• Integrate corporate nursing plans and corporate objectives with the Divisional clinical service plans.
• Work with senior nurses across the Trust to evolve and develop predictive/early warning clinical quality dashboards that enable targeted intervention.

Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse as required.

• Ensure the nursing agenda is delivered by providing leadership and professional management of Clinical Nurse Leader, Nurse Consultants, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Practice Educators and all nurses within the Division.
• Ensure strong and effective ward management is in place.
• Responsible for sustained delivery of the nursing budget in the Division and for ensuring the nursing resource is used effectively, contributing to continuous improvement, increased productivity and realisation of benefits both in financial cost improvement savings and in resource terms.
• Lead on the Workforce strategy for the division ensuring quality and safety underpin decision making incorporating QSIAs with service changes.
• Lead on strategic nursing issues as determined by the Chief Nurse.
• Responsible for policy and service development with the division and corporately as determined by the Chief Nurse.
• Provide direct clinical and operational support and leadership whenever required.

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