North Bristol NHS Trust
Hospital Director of Nursing
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Job Overview
Reporting and functionally accountable to the Hospital Managing Director with a professional accountability to the Group Chief Nursing and Improvement Officer; the Hospital Director of Nursing (HDoN) will provide strong and effective clinical leadership and professional development to all nurses, midwives, AHPs and direct care staff across the Hospital.
The post holder will provide strong and effective clinical leadership and provide expert clinical advice to the Hospital Managing Director and Hospital Management Team members on all hospital clinical issues regarding nursing, midwifery and AHP professional matters.
In conjunction with the Hospital Managing Director and Group Chief Nursing and Improvement Officer the postholder will work to strengthen culture and collaboration across the Group Model. As an inspirational leader, they will be instrumental in making a clear and visible difference to staff employed across the Group, enabling the effective delivery of ‘group clinical services’ (GCS) and Joint corporate services for the benefit of our patients and staff. The HDoN will support the embedding of a one service approach for the Group to ensure delivery of a high quality and professional service, working collaboratively across the organisation.
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Main Duties of the Job
The main duties of the role include but are not limited to:
- Work alongside the Hospital Medical Director to provide strategic leadership to clinicians across the Trust and in supporting and contributing to the development of Joint Clinical Strategy.
- Provide strong and effective clinical leadership and clinical advice to the Hospital Managing Director and Hospital Management Team on all clinical issues.
- Drive effective engagement of the nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce with transformational change and improvement programmes.
- Support colleagues with the development and engagement of clinicians and ensure that positive and productive relationships are built with across the Group.
- Support the development of appropriate structures and arrangements for the Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs and Continuous Improvement functions.
- Identify opportunities to scale clinical services across the Group, ensuring opportunities for de-duplication and economies of scale are optimised and benefits are realised.
- Provide professional leadership advice, support and coaching to the Divisional Directors of Nursing.
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Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
- Educated to Level 7 (MSc) in a health-related subject or equivalent level of experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of management leadership/training and continuous professional development
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