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ASSOCIATE NURSE DIRECTOR – HOSPICES
Location: Can be based at either Robin House, Balloch or Rachel House, Kinross but expected to travel to both.
Salary: CHAS Clinical Band 11 - £61,714 to £65,037 per annum equivalent to
NHS Band 8a-b
Contract: Permanent, Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Closing Date: 4 June 2023
Interview Date: 15 June 2023
At CHAS, we care for dying children and their families.
We make sure that families caring for a child who will die much too young, can fill the time they have together with joy and hope, no matter how short that time might be. We make sure that even in the face of death, life flourishes. And in the pain of grief, joy lives on. We can only do this thanks to our people. People who care. Who strive to make a difference every day. And who find joy in what they do.
People like you.
The role
Please click here to watch a video of our current Associate Nurse Director speaking about her role.
Due to retirement, we’re looking for a talented nursing leader who is passionate about providing quality children’s palliative care and making a difference to children in Scotland with life shortening conditions. You will work with a talented and passionate team of nurses based in our two hospices to make sure that every child and their family receives an outstanding experience of care, bespoke to their individual needs.
Our hospices are colourful, joyful places, where our talented teams spend quality time with children and families to help them make the most of the time they have together, no matter how short. You’ll build relationships and connections like no other, supporting families through some of the most difficult times of their lives, and helping them cherish the happy moments too.
This role is a strategic leadership role, accountable for the delivery of care in our two children’s hospices, Robin House and Rachel House. Reporting to the Director for Children and Families, you will work closely with the Medical Director and Associate Nursing Director for Outreach. You will be an experienced nursing leader, with excellent communication skills, clinical knowledge and an ability to lead change and inspire nursing teams.
The specifics
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure the experience of care at our hospices is exceptional and meets the individualised needs of babies, children, young people with life-shortening conditions and their families.
Key responsibilities of the role include;
- Clinical and professional leadership
- Risk Management
- Service development, Innovation and improvement
- Workforce planning
You will provide inspirational leadership and expert clinical, operational and professional advice to the multi-disciplinary teams in our two hospices.
You will lead a team of talented professionals, with direct line management responsibility for one service manager and four senior charge nurses. Within your department, you will provide leadership and have overall responsibility for approx 120 staff, made up of registered nurses, nursing support workers, physiotherapists and administrators.
You will lead, manage and develop staff to ensure the hospice services are run in a safe, effective and sustainable way that delivers best value to CHAS and the families who need our care.
You will contribute to the clinical, care, financial and workforce governance arrangements at a senior level.
You will be responsible for budget setting and processes and monitoring of expenditure within hospice services.
About you
You will have the ability to think strategically and act as a team player, with a proven track record in developing innovative solutions to meet organisational requirements.
You will have excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and previous experience of managing a large nursing team. You will be inspirational in your approach, motivating others, with an ability to lead and direct change.
You will have extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standard setting within a clinical environment. Acting with integrity you will be child and family focussed, acting as a role model for others, living and breathing CHAS values.
You will have a thirst for learning and be able to evidence professional development. Working collaboratively, you will have a talent for building relationships to achieve positive outcomes.
You will be accountable and professional, with a desire for continuous improvement. Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital, along with evidence of good IT skills is essential.
Experience and knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies is preferred.
Why CHAS?
At CHAS, we’re committed to creating a workplace culture that fosters a sense of belonging, joy, and purpose. We want you to bring this sense of purpose to life through the work that you do, creating the environment for CHAS to continue providing an outstanding experience for children and families. By joining CHAS, you’ll be joining an organisation that prioritises your growth and your wellbeing, and gives you the space to be you.
At CHAS, we care for dying children and their families. But we also care about you.
Some of the benefits of a care career at CHAS include:
- Regardless of your professional role in our wide ranging multidisciplinary clinical and care team – you will be able to deliver exceptional, holistic and person-centred care and support to children and families.
- Opportunities to develop skills working in a variety of settings – hospices, community and hospital
- High staff ratios
- The opportunity to work within a multi-disciplinary team which includes volunteers
- A robust induction programme and regular group clinical supervision sessions
- An extensive in-house person-centred training programme for clinical and care colleagues
- Development opportunities for your career and leadership progression, and the time to prioritise your personal development
- The opportunity to continue paying into existing NHS pension schemes (subject to eligibility), or membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Free parking across both our hospices
You can view the full range of benefits here
Interested?
If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply online here. You can read more information about the role in the job description here
If you would like an informal and confidential discussion about the role and/or a tour of the hospice, please email Sue Hogg, our Director for Children and Families on suehogg@chas.org.uk or on 07876 434739.