About this role
Job summary
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust work together as part of a wider, innovative and ambitious Foundation Group. Our partnership is underpinned by our shared commitment to 'Helping people to live healthier, happier lives'. The two Trusts now have a single board and leadership team with a unified strategic direction. We are focused on delivering high-quality, equitable, and sustainable healthcare services for a population of nearly one million people across hugely diverse populations Warwickshire, Leicestershire, Coventry, and Solihull. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare delivery through collaboration, continuous improvement, and strong system leadership.
We are seeking a visible, inclusive and collaborative nursing leader with significant experience at board level or equivalent, gained in complex, multi-site provider settings. An engaging and empowering leader, you will bring a track record of inspiring multi-disciplinary clinical workforces, improving quality and safety, shaping culture, and driving change and system integration to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.
This is an outstanding opportunity to provide leadership across two organisations at the start of an exciting strategic partnership and to influence the future delivery of healthcare; improving outcomes and experience for our staff and communities.
Stakeholder Sessions: Monday 19th October
Final Interviews: Tuesday 20th October
Main duties of the job
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is a compassionate and inclusive leader who is professionally responsible for leading the Trusts' nursing, midwifery and Allied Health Professional workforce. They are responsible for providing leadership to the Board of Directors on issues for this staff group, quality, governance and patient experience issues informed by high levels of engagement with staff across the organisation.
SWFT and GEH have a shared, single executive team. The post-holder will therefore be a Board member representing both organisations.
The CNO is responsible for the delivery of safe, efficient, and effective patient cantered services, in accordance with national and local standards. They will develop and maintain excellent professional working relations with Executive colleagues, senior leaders across the organisation, clinical staff, and a range of key external stakeholders.
They will ensure NHS and Trust key performance indicators and financial targets are delivered within agreed budgets and ensure that all services are delivered, meeting agreed deadlines and objectives, within the Trusts' strategic frameworks.
They will lead the development and implementation of the governance strategy, to support the strategy of the Trusts and to manage associated risks.
They will, with the Chief Medical Officer, lead the Trusts' drive to improve the safety, effectiveness, and experience of their services.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description Job responsibilities
OPERATING CONTEXT
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Wye Valley NHS Trust and Worcester Acute Hospital NHS Trust have established a Foundation Group through the creation of a Committee in Common (the Group Strategy Committee). The purpose of the Group is to support the ongoing sustainability of the Trusts and to facilitate the rapid development of integrated care in their localities.
The Chief Nursing Officer will report to the Managing Director and will lead a portfolio associated with the Trusts nursing, midwifery and Allied Health Professional workforce and associated functions. The role is central in ensuring the organisations are clinically led, and engagement with the workforce is a key responsibility.
The Chief Nursing Officer is a voting member of the Trusts Board of Directors and will ensure that there is constant and visible Trust wide clinical leadership.
Providing effective leadership, acting as a role model for our people and ensuring the development of a culture and core values for the Trusts to continuously improve and innovate are fundamental responsibilities.
As a lead provider in Warwickshire, a key part of the role is supporting integration through the continued development of excellent working relationships with System and Place partners, in particular Primary Care.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Board of Directors
Trusts Executive Team and Senior Managers
ICB, NHS England (and successor), Care Quality Commission, Health and Wellbeing Board, Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Local Authority and other local providers including Primary Care, Mental Health and Social Services
Local Voluntary and Representative Groups
KEY RESULT AREAS
Professional Leadership & Operational Responsibilities
Provide professional leadership to the following groups of staff:
- Nurses
- Midwives
- Allied Health Professionals
Develop and implement strategies to maximise the contribution which Nurses, Midwives and AHPs bring to the Trusts in line with our over-arching Trusts Strategies including promoting a culture of innovation and improvement.
Focus professional groups on the delivery of excellent patient care, with the needs of patients and families at its centre, to the highest professional standards, acting always in the best interests of patients.
Support and develop Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs to work effectively within the Trusts Triumvirate arrangements and promote collaborative approaches to partnerships working inside and outside the Trusts.
Provide the highest standard of professional advice on all matters Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional related.
Ensure that high standards of care and service are delivered by Nurses, Midwives and AHPs in line with current best practice, quality governance standards and Trust policies and procedures.
Act as the Lead Executive for volunteering and the key point of contact for the Patient Forum.
Workforce
Develop and deliver a workforce plan for the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce, including supporting the development of the current workforce and identifying and supporting current and future leaders.
Promote and develop a blended clinical workforce that embraces new roles, extends the scope of professional practice and allows individuals to work at the top of their licence.
Work with local higher education establishments to provide training opportunities for students preparing for professional roles and develop this as a recruitment pipeline.
Ensure that arrangements are in place to monitor professional registration and ensure compliance with the requirements of the NMC and HCPC are adhered to.
Work with education partners to ensure post-registration professional development is delivered in the interests of the development of specialist roles and specific expertise.
Governance
Develop and deliver the Trusts approach to Integrated Governance to provide compliance and assurance from Ward to Board and back.
Act as the Lead Executive on all matters relating to quality governance and ensure that governance processes are taken into account in Trust Management Board and Trust Board decision making.
Act as the nominated individual and relationship manager with the CQC and lead the Trusts responses to inspections.
Work with the Managing Director to lead the Trusts Risk Management Strategy, approach and policy and support in preparation and delivery of the Trusts Board Assurance Frameworks (BAFs)
Act as Executive Lead for preparation of the Annual Governance statements and work with the Chief Executive to agree sign off.
Quality Safety and Patient Experience
In partnership with the Chief Medical Officer lead the quality and patient safety strategy for the Trusts, and continuously improve quality governance processes to maximise safety, and compliance with clinical standards.
Ensure that processes are in place to determine compliance with external service/clinical standards from organisations such as NHS England, NICE and the Royal Colleges (not an exhaustive list).
Ensure that suitable arrangements are in place to receive feedback and complaints from patients/members of the public and to provide appropriate compassionate responses in line with our values and behaviours. Ensure provision of a high quality agile and responsive Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and use of tools such as the Friends and Family Test (FFT)
Lead on patient experience and patient engagement ensuring that the patient and public voice is heard across the organisation.
Lead the development and use of the Ward Accreditation programme.
Work across the Foundation Group to identify and share best practice innovating and developing in the spirit of continuous improvement.
Act as Executive Lead and champion for Maternity and Neonatal safety work programme.
System Leadership and Partnership Working
Develop strong and resilient professional relationships with leaders from partner organisations, collaborating to deliver the best outcomes for our patients and populations.
Participate and, where appropriate, lead on the development of Place and System workstreams, working across providers and other partners and ensuring that we actively participate in the development of Neighbourhood Health.
Support system-wide changes and support the Trusts to ensure they play their part in tackling healthcare inequalities across the populations we serve.
Director of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Act as Executive Lead for the Infection Prevention and Control Strategy, line managing the IPC teams and ensuring that policies are in place to manage and mitigate infection control risks, providing regular updates at Board and sub-committees.
Ensure that the Trusts are compliant with all statutory, and regulatory requirements and operating to standards of clinical best practice and promote the highest standards of hygiene amongst staff, patients, visitors and members of the public.
Take command responsibility for outbreak management and control as appropriate.
Safeguarding
Lead Executive for safeguarding adults and children (a delegated responsibility from the Chief Executive) and for the delivery of the National PREVENT programme.
Act as the responsible Executive for safeguarding at Trust Board, providing regular reports to Trust Board and its Sub-Committees.
Ensure that the Trusts are compliant with all statutory and regulatory requirements and operating standards of clinical best practice.
On Call
To participate in the Trusts Executive on call rota and provide leadership, advice and guidance.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to Masters level or equivalent appropriate education and experience Registered Nurse with current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Evidence of sustained personal and professional development
Experience Essential
A proven track record of nursing, midwifery, and AHP leadership experience at a senior level Experience operating at or close to Board level or equivalent within a complex healthcare organisation or system Experience of providing senior professional leadership to nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals Experience of managing a corporate budget, with strong financial awareness and understanding Demonstrable experience of leading quality improvement, patient safety, and clinical governance programmes Experience of working collaboratively across organisational boundaries and with partners within integrated care systems Experience leading healthcare services in both hospital and community settings Experience of working collaboratively with clinical, operational, and corporate leaders to deliver organisational strategy Experience of leading safeguarding and infection prevention and control frameworks. Experience of working with regulatory frameworks and inspection processes including those of the Care Quality Commission Experience of public relations and dealing with the media
Knowledge Essential
An understanding of the NHS national priorities and able to translate these into a strategic vision for nursing services in the Trust Able to link the impact of the vision for services across the whole health economy into broader medium and longer term objectives for the Trusts Able to engage and influence both within the Trust and beyond Has excellent written, oral and presentational skills Able to drive change, delivering tangible results Able to recount examples of learning from experience
Personal Qualities Essential
Demonstrates energy and commitment to deliver Realistic about what can be achieved An effective corporate team player Decisive and action oriented Honest, fair and demonstrates integrity Role models the Trusts' values with a strong commitment to inclusive behaviours
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
Address Finance - Financial Management
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)