Head of Financial Improvement

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust at King's College Hospital, renowned for delivering exceptional neonatal care. This role focuses on providing high-level clinical care and developing future nursing leaders within a diverse and patient-centered workforce. Come and make a meaningful impact on patient health and staff development in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Strong nursing leadership skills required.
• Experience in neonatal care is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate clinical care for babies requiring high-level nursing care.
• Support staff development and nursing leadership.

Job description

Job overview

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at King's is located on the Denmark Hill site and has 36 cots.

We provide level 3 Medical and Surgical care to sick term babies and preterm babies born as early as 22 weeks gestation. We are a major referral centre offering a first-class intensive care service to South East London, Kent, the Medway towns, Brighton, West Sussex, and beyond.
We pride ourselves on having one of the lowest mortality rates in the country. Our team of Neonatal therapists work closely with patients, families, and staff to achieve optimal neurodevelopmental outcomes. We actively promote Family Integrated Care and have recently initiated weekly parent-led ward rounds in our lower dependency areas.

Our experienced PDNs and Senior Sisters will support you in your new role, providing a bespoke orientation program and personalized career pathway to support your professional development.

We collaborate with our sister unit at Princess Royal University Hospital and offer opportunities to work cross-site as part of your development in the Junior Sister role.

Our maternity department handles over 6,000 deliveries annually and is supported by the Harris Birthright Fetal Medicine Centre, led by Professor Nikolaides.

Main duties of the job

Our nurses are responsible for planning, managing, and coordinating clinical care for babies requiring high-level nursing care, supporting staff development on the unit. We focus on developing future nursing leaders and provide individualised professional leadership and clinical development alongside a full team of Practice Development Nurses.

We aim to be a hospital of choice by enhancing all aspects of the patient experience through a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, and patient-focused workforce.

Why not join an acute Trust committed to flexible working and diversity in employment?

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of approximately £1 billion, millions of patient contacts annually, and over 15,000 staff across South East London. The Trust offers a full range of local and specialist services across five sites. Our strategy, 'Strong Roots, Global Reach,' aims to make us BOLD: Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation, and Education, with Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion central to our mission. We are committed to person-centered, digitally-enabled, and sustainable healthcare, striving to elevate Team King’s.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and seek individuals ready to join a highly professional team and make a meaningful impact on our patients and staff. King’s is dedicated to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All through our Green Plan, aligned with national Greener NHS ambitions, with net zero carbon targets set for 2040 (NHS Carbon Footprint) and 2045 (NHS Carbon Footprint Plus). We encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimizing contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste, and pollution.