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Job overview

Are you ready to lead the well-established ED nursing team at the Royal London Hospital; one of the busiest EDs in London, in one of the largest NHS Trust in the UK and one of the leading healthcare providers in the country? The successful candidate will benefit from being part of a dynamic ED leadership team and being part of an organization that has firmly established itself as a value-based organization on a journey to receive a CQC rating of good and outstanding. For the benefit of any prospective applicants, in my capacity of the Associate Director of Nursing for Emergency Care and Trauma I would like to add that I am incredibly proud of the safety and team culture in our ED department, and its ability to attract and retain staff. The well-being and development of our nursing staff is mission critical in our ambition to be seen as an employer of choice for those who want to work in Emergency Care.  

By being part of the Bart’s Health Trust and through our strong partnership with PLACE and ICB, GPs and other stakeholders, you will be able to develop further and implement the delivery of emergency care services in its broadest sense, including ambulatory care, PRU and SDEC services. You will also benefit from being part of the integrated service that spans across physical, mental and social care services delivered across several divisions within the Barts Health NHS Trust. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder provides forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within the service group, ensuring the nursing care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively. He/she contributes to the ongoing implementation of the nursing strategy, ensuring achievement of its objectives and strive to develop nursing roles in accordance with patient and service needs.

The Senior Nurse will lead innovative improvement projects which supports the Trust Quality strategy, driving transformation through change models and prepare business cases where appropriate. He/she will ensure patient experience in wards /departments is of the highest possible standard and always reflecting Trust values with particular emphasis on patient safety, dignity and compassion.

The Senior Nurse will work in partnership with the ED matrons, Lead Nurses, Service Clinical Directors, General and Service Managers and other colleagues to continue to develop and implement a clinical, research and academic service strategy promoting multi professional research, audit and education that contributes to delivering the Hospitals and the Groups objectives. The Senior Nurse will work to ensure staff health and wellbeing is considered within the service objectives.

The post holder may be required to deputise for their line manager in his/her absence, overseeing the smooth running of the service as required.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.