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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Post Title: Deputy Nurse Director – Acute Services
Grade: Band 9
Salary range: £105,635 - £110,468 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 37.5 hours
Tenure: Permanent
Location: Glasgow
Relocation Package where appropriate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is the largest healthcare system in the UK with an annual revenue budget of £3.2 billion, employing around 40,000 staff which includes 17,113 Nurses and Midwives. We deliver local services to a population of over 1.2 million and cover a population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. We also work in close partnership with other organisations and agencies including the six Health and Social Care Partnerships, community planning partners, third and voluntary sector colleagues.
Our transformation journey over the past number of years has been hugely progressive and you will be joining at a time as we set on our next phase of improvement ambitions in our Moving Forward Together strategy, as well as leading our teams through COVID-19 recovery. We have been tested over the last year and we have risen to the challenge of supporting our people, be that colleagues, patients, or carers; all of our people are leaders and many of our proudest moments have come from achievements in our teams.
We are looking to appoint an inspirational, dynamic and innovative individual to provide nursing leadership to help deliver the Board Corporate Objectives for Acute Services. Our Acute Service employs 21,000 staff and has an annual revenue budget of approximately £1.3 billion.
The post holder will:
- Lead on the Nursing/Midwifery Workforce Planning and Development for Acute Services.
- Lead and develop the Quality agenda across Acute Services ensuring appropriate Clinical Governance arrangements are in place to support the monitoring, review, and development of clinical practice whilst evidencing continuous improvement and learning in the delivery of safe, effective, and person centred services.
- Lead and develop the Infection and Prevention Control processes in place across Acute Services.
- Lead on further developing a strong, reliable and consistent senior nursing and midwifery professional network across Acute Services
The successful candidate will be a key member of the Acute Services Senior Management Team and is the expert Nursing and Midwifery advisory resource to the MDT Leadership and Management Team. Reporting to and working closely with the Chief Operating Officer the post holder will be professionally accountable to the Board Nurse Director and will also work closely with the Deputy Medical Director – Acute to implement a range of programmes and initiatives designed to support the delivery of high quality health care.
This role demands a strategic and experienced leader who is able to bring clarity to complexity and the ability to build effective partnerships to deliver improvements in services that meet the evolving, and increasingly complex, healthcare needs of the diverse communities we serve across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
We are looking for someone who possesses critical influencing and professional leadership skills to lead and direct an ongoing programme of change across the organisation. The successful candidate will take a key role in implementing our Quality Strategy across the Division and ensure the continuous development of a governance framework and set of clinical standards which ensures the highest level of patient safety and delivers consistency, equity and continuity of healthcare across the Board.
This high profile opportunity requires significant senior nurse leadership and management experience with the proven ability to inspire the confidence of NHSGGC‘s nursing and midwifery staff at a time of unprecedented change for the organisation.
Educated to Master’s Degree level you will come with extensive experience of successfully shaping the strategic direction and redesign of clinical services within and across complex scenarios. This unique and highly visible role requires the vision, political acumen, tactical skills and resilience to operate against a background of multiple competing demands.
If you believe you have the necessary attributes to succeed in this role, we welcome your application.
If you would like to find out more about this post before applying, you can contact:-
William Edwards, Chief Operating Officer, Acute Services Division on 0141 211 0684 or email: William.Edwards@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Angela Wallace, Board Nurse Director, on 0141 201 4407 or email: Angela.Wallace@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Job Description and further application information available at www.jobs.scot.nhs.uk and follow the link to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, look under Senior Managers – Job Reference No: 99729.
Alternatively to request a candidate information pack contact Susan Chisholm, Recruitment Lead, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 0141 278 2624 or email: susan.chisholm@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday, 13th May 2022
Interviews are scheduled to take place late May / early June 2022.
Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at www.nhsggc.org.uk
Additional Information
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have.
Regardless of nationality the recruitment process for all candidates includes Right to Work in the UK check.
EU Settlement Scheme: As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.