Deputy Chief Nurse (XR12)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Deputy Chief Nurse (DCN) to support the Chief Nurse and lead a dedicated nursing team. This pivotal role requires extensive experience in leadership, patient care quality, and collaboration across health services, ensuring high standards and a commitment to NHS values.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of senior professional leadership.
• Experience working with partner organisations to improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for the Chief Nurse across professional duties.
• Lead nursing workforce and ensure high-quality care standards.
• Support strategic direction for Nursing, Midwifery, and AHP.

Skills

Patient and person centred

Commitment to NHS values

Effective working relationships

Education

First degree in Nursing

Current NMC registration: Registered Nurse - Adult level 1

Job description

Weare pleased to recruit to the role of Deputy Chief Nurse (DCN) at LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and warmly welcome applications fromexperienced nursing and midwifery leaders who are passionate about theprofession, valuing high standards of patient care, workforce development andinnovation. The role of the Deputy Chief Nurse is to provide support to theChief Nurse (CN) across the large CNportfolio, being an active member of the senior NMAHP team. The post holderwill have significant knowledge and experience in implementing and supportinga NMAHP strategy as well as in issues relating to quality, patient safety,safeguarding and workforce development. The post holder will be required towork in partnership to manage and develop further Trustwide systems andprocesses to provide assurance of quality and safe service delivery andappropriate risk management, working alongside the site based and ClinicalService Unit teams. Together with theCN they will lead the development and implementation of quality initiativesto improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. In realising thisambition, the DCN will ensure that there are structures in place to supportthe engagement of clinical staff across the organisation to deliver effectiveand efficient services to our patients. They will develop a culture thatencourages excellence in clinical practice, facilitates team working andmulti professional care delivery.

Main duties of the job

Todeputise for the CN across all areas of the portfolio as and when required,providing expert leadership, knowledge, and advice to all areas of theportfolio. Working closely with the CN, Deputy Peers (Deputy Chief Nurses),Director of Midwifery, Director of Quality and Heads of Nursing, the postholder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective,highquality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practicewithin available resources, taking full regard of all professional views andfacilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trustscontinued success.The DCN will work with the CN and wider Nursing, Midwiferyand Allied Health Professional Leadership team to lead the nursing,midwifery,and Allied Health Professional workforce to aspire towardsexcellence through developing and valuing our talented nursing workforce.TheDCN will work within a team of Deputy Chief Nurses either leading on orsupporting the delivery of a number of portfolios including, safer staffing,Education and Development, Quality Standards, Harm Free Care, IPC, NMAHPstrategy,Patient Experience,and regulatory and professional bodycompliance.The DCN will support the delivery of our strategic Qualityobjectives, supported by our values which set the standards of behaviour forall staff, actively promoting a culture aligned to our values.The DCN willwork with the Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Medical Director ofOperations

About us

LeedsTeaching Hospitals Trust is a large and complex organisation, providingservices from five sites, serving the large and diverse population of Leeds.We employ approximately 22,000 staff, who are dedicated to the LeedsImprovement Method and our Leeds Way Values.

Weare committed to providing the best care possible, ensuring research,innovation and quality improvement methodology is engrained in everything wedo. Our facilities are some of the best in the country.

Thanksto the continued extraordinary efforts of our staff we remain one of the topperforming health providers in the country. It has never been more evidentthat, to provide excellent care to our patients, we must also provideexcellent support to the people who work within the Trust to deliver ouraspirations for excellence. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to ourprocess of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to newroles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Workingto the Chief Nurse (CN), the postholder will deputise across a range ofprofessional duties and provide leadership to the nursing workforce acrossthe organisation. Working closely with the CN and fellow Deputy Chief Nurses,support the delivery of highest quality standards, supporting the strategicdirection for (Nursing, Midwifery and AHP) NMAHP within the Trust, acrosscorporate NMAHP functions with professional support to our clinical serviceunits.

Thepost holder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective, highquality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practicewithin available resources, taking full regard of all professional views andfacilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trustscontinued success. The postholder will contribute to the strategic planningfor professional standards and will ensure that service objectives areimplemented through NMAHP with demonstrable continuous improvement instandards of patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration: Registered Nurse -Adult level 1.
• First degree in Nursing or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Experience

• Extensive experience of senior professional leadership and operational management across a range of clinical specialities and care settings
• Experience of working with partner organisations across the health and social care community to deliver improved outcomes for patients.

Skills & behaviours

• Patient and person centred and Commitment to NHS values
• Able to develop effective working relationships and networks.

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.