Location
Wirral, Merseyside | United Kingdom
Job description
Looking to take your nursing career to new heights? Look no further than Sanctuary Personnel, an esteemed and award-winning recruitment agency. With a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews, we are dedicated to connecting with talented healthcare professionals like you. We have an exciting locum opportunity for aDeputy Chief Nurse with UK experience to join our team.
Location: Wirral
Pay rate (Assignment rate): Negotiable
Contract Length: 3-6 months
At Sanctuary Personnel, we value your skills and expertise. As a trusted agency, we offer numerous benefits to enhance your career journey:
- Streamlined registration process: Enjoy our fully online and paperless registration service.
- Comprehensive compliance support: We provide free DBS checks and mandatory e-learning and practical training modules.
- Exclusive access: Gain access to a wide range of unique roles not available with other agencies, including opportunities in NHSBT, The Home Office, and Vaccination Centres.
- Referral bonus: Earn £250 for referring a friend once they have completed 100 hours of work with us.
- Find your own job bonus: Receive £250 when you bring your own position to us.
- Clinical governance and revalidation support: Benefit from guidance and support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience.
- Dedicated consultant: Your own consultant will provide personalized guidance throughout your journey with us.
- Timely payments: Our daily payroll and reliable in-house system ensure hassle-free and timely payments.
Duties:
- Holding the full delegated authority of the Chief Nurse across the entire range of the Corporate Nursing and Chief Nurse’s portfolio
- Making strategic decisions which impact on the quality and safety of services, including but not isolated to safe staffing levels, infection control outbreaks and service closures
- Provide day to day operational advice and leadership to Divisional Directors of Nursing, Associate Directors of Nursing, Matrons, Nurse Specialists, and Ward Managers and provide expert nursing advice to Divisional Associate Directors of Operations
- Leading nursing and Allied Health Professional Quality Improvements (QI) programs to support improvements in safety and patient experience
- Managing the Corporate Nursing Team, to include lead for development of nurse indicators and audits
- Deputising at local, regional, and national meetings as requested ensuring the organisation and profession is represented operationally and strategically
- Deputising at Executive Committee and Board meetings as required, developing, and presenting papers, ensuring that nursing issues and local and national issues that impact on the organisation are raised and addressed
- Making decisions in such meetings on behalf of the Chief Nurse
- Providing expert professional and operational advice and guidance at a senior level
- Lead the development and monitoring of standards for delivery of excellent care and professionalism, holding responsibility for the development and management of nursing indicators and quality audits
- Lead and hold responsibility for key areas; digital development, safeguarding children and adult, non-medical prescribing, emergency planning, professional development and nursing / AHP education strategy, and nursing / AHP regulation and revalidation
- Lead for non-medical prescribing ( Nursing and Midwifery )
- Lead for delivery of the vaccination program
- Lead nurse to advise and support the Governance Support Unit function
- Lead Nurse for CQC response and planning
- Develop and lead systems for managing and regulation and validation of Nurses and Midwives
- Lead professional development of nursing workforce and nurse education strategy
Requirements for theDeputy Chief Nurse role:
- Educated to Master’s level or an equivalent level of work experience
- Management qualification
- Clinical qualification with current registration with relevant professional body (NMC)
- Able to apply interpretative and innovative thinking in relation to the scope of the position and demonstrate a proactive and enthusiastic approach to embedding this in practice
- Able to adapt and deal with situations and manage expectations during periods of change, being able to take account of the broader perspective, including equality and diversity issues, and how it affects the wider priorities
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
- Experience working at a senior level within the NHS for a number of years
- Recent leadership experience within an acute setting
- Significant of operational management on an acute hospital environment
- Experience of educational commissioning
- Significant expert/specialist knowledge in clinical and quality improvement, system-wide transformational change, and strategic development preferably in the NHS or similar complex organisation
- Record of successful quality improvement / management of change in patient-centred care and innovation in a complex environment
- Ability to travel as desired
Join us in making a difference in the healthcare sector. ThisDeputy Chief Nurse position is advertised by William Copeland. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Registered General Nurses who meet the specified requirements. While we regretfully can only respond to candidates who fulfill these criteria, we encourage you to explore our open roles that may be better suited to your skills and aspirations.
At Sanctuary Personnel, we believe in inclusivity and diversity. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace, please inform us at the earliest opportunity. We are committed to providing the necessary support throughout your journey with us.
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