[ref. k36707104] Nurse Advisor – Flexible Nurse Bank
Job overview
This is a exciting opportunity for an experienced registered professional to join our Nurse Advisor team to lead, support and manage our flexible nursing bank.
At Nottinghamshire Healthcare we aim to provide the best possible care to our patients, and we continuously strive to ensure we are a great place to work for all our colleagues. A key to ensuring this is high quality, responsive and comprehensive flexible service to ensure that we have the right people with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time.
The successfully candidate will contribute to improving quality of service provided to Care Groups by leading the Trust bank workers, linking in with a broad range of stakeholders both internally and externally. As a Nurse Advisor, you will be a strong clinical advocate for the service with close working relationships with multi-professionals across the Trust.
If you have the experience and skills in nursing leadership and passion for supporting bank workers across our organisation, with a clinical background in driving improvement then we would love to hear from you. For informal inquiries please contact Ruth Leachman, Head of Temporary Staffing & eRostering ([email protected])
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an NMC registered nurse who will support the delivery of nursing care to patients, in line with specific standards within a given environment. The post holder will offer support to flexible workers through excellent leadership and management skills and professional nursing expertise.
The post holder will:
Provide Nursing leadership to all Bank Nurses, HCAs and related AHP’s providing flexible shifts into the Trust.
Support the recruitment of flexible workers to the bank service
Work with the learning and development service to ensure a flexible nursing and HCA workforce that is compliant with all training requirements.Fully investigate all complaints regarding flexible workers on the bank, in a person-centred and compassionate way.
Ensure timely response to all complaints made in relation to the bank service.
Ensure the production of and adherence to clinical procedure and policy as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire.Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network.These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide Nursing leadership to all Bank Nurses, HCAs and related AHP’s providing flexible shifts into the Trust.
To support the recruitment of flexible workers to the bank service
To work with the learning and development service to ensure a flexible nursing and HCA workforce that is compliant with all training requirements.To fully investigate all complaints regarding flexible workers on the bank, in a person-centred and compassionate way.
To ensure timely response to all complaints made in relation to the bank service.
To ensure the production of and adherence to clinical procedure and policy as appropriate.
The post holder will be an NMC registered nurse who will support the delivery of nursing care to patients, in line with specific standards within a given environment. The post holder will offer support to flexible workers through excellent leadership and management skills and professional nursing expertise.
Person specification
Training
Essential criteria- Evidence of professional development and continuous learning
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Professional registered nurse qualification
- Maintain current registration with the NMC and adheres to NMC Code.
- Demonstrates continued professional development within their specialism
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent level of experience
- Member of CIPD – Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant relevant experience in recruitment and resourcing
- Experience of sound budgetary management
- Working knowledge of Microsoft office packages essential
- Experience of working with computer databases essential
- Experience of external partnership working and working into a health & social care system
- Working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation, best practice and data protection principles
- An understanding of the developments and future priorities of service change in the NHS and their impact on recruitment.
Skills
Essential criteria- Project management skills/experience
- Ability to organise and priorities competing projects with long term objectives
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and outside agencies
- Evidence of effective leadership and people development
- Excellent report writing and ability to present analysis
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
contractual Requirements
Essential criteria- Requirement to travel across broad geography of the Trust
- The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
- We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
- The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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- For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.