About this role
Job summary
Chief Nurse and Professional Lead for Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals
Closing date for application: Thursday 18 June at midnight
Shortlisting: Friday 19 June
Interviews: Friday 26 June
This is an important moment to join Gateshead Health. With a new five-year corporate strategy, a strong alliance of regional partners and a clear focus on delivering safe, high-quality care, our next Chief Nurse and Professional Lead for Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals will play a central role in shaping the future of care for our communities.
This role provides the opportunity to influence at organisational, system and regional levels, working as part of a clinically led, values-driven organisation with a committed, compassionate and talented workforce.
If you share our commitment to safe, compassionate and high-quality care, and want to help shape the future of Gateshead Health, we would be pleased to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Chief Nurse who can:
provide visible, credible and compassionate professional leadership for nursing, midwifery and allied health professional lead the ongoing development of quality, safety and patient experience across hospital, community and diagnostic service champion high professional standards, strong clinical governance and a culture of learning and improvement support and develop our workforce, helping staff to thrive and feel value work closely with patients, families, carers, staff and partners to improve care and reduce health inequalitie contribute as a key member of the executive team, bringing sound judgement, professional expertise and thoughtful challeng Setting the vision for nursing, midwifery and AHP practice in the safe delivery of patient care be ambitious for Gateshead, our people and the communities we serve
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached recruitment pack which contains the job description and responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Knowldge and Qualifications Essential
A registered Nurse Masters degree level
Desirable
Recognised qualification in quality improvement techniques
Experience Essential
At least 12 months experience working at Executive level (albeit this may not be specifically as an Executive Director) in a similarly complex organisation or system Experience of senior leadership in: Patient Safety Infection Prevention and Control Safeguarding Patient Experience Quality
Desirable
Recent experience of board or just below board level in an acute trust
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 Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Sheriff Hill
Gateshead
NE9 6SX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)