About this role
Job summary
Join us in transforming urgent and emergency care
We are seeking an exceptional, compassionate and ambitious nursing leader to join our Divisional Leadership Team as Deputy Divisional Chief Nurse with a dedicated Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) portfolio.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse who is passionate about delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams and driving improvement across urgent and emergency pathways.
Working alongside the Divisional Chief Nurse, Divisional Medical Director and Divisional Operations Director, you will provide visible leadership across the division, with a particular focus on urgent and emergency care services, patient flow, quality, safety and workforce development.
You will play a pivotal role in ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care, while leading transformational change to improve patient experience, operational performance and clinical outcomes.
Main duties of the job
As Deputy Divisional Chief Nurse, you will be a highly visible clinical leader, supporting the delivery of high-quality services across the Medicine Division whilst taking strategic leadership for urgent and emergency care nursing services.
Your portfolio will include oversight of nursing quality, patient safety, governance and workforce initiatives across urgent and emergency care pathways, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and system partners to improve patient flow and reduce delays in care.
You will deputise for the Divisional Chief Nurse as required and contribute to strategic and operational decision-making across the division.
Registrants from all clinical professions will be considered.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs over 8,600 staff and has a turnover of over £450 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description Job responsibilities
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse Masters Degree or Relevant Experience Knowledge of Urgent and Emergency Care Management/ Leadership Training
Desirable
Education in Specialty - i.e. JETS Workforce Training
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Extensive Experience as Senior Nurse Knowledge of National and Local NHS Agenda Knowledge of Emergency Care Staff and Resource Management Experience
Desirable
Transformation and Efficiency Projects Research
Skills and Ability Essential
Advanced Clinical Leadership Skills Evidence of Reflective Practice Ability to work with MDT Ability to manage budgets
Desirable
Project Management Skills Proven organisational influencing and motivational skills
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).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust (cross site post Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover Hospitals)
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)