Interim Chief Nurse

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health services provider in the UK is seeking an Interim Chief Nurse for a 12-month appointment. The role involves board-level responsibilities, focusing on quality, patient safety, and strategic leadership. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in clinical governance and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. This position provides an opportunity to lead during a transformative period for the organization.

Qualifications

• Clinical professional member of the Trust Board.
• Experience in quality and patient safety management.
• Strong leadership and strategic development abilities.

Responsibilities

• Advise on issues related to quality and patient safety.
• Provide professional leadership for nursing and allied health professionals.
• Accountable for managing specific departments.

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to appoint an Interim Chief Nurse to join our Board of Directors. The appointment will be for 12 months in the first instance. We welcome candidates looking for secondment opportunities. Please note that the successful candidate's current employer will have to agree to the secondment at short notice.

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants. Candidates who require sponsorship are strongly advised to visit the UK Border Agency website and familiarise themselves with what is required. There is a facility on this site to access the points based calculator and work through an example which should assist candidates in their understanding of the process.

Applications from job seekers who require Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications where the post is eligible. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions. It is an exciting time to join Gateshead Health as we launch our new 5 year strategy and work collaboratively with partners in the Alliance and at place and neighbourhood levels to support the delivery of the NHS 10 Year Plan.

Responsibilities

• The Group Chief Nurse is a clinical professional member of the Trust Board, with shared responsibility for corporate leadership, strategic development and planning and governance of the Trust with the wider Executive Team.
• The post holder will work with both the Medical Director and Chief Operating Officer as part of a triumvirate in ensuring services are delivering high quality, safe care and a providing a good patient experience.
• The post holder is primarily responsible for advising the Trust Board on issues relating to Quality and Patient Safety, alongside professional standards for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals (AHP). This includes discharging full statutory responsibilities to ensure that the Trust is compliant with appropriate policy and practice in the management of nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals within the Trust.
• The provision of professional and clinical leadership to ensure excellence in service delivery through the highest standards of professional practice and clinical performance is key. Setting the vision for nursing, midwifery and AHP practice in the safe delivery of patient care.
• The post holder will occupy a key role within the organisation, leading the Trust's strategic approach to quality and safety to deliver safe services and a culture of continuous improvement and learning through the agreed methodology.
• They will ensure Quality and Patient Safety remain at the heart of the Board agenda and patient care lies at the centre of all decision making, as the Board balances financial stewardship and performance standards. The achievement in all three in tandem will be the foundation for consistently outstanding care, achieving good patient outcomes through the reduction of unwarranted variation.
• The postholder will be directly accountable for managing specific departments detailed within the job description.

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our Balance programme to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.