Registered Nurse Manager Job Vacancy in South Tyneside, England, UK

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Duties:

• Tomanage the workflow so that there is a consistent and coordinated approach tooperational delivery, implementation, and caseload management in line withlocal needs and LHNT team resources.
• To ensure thatthe service establishes, sustains and operates to an effective risk managementsystem and organisation wide governance framework to support the delivery ofsafe and effective patient care.
• To ensure thatappropriate arrangements are in place for the audit of clinical care and allrelevant supporting systems and processes. Monitor the delivery of actionsarising from such audits and reviews to ensure effective implementation.
• To work withthe team ensuring any lessons learned are communicated, disseminated, andimplemented throughout the service.
• Tofulfil the role of the Coordinator for the service if required in exceptionalcircumstances, adhering to the requirements set out in the LHNT Coordinator Jobdescription.
• Toco-ordinate close working with the GPs, Community Nurses, Allied Health Professionals,and other palliative care providers; promoting integrated working and effectivecontinuity of care irrespective of the care setting.
• Toprovide management and operational support to the team, to promote and maintaineffective relationships and team working. To maintain an overview of workflow,being aware of patient dependency, skill mix, resources and expertise requiredwithin individual nurse capability.
• Topromote a culture of inclusion and recognition of the contribution ofindividuals and the team as a whole, particularly where many may work inisolation. This will include chairing regular Nurse and Coordinator meetings.
• Tocontribute to the ethos, reputation and development of the Nursing Team and theCharity overall.
• Tosupport a culture of continuous learning and peer assessment within the team.
• Topromote and support continual professional development linked with objectivesand the annual appraisal process.
• Torepresent LHNT in the strategic development of local palliative care services.
• Toappropriately seek and respond to patient and carer experience of the LHNTservice and lead on user involvement in service design and delivery.

Operational Duties:

• Tocontribute to the overall management and planning for the clinical financialexpenditure component of the service delivery and resource management includingrecruitment.
• Toapprove clinical expenditure within an agreed budget and including clinicalstaff wages and expenses.
• Toensure appropriation of relevant funding streams for service delivery i.e. CHC(Continuing Health Care) Funding, Annual Grant funding from Buckinghamshire,Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) Integrated Care System and ad hoc nationalfunding opportunities with support from the Operations Manager.
• Tocollate and provide data or any other statistical information requested by theBoard of Directors including providing information for Directors meetings,providing reports when requested, investigating, and making recommendationsregarding any clinical aspect service development or change.
• Toensure a culture of continuous development and learning underpinned by acommitment to the highest standard of care delivery set out in the CQC qualitystatements within the framework of the five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring,Responsive and Well Led.
• Toensure positive Governance within service delivery including policydevelopment, risk assessment and management, audit, and organisationallearning.
• Toadopt an innovative and creative approach to service reconfiguration andrecruitment of clinical staff
• Tocoordinate LHNT response to any urgent change in service delivery eg Pandemic.
• Torepresent the clinical team at strategic LHNT meetings including the Boardmeeting, Governance and Clinical Committees which may take place in theevening.
• Torepresent the Charity at engagement and fundraising events.
• Tobe the first point of contact if anyone outside the Charity makes anunsolicited approach to anyone within LHNT about a potentially damaging,contentious or sensitive issue which is clinical in nature.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical competence regarding decision making and supporting both the nurses and patients on the caseload.
• Ability to work autonomously under sometimes complex and stressful circumstances and demonstrate appropriate coping mechanisms.
• Ability to quickly identify and solve problems and take action to address issues.
• Ability to use own initiative and preparedness to seek advice when necessary.
• To be an effective member of the wider team.
• Proficient IT skills.

Desirable

• Advanced communication skills training.

Qualifications

Essential

• 1st Level Registered Nurse.
• Current NMC Registration in adult or general nursing.
• Able to fulfil the requirements of the CQC Registered Manager role.
• Evidence of relevant post registration study and qualification at a minimum of diploma level.

Desirable

• Degree in Palliative care, or cancer care, or equivalent.
• Degree at Masters level or modules completed at Masters level.
• Management Qualification.
• Teaching and Assessing qualification.

Personal Qualities and attributes

Essential

• A passionate advocate for patient and carer experience of the service.
• Strong leadership abilities.
• Visionary, innovative and influential.
• Personal insight into strengths and areas for improvement.
• Committed to own continuing professional development.
• Recognition of what affects or strengthens own resilience.
• Committed to the aims, Charitable objectives, and ethos of LHNT.
• You must reside within an hour of the catchment area.

Experience

Essential

• A minimum of two years recent experience in palliative care either in the NHS or other relevant care setting.
• Experience of leadership and management of people.
• Experience of establishing and managing change or establishing new working systems.
• Experience and knowledge of CQC requirements for service delivery.
• Experience of applying sound governance principles to service delivery.

Desirable

• Recent experience of working within the community.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).