About this role
Job summary
Staffing is about people.
Every decision we make about staffing has an impact on people.
It affects the care our patients receive, the experience of the staff delivering that care and the confidence of the nursing leaders making those decisions.
Safe staffing isn't simply about numbers. It's about professional judgement, compassion, collaboration and ensuring we have the right people, in the right place, at the right time to deliver safe, effective and high quality care.
We're creating a brand new Safe Staffing & Workforce Assurance Team, and we're looking for exceptional senior nurses who want to help shape the future of nursing workforce leadership, this is a unique opportunity to be part of something new.
Main duties of the job
About the role
As a Safe Staffing & Workforce Assurance Matron, you'll provide expert professional nursing leadership for safe staffing across our organisation.
Working alongside matrons, senior nurses and operational leaders, you'll lead and support complex workforce decisions, provide professional advice during periods of operational pressure and help ensure staffing decisions remain safe, evidence based and centred on delivering the very best care for our patients whilst supporting our nursing teams.
You'll develop a unique organisation wide perspective, using workforce intelligence, professional judgement and operational insight to identify emerging risks, support nursing leaders and continuously improve how safe staffing is understood, delivered and assured across our Organisation. You'll help build capability across our nursing teams, supporting leaders to apply safe staffing principles consistently and confidently in practice.
No two days will be the same.
One day you may be supporting complex staffing decisions across multiple services. Another day you may be reviewing workforce trends, coaching senior nursing leaders, developing new approaches to workforce deployment or using workforce intelligence to identify emerging risks and providing professional assurance and recommendations through our nursing and governance forums. Throughout it all, you'll use your experience to influence positive change that benefits both patients and staff.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description Job responsibilities
Why join us?
This is far more than a new role.
It's an opportunity to help shape a new approach to safe staffing across our organisation and become part of a team committed to supporting nursing leaders, strengthening workforce decision making and improving outcomes for both patients and staff.
You'll be part of the Nursing Workforce Team, working closely with the Associate Director of Nursing Workforce, Deputy Director of Nursing Workforce and senior nursing leaders across the organisation, helping embed a consistent, evidence based approach to safe staffing that reflects national best practice whilst remaining grounded in the realities of daily operational nursing. There will be opportunities to collaborate across the wider Group as our approaches to safe staffing and workforce assurance continue to develop.
Together, we'll create an environment where our patients receive the safe, high quality care and our nursing teams feel supported, valued and empowered to deliver their very best every day.
We know that diverse teams make better decisions and deliver better care. We welcome applications from nurses with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. We're looking for people who bring strong professional judgement, credible leadership and a genuine desire to make safe staffing better for our patients, our staff and the teams we work alongside.
These are organisation wide roles, and post holders will be required to work flexibly across ULTH sites as part of the seven day safe staffing service.
Please make contact with Janine Gargett-Brackenbury ([email protected]) for a conversation
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (relevant field) Degree in Nursing or equivalent level qualification/experience Evidence of ongoing continuous professional development Evidence of leadership development through completion of a recognised leadership development programme or equivalent leadership qualification. Master's level study, or equivalent experience in a relevant nursing field.
Desirable
Quality Improvement qualification Project or programme management qualification
Skills/competencies Essential
Demonstrates expert professional judgement and the ability to make autonomous decisions in complex and unpredictable situations where there are competing operational priorities and no immediately obvious solution. Ability to lead operational safe staffing arrangements and support evidence based workforce deployment across multiple clinical services. Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to interpret, triangulate and present complex workforce information to support organisational decision making. Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills with the ability to build credibility and challenge constructively across all levels of the organisation. Ability to lead service improvement and implement sustainable change using workforce intelligence, quality indicators and operational learning. Ability to develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships across professional and organisational boundaries. Ability to coach, support and develop nursing leaders, embedding consistent approaches to safe staffing and workforce decision making. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities whilst maintaining organisational oversight. Highly developed digital literacy with experience of using workforce information systems and Microsoft Office applications to analyse, interpret and present information. Ability to establish professional credibility and influence at all levels of the organisation.
Desirable
Experience of workforce planning or safe staffing systems. Project or programme management skills.
Knowledge Essential
Knowledge of national guidance, professional standards and best practice relating to safe staffing, workforce deployment and workforce assurance. Knowledge of evidence based workforce planning methodologies and the principles of professional judgement in workforce decision making. Understanding of nursing workforce governance, organisational risk management and patient safety. Knowledge of quality improvement methodologies and service redesign. Understanding of nursing establishments, workforce utilisation and workforce metrics. Knowledge of professional accountability associated with leading safe staffing and workforce deployment. Understanding of organisational change and the factors influencing successful implementation. Knowledge of the principles of nursing workforce assurance and governance.
Desirable
Knowledge of national nursing workforce policy. Knowledge of workforce information systems such as SafeCare, e-Rostering or equivalent.
Experience Essential
Significant post registration experience within senior nursing leadership, including responsibility for operational decision making, workforce deployment or workforce assurance within a complex healthcare environment. Experience of leading operational safe staffing, workforce deployment or workforce assurance within a complex healthcare environment. Experience of making autonomous decisions in complex operational situations involving competing priorities and organisational risk Experience of interpreting and analysing complex workforce information to support decision making. Experience of leading or contributing to workforce improvement, service redesign or quality improvement initiatives. Experience of developing, implementing or reviewing policies, procedures or workforce guidance. Experience of providing professional advice and support to senior nursing leaders. Experience of presenting complex information and recommendations to senior leaders, committees or governance groups. Experience of working collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve shared objectives
Desirable
Experience of nursing establishment reviews. Experience of workforce assurance or committee reporting. Experience of project or programme management.
Specific Requirements Essential
Ability to work flexibly to meet the operational needs of the service. Ability to travel between organisational sites. Ability to exercise a high degree of professional autonomy. Demonstrates resilience when working under sustained operational pressure. Ability to influence, negotiate and challenge constructively whilst maintaining positive professional relationships Commitment to embedding the principles of safe staffing across the organisation. Commitment to continuous professional development and lifelong learning. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Personal Qualities Essential
Demonstrates the Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG) Values in all aspects of professional practice. Acts with integrity, professionalism and compassion. Demonstrates visible, credible and inclusive nursing leadership. Builds effective relationships and works collaboratively across organisational boundaries. Demonstrates resilience, sound professional judgement and personal accountability. Committed to delivering safe, effective and high quality patient care through evidence based workforce deployment. Champions continuous improvement, innovation and organisational learning. Committed to personal and professional development.
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.
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Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Lincoln County Hospital or Pilgrim Hospital Boston
Lincoln or Boston
LN2 5QY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)