Deputy Lead Nurse | University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust

The post holder will work closely with the Lead Nurse, Clinical Lead(s) and Network Manager to facilitate and support the transformation of relevant services across the East Midlands region.
Working with the Lead Nurse and Clinical Leads, they will identify, lead (where appropriate) and oversee other specific projects/ work streams related to the EM Surgery in Children (SIC) & Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) Networks. These will be guided by general and/or broad national or regional policies where the post holder will be responsible for interpreting their required impact and implementing them accordingly.
The post holder should act as a source of leadership, supervision and guidance for the nursing and wider allied health professional community for those delivering acute paediatric services across the East Midlands. The post holder will have specific responsibility for considering the competency and education requirements of the network nursing/allied health professional community, leading and coordinating a network education programme.
A full list of duties are described in the Job Description and Person Spec, a summary of the main duties are:
Provide nursing leadership and advice to the ODN executive group and clinical forum groups. Support the development of network strategies, plans and development of proposals by being an active participant in the SiC ODN Management team.
Be visible and accessible and provide clinical professional leadership to nursing staff, of the designated network, at all levels across the region.
Be a champion for family-centred care throughout the ODN. Support and promote parent/user engagement.
Contribute to the leadership and educational agenda of the networks.
Be an expert, knowledgeable and visible practitioner ensuring the provision of high quality evidence based nursing care for the children and their families.
With ODN management team and other members of the ODN set, monitor and seek to continuously improve standards. Benchmark services and ensure equal access to quality surgical care for children, including those standards defined in national guidance/reports (e.g. PCCS Standards, GIRFT)
Engage with and where appropriate work with other Children and Young People’s networks/ODNs
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
The Deputy Lead Nurse will be expected to:
• Understand the Trust’s key priorities and those of your Department and how these translate within your area/team.
• Ensure clarity and effectiveness in developing and designing roles.
• Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust’s Values in the achievement of equality, equity and optimum performance.
• Complete annual Appraisals for all staff which reflect these priorities and ensure staff have access to appropriate training and development.
• Communicate regularly through meetings with teams and individuals and provide opportunity for two-way feedback.
• Provide expert and appropriate clinical nursing advice on Surgery in Children and Paediatric Critical Care work streams
• Promote an effective team ethos.
• Promote equality, diversity and rights, and treat others with dignity and respect ensuring services are developed, managed and delivered to meet the specific needs of those belonging to protected characteristics.
• Promote equality, diversity and Human Rights in working practices by developing and maintaining positive working relationships, ensuring that colleagues are treated fairly and contributing to developing equality of opportunity and outcomes in working practices.
Analytical and Judgement responsibilities
Responsible for co-ordinating and implementing Research & Development programmes or activity across the region where required
• To participate and support staff in the development of audits of service deliver and research into new ways of working, benchmarking, and implementation of findings to improve patient care
• To take an active role in the development of the nursing agenda across the East Midlands region to ensure the continued development of standards for nursing and patient care
• To support and facilitate the development of nursing research
• To be pivotal in supporting the reporting of incidents to the Network and sharing learning between and across organisations within the East Midlands
• Supporting investigations into specific patient issues when appropriate
• Participate and support in regional clinical peer review processes in order to provide assurance of services
• Exercise a high level of personal professional autonomy
• Facilitate a multi-professional seamless approach to the management of children receiving paediatric critical care and/or undergoing Surgery in Children across the East Midlands region
• As appropriate, contribute to the design and delivery of audits and reviews
• Co-ordinate the review, development and audit of research-based policies/SOPs within area of responsibility
Management
• Participate in the development of a strategic plan for SIC and PCC nursing services; taking into account resource constraints.
• Ensure that multi-professional documentation systems, standards and evidence based clinical protocols relevant to SIC and PCC nursing services are delivered and maintained in collaboration with other professional groups.
• Ensure the latest evidence-based practice is disseminated and being adhered to across the East Midlands region
• Lead and participate in specific projects that raise the profile of the PCC and SIC nursing services and team members, acting as a resource for nurses working in PCC and SiC across the region
• Ensure that work streams follow an appropriate change management model in order to ensure effective implementation and adoption of change initiatives across the EM region.
Partnership Working
• Take an active role in developing and maintaining excellent relationships and credibility with stakeholders across the Networks; acting as an ‘honest broker’ when needed to resolve conflicting views and interests.
• Foster a culture of collaborative partnership working for the delivery of equitable, high quality patient-centred care.
• Build links with other appropriate ODNs and networks; taking part in regular forums to discuss common issues and share knowledge and best practice.
• Be an active member of appropriate committees and working groups, representing the PCC & SiC ODNs at relevant meetings; reporting back to colleagues as appropriate.
Patient and Public Involvement
Act as a champion for patients and their interests ensuring that patients, their families and carers are actively engaged and their voice is at the heart of the Networks activities. In particular, ensure that any model of care developed by the Network places the patient at its centre.
Planning and Organisation
• Organise meetings with the appropriate representatives/ key stakeholders from the member organisations to develop, deliver and implement the overall programme of work (in the form of identified work streams)
• Work with the Lead Nurse and Network Leadership team to establish and maintain robust and effective organisational, clinical and information governance structures and performance management arrangements for the network.
• Identify potential risks, issues and key interdependencies and work with the Lead Nurse and Network Leadership team to ensure strategies are in place to mitigate or manage these.
• Collaborate with regional providers to implement identified and required policies and propose change improvements to services across the East Midlands region
• Help to organise and facilitate Network wide meetings and events that bring together providers, commissioners, patients and other stakeholders to agree local priorities and action plans to address local service issues, ensuring clear responsibilities, timelines and deliverables.
• Establish and maintain highly effective communication routes across the Network Division in line with the needs of the diverse range of stakeholder interests.
• Ensure alignment of the Network’s programme with other strategic initiatives - and with national policy developments and national and international best practice and guidelines.
Communication and Working Relationships
• The post holder will need to be able to interpret and present highly complex, sensitive and sometimes contentious information to large groups of staff across multidisciplinary teams
• Proactively link with the relevant Lead Commissioners, programme of care leads, clinical networks, academic health science networks and ICS leads where required
• Foster a culture of collaboration across the relevant services within the East Midlands region
• Work collaboratively with other paediatric network Lead Nurses to achieve national goals and to share learning between affiliated Networks
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