About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and highly experienced senior nurse to join Acute & Specialist Medicine as Lead Nurse for Acute Medicine at St Mary's Hospital.This is a pivotal leadership role within the Directorate Management Team.
The post holder will provide strategic, professional, clinical and operational nursing leadership across a broad and complex portfolio, while working closely with Emergency Department colleagues to strengthen urgent and emergency care pathways.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with the Lead Nurse for Specialist Medicine, Clinical Director, General Manager, Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and wider multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality and compassionate care, improve patient flow and experience and drive sustainable service improvement.
We would welcome applications from experienced senior nurses who are ready to provide visible leadership, work collaboratively across urgent and emergency care, and lead the next phase of Acute Medicine development.
Main duties of the job
Strategic and professional leadership Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive nursing leadership across Acute Medicine. Contribute to directorate, divisional and Trust strategy, translating priorities into clear and measurable delivery plans. Lead service redesign and transformation, ensuring clinical quality, workforce sustainability and operational performance remain aligned. Provide professional advice and assurance to senior leaders on nursing, quality, safety and patient experience. Lead the quality, safety and governance agenda across the portfolio. Ensure effective systems are in place to review incidents, complaints, patient feedback, audits and quality indicators, with clear learning and action. Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement, innovation, openness and accountability. Maintain strong oversight of regulatory standards, professional practice and compliance with Trust policies. Champion co-production and ensure the patient and carer voice informs service improvement
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse with current NMC registration Master's degree or equivalent senior-level knowledge and experience Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to senior nursing leadership Recognised leadership or management development, or equivalent experience Recognised teaching, assessing or practice education qualification, or equivalent experience
Desirable
Master's qualification completed or working towards completion Formal quality improvement, project management or coaching qualification Advanced clinical practice or speciality-related qualification
Experience Essential
Substantial senior nursing leadership experience at Band 8A level or above Senior experience within Emergency Care, Acute Medicine or Specialist Medicine Leading large teams and complex services across multiple clinical areas Delivering quality improvement, transformation and sustained service change Quality governance, patient safety, risk management, complaints, audit and regulatory assurance Managing patient flow, workforce pressures and competing operational priorities Workforce planning, safe staffing, recruitment, retention and staff development Budget management, business planning and delivery of productivity or efficiency plans Working collaboratively with senior multidisciplinary, corporate and system partners
Desirable
Experience of Virtual Ward, medical SDEC, discharge, elective or cross-site pathway development Experience of research, publication, conference presentation or academic partnership working Experience of leading Trust-wide programmes or committees Project management experience
Skills Essential
Knowledge of current NHS, nursing, urgent and emergency care, workforce and regulatory priorities Sound financial, resource and people-management skills High standard of written reporting, presentation and digital literacy, including Microsoft Office applications
Desirable
Root cause analysis or systems-based investigation skills Coaching, mediation or facilitation skills Knowledge of digital transformation, data visualisation or population health approaches
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 Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Trust wide
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)