Regional Chief Nurse | NHS England
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £131,301 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6212556/990-S3-SE-1094 |
Summary
Regional Chief Nurse - South East Region
The Regional Chief Nurse will take the lead on initiatives identified by the Regional Director, and through personal action and professional leadership shape and develop a culture of continuous service improvement that benefits patients. Operating in a matrix fashion, the post holder will utilise specialists, and bring their clinical expertise and knowledge to bear across NHS England to ensure clinical engagement and coordination is at the heart of the assurance and improvement roles.
The post holder, as a member of the regional executive team, will support the Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England.
The Chief Nurse will provide professional support to the Regional Director. He/she may lead or support initiatives set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England in relation to commissioning or the National Nursing and midwifery agenda.
Professional Leadership
• Accountable for the provision of nursing and non-medical professional expertise for the region which continuously informs both organisations
• Provide professional leadership both within the regional team and a broader offer to all NHS funded services
• Work with NHS Foundation/ NHS Trust Nurse Directors in Community, Mental Health and Acute care, ICB Chief Nurses and clinical teams in NHS England to ensure strong professional leadership across the region.
• Assume a prominent clinical leadership role in partnership with the regional Medical Director.
• Contribute to the development of operating policies and in particular specialist policies and operating models relating to clinical matters, including Nursing and Midwifery.
• Clinical Leadership responsibility for improvement in the commissioning and provision of person centred, compassionate care within the NHS.
• Lead for the region on delivery of the Framework for Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff:- Leading Change-Adding Value.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Main Responsibilities:
• Lead work in the region with the Regional Director on matters relating to Nursing and Midwifery, ensuring alignment to relevant national policies, NMC regulatory framework and NHS Commissioning and Provider policy. Share knowledge and expertise at a national and international level by presenting and publishing in relevant form.
• Provide professional leadership and supervision to directly employed nursing and midwifery staff of NHSE within the region.
Supporting Quality Improvements
• Support the delivery of CQC quality improvement plans by providing professional advice on the quality and effectiveness of provider improvement plans in conjunction with Regional Director.
• Ensure the statutory roles and responsibilities of NHS England in relation to quality oversight are exercised to address organisational issues and support system delivery .Utilise expert knowledge, experience and authority to influence Executives and Board members.
• Oversee the quality framework across the regions, providing professional leadership and challenge into the Regional Quality Group and Risk Response and Escalation processes in line with the National Quality Board guidance and NHSE quality governance architecture
• The post holder will have oversight and participation in regulatory process and identify the appropriate undertakings required and level of support required to achieve improvements / the compliance needed.
• Provide professional advice and support for the Integrated Care systems across the region. Ensure that relevant nursing leadership is in place to support ICS’s in meeting patient and population needs.
• Provide professional clinical leadership to address the health and well-being gap, care and quality gap and the financial and efficiency gap set out in national strategies.
• Provide the oversight of Serious Incident reporting and learning.
• Support the Regional Director to drive quality improvement across the region.
• Work closely with the regional Medical Director to ensure appropriate clinical expertise is available to the Regional Director and other members of the regional team.
• Provide leadership, clinical advice and management support to Directors of Nursing with lead responsibility for the commissioning of the following services; Specialised services; Offender health services; Veterans Health, Independent sector and Primary Care services
• In conjunction with the regional Medical Director, provide advice to the Regional Director on all aspects of quality, clinical governance and risk.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
The Regional Chief Nurse will take the lead on initiatives identified by the Regional Director, and through personal action and professional leadership shape and develop a culture of continuous service improvement that benefits patients. Operating in a matrix fashion, the post holder will utilise specialists, and bring their clinical expertise and knowledge to bear across NHS England to ensure clinical engagement and coordination is at the heart of the assurance and improvement roles.
The post holder, as a member of the regional executive team, will support the Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England.
The Chief Nurse will provide professional support to the Regional Director. He/she may lead or support initiatives set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England in relation to commissioning or the National Nursing and midwifery agenda.
Professional Leadership
• Accountable for the provision of nursing and non-medical professional expertise for the region which continuously informs both organisations
• Provide professional leadership both within the regional team and a broader offer to all NHS funded services
• Work with NHS Foundation/ NHS Trust Nurse Directors in Community, Mental Health and Acute care, ICB Chief Nurses and clinical teams in NHS England to ensure strong professional leadership across the region.
• Assume a prominent clinical leadership role in partnership with the regional Medical Director.
• Contribute to the development of operating policies and in particular specialist policies and operating models relating to clinical matters, including Nursing and Midwifery.
• Clinical Leadership responsibility for improvement in the commissioning and provision of person centred, compassionate care within the NHS.
• Lead for the region on delivery of the Framework for Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff:- Leading Change-Adding Value.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Main Responsibilities:
• Lead work in the region with the Regional Director on matters relating to Nursing and Midwifery, ensuring alignment to relevant national policies, NMC regulatory framework and NHS Commissioning and Provider policy. Share knowledge and expertise at a national and international level by presenting and publishing in relevant form.
• Provide professional leadership and supervision to directly employed nursing and midwifery staff of NHSE within the region.
Supporting Quality Improvements
• Support the delivery of CQC quality improvement plans by providing professional advice on the quality and effectiveness of provider improvement plans in conjunction with Regional Director.
• Ensure the statutory roles and responsibilities of NHS England in relation to quality oversight are exercised to address organisational issues and support system delivery .Utilise expert knowledge, experience and authority to influence Executives and Board members.
• Oversee the quality framework across the regions, providing professional leadership and challenge into the Regional Quality Group and Risk Response and Escalation processes in line with the National Quality Board guidance and NHSE quality governance architecture
• The post holder will have oversight and participation in regulatory process and identify the appropriate undertakings required and level of support required to achieve improvements / the compliance needed.
• Provide professional advice and support for the Integrated Care systems across the region. Ensure that relevant nursing leadership is in place to support ICS’s in meeting patient and population needs.
• Provide professional clinical leadership to address the health and well-being gap, care and quality gap and the financial and efficiency gap set out in national strategies.
• Provide the oversight of Serious Incident reporting and learning.
• Support the Regional Director to drive quality improvement across the region.
• Work closely with the regional Medical Director to ensure appropriate clinical expertise is available to the Regional Director and other members of the regional team.
• Provide leadership, clinical advice and management support to Directors of Nursing with lead responsibility for the commissioning of the following services; Specialised services; Offender health services; Veterans Health, Independent sector and Primary Care services
• In conjunction with the regional Medical Director, provide advice to the Regional Director on all aspects of quality, clinical governance and risk.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Apr 2024