Job summary
- Main area
- Neurosciences
- Grade
- Band 8c
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-7054305-GO-ND
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £82,462 - £93,773 per annum Inc of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Head of Nursing for Neurosciences
Band 8c
*The pay scales advertised have been confirmed by NHS England, we are awaiting confirmation of when these will be reflected. The new scales can be found here: Pay scales for 2024/25 | NHS Employers
Job overview
The Head of Nursing will report directly to the Divisional Chief Nurse and will provide senior nursing leadership across the Division and Trust supporting the delivery of a safe and effective service, supporting Matrons, Managers and staff across the Division and ensuring excellent patient experience.
Main duties of the job
The Neurosciences Directorate comprises of 165 inpatient beds, day unit and infusion lounge across St Georges Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton.
You would provide expertise and leadership in the implementation of NMC regulation and professional standards, effectively lead and manage a team to ensure contribution to and delivery of corporate objectives.
You will also be a highly visible, proactive, and accessible leader, acting as a clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery, to nursing staff, patients, and the public.
Being an expert in individual area of expertise related to the Head of Nursing Role and undertake an active role in patient experience, working with the trust’s lead for patient experience, promoting and leading on safe patient centred care.
You are expected to participate in Senior Nurse presence at Weekends and Bank Holidays to provide 7-day leadership to support the Matron and Ward Nursing teams to improve patient and staff experience. expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflect these.
For further information and to arrange an informal visit please contact Kim Jordan, PA to Divisional Chief Nurse, SNCT on 0208 725 2551.
Working for our organisation
The Head of Nursing will report directly to the Divisional Chief Nurse and will provide senior nursing leadership across the Division and Trust supporting the delivery of a safe and effective service, supporting Matrons, Managers and staff across the Division and ensuring excellent patient experience.
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Professional Leadership:
- Lead on a delegated area of work on behalf of the Divisional Chief Nurse to improve patient Safety, Quality and Experience.
- With Divisional Directors and leadership team formulate service redesign and relevant business cases for new models of working as required.
- Support the Divisional Chief Nurse in the monitoring and assurance of service delivery, including Patient Safety, Quality, Governance and Experience.
- To provide clear and consistent professional leadership to all nursing staff including CNS, advising, supporting and influencing leadership and development.
- Assist Human Resources and Lead CNS/ ANP by providing professional guidance in issues relating to the working practice or of a disciplinary nature.
- Where required lead on HR management processes and investigations.
- Provide leadership and support nurse development at all levels in the organisation.
See job description for a fuller list
Person specification
Quality
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration & Significant management experience at band 8a/ Matron level in an acute NHS organisation
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a Corporate Role. Has Deputised for HON or Equivalent
Essentail and Desirable
Essential criteria
- Clinical expertise in nursing • A track record of continuous managerial, educational and professional development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and or management qualification
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- kim jordan
- Job title
- PA to SNCT Triumvirate
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 2551
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