Bowel Screening Wales Clinical Nurse Manager
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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. To support our all Wales service, we particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed.
Job overview- The Clinical Nurse Manager will be a key member of the Bowel Screening Wales (BSW) senior management and leadership team, working with fellow senior managers and Consultant colleagues to ensure adherence to statutory guidance and deliver the Programme’s strategic and operational objectives
- To act as the equity lead for BSW, responsible for leading, developing and delivering a national bowel screening equity strategy and plan, ensuring high quality patient focused services and effective stakeholder engagement
- Be responsible for ensuring that the Programme adheres to all clinical governance standards, policies & procedures, ensuring safe, efficient and effective care, compatible with professional and national clinical standards
Our organisational values of Working Together, with Trust and Respect, to Make a Difference, underpinned by our Being Our Best Framework set out how we are expected to undertake our roles. The Being Our Best colleague group(s) which apply to this role are Colleague and People Manager
Main duties of the job
Communication and Engagement
Clinical Expertise and Patient Care
Planning, Improvement and Monitoring
Management, Leadership and Training
Analytical Skills
Policy Development and Compliance
Finance and Budget
Digital Competency
Evaluation and Audit
Research and Development
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Public Health Wales is the National Public Health Institute in Wales. Our vision is 'Working to achieve a healthier future for Wales' where we play a pivotal role in driving improvements in population health and well-being, reducing health inequalities, improving healthcare outcomes, protecting the public and supporting the development of health in all policies across Wales.
Our organisation is guided by our Values, 'Working together, with trust and respect, to make a difference'. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of the communities we serve and from those wishing to work part time or on a job share basis.
To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process, please visit https://phw.nhs.wales/working-for-us/applicant-information-and-guidance/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Clinical Nurse Manager will be a key member of the BSW senior management and leadership team and will support the strategic and operational delivery of an All-Wales participant-centred service.
The postholder will manage the central BSW nursing team and provide leadership and support to all BSW nurses (central and Health Board teams). In this role the successful candidate will ensure compliance with clinical governance and professional and national clinical standards.
The postholder will also be the equity lead for the bowel cancer screening programme, tasked with developing and ensuring effective and timely delivery of the BSW equity strategy and plan.
Prospective candidates must have experience of operating in a senior nursing role and have experience of managing staff and leading a service. Candidates will be expected to be able to demonstrate experience of working with underserved population groups, reducing health inequalities and managing governance and quality assurance processes.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse (adult level one) with current NMC registration
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Postgraduate qualification (masters) or equivalent level of experience and proven ability to perform at this level
- Qualification in leadership or management, (e.g., postgraduate diploma/certificate) or equivalent level of skills and knowledge
- Knowledge of workforce and OD policies and procedures including developing people, performance management, disciplinary process
- Service improvement qualification
- Knowledge of health inequalities
- Knowledge of clinical governance, Duty of Quality and Candour and other national strategies and guidelines
Experience
Essential criteria- Currently practicing in a nursing role
- Post registration experience (at band 7 or above).
- Demonstrable experience of working with underserved populations or reducing health inequalities
- Demonstrable experience of leading, managing and developing a high performing team of people
- Experience of leading operational change and service improvement processes
- Experience of leading and managing a service
- Demonstrable evidence of managing governance and quality assurance processes
- Experience of providing specialist advice to a range of healthcare providers and the public
- Experience of working in endoscopy or a colorectal clinical service
- Experience of developing strategies to reduce health inequalities
- Experience in designing or delivering training programmes
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria- Ability to create an environment that encourages development, supports innovation, team building and creative partnerships
- Proficient in the use of standard Microsoft software, such as Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Ability to analyse complex data and information and reach appropriate conclusions
- Ability to write accurate and complex documents of various types
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey information clearly and sensitively to diverse audiences
- Ability to lead a range of public health activities involving other professionals and stakeholders
- Welsh language skills are desirable
Public Health Wales, reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.
Priority is given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.
If you have a disability and have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application process, please contact [email protected]
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR APPLICANTS: Applications for our roles are carefully reviewed and shortlisted based on specific criteria, which varies from job to job. Using a generic application to apply for multiple roles or relying on automated AI application services, such as Lazy Apply or AI Apply, may not provide the necessary information, leading to your application being overlooked.To ensure your application is given full consideration, we recommend submitting a tailored application that directly addresses the criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the advert.
If you are successful and short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the address with which you registered. Please ensure you check your email account regularly.
We are committed to fair, transparent recruitment and believe in equality of opportunity in our workplace and will not tolerate discrimination on grounds of age, disability, gender identity, religion or belief, race or nationality, marriage or civil partnership status, sex, sexual orientation, working pattern, caring responsibilities, trade union activity or political beliefs – or on any other grounds.We welcome applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.
The salary scale shown is for a full-time member of staff, with the amount being adjusted pro rata for those working less than 37.5 hours per week.
In general, anyone joining our Trust who has not previously worked in the NHS will, by default, start on the first point of the advertised pay band. Pay progression will then be determined by annual Performance and Development Reviews in accordance with the NHS Wales Pay Progression Policy.An application for Incremental Credit may be considered, but can only be awarded based on evidenced, reckonable service and/or equivalent, relevant experience.