Institute Senior Nurse for Clinical Nurse Specialists

This is a key leadership role within the Institute of Care Excellence for ensuring a strategic, standardised and supportive approach to the development of the NUH CNS workforce.

The post holder will work closely with the Assistant Directors of Nursing and the advanced practicelead in developing and implementing a strategic approach to the NUH CNS role including but not limited to role development, workforce planning, recruitment, retention, education and surrounding governance processes.

They will provide highly specialised, expert advice, education and consultancy regarding the CNS role. They will promote sharing of best practice and an organisational culture of learning and excellence.

Main duties of the job

Supporting the ADN and advanced practice lead the post holder will support divisional leadership teams in the strategic development of the CNS workforce to meet the nursing and midwifery strategy, trust vision and objectives of the NHS long term workforce plan.

As a senior lead within the Institute, they will support the development of the Institute and the implementation of the Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Plan.

• NMC Registered nurse or midwife


• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or closely Health related degree


• Evidence of undertaking or completed Master's degree programme (Nursing or closely Health related)


• Additional related clinical specialist qualification


• Post registration teaching and assessing qualification


• Evidence of undertaking leadership training


• Evidence of recent CPD


Desirable

• Additional related qualifications, Masters degree in relevant field or Masters level modules


• Qualified PNA or experience in delivering clinical supervision


Experience

Essential

• Recent experience at a senior leadership level including clinical practice experience in acute care and managing teams .


• Current experience at a senior level including project management, change management, and multidisciplinary working


• Experience of allocating funding / resources for CPD


• Experience of leading strategic work in NHS / Integrated care systems


• Evidence of leading projects across health and social care settings / clinical practice, teaching and research


• Experience and understanding of key organisational, nursing and midwifery objectives and how this links to the Nursing and Midwifery strategic Plan


• Experience in national / international networking and presenting to diverse audiences


• Experience of planning and provision of education / development opportunities


• Experience of facilitating change by collaborating with stakeholders


• Experience in forming policy / guidelines


Desirable

Evidence of research experience

Communication skills

Essential

• Excellent communications skills (written and oral) to the multi - professional team and external stakeholders at a variety of levels


• Good negotiating skills


• Evidence of ability to lead and build successful teams


• Able to influence the direction and decisions of Nursing and Midwifery services, Trust and external audiences as required, including Higher education institutions and other stakeholders.


• Ability to present highly complex data to a variety of audiences


• Ability to lead, influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets


• Ability to manage conflict


• Presentation skills - ability to prepare and present concise and informative reports


• Ability to build and sustain relationships in challenging circumstances


Analytical and judgemntal skills

Essential

• Excellent problem solving skills using internal and external sources of expertise when appropriate


• Ability to think laterally, identify and evaluate options for education and training programmes


• Experience in developing business cases and focused on customer service


• Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change


• Evidence of an ability to analyse, interpret and present highly complex, multi -stranded data in appropriate forms


• Develop and present workable solutions to complex issues taking into account internal and external political environments


• Sensitive to clinical and political demands


• Presents plans supported by reasoned argument and evidence.


• Evidence of data collection, evaluation and analysis.


• Evidence of audit skills.


• Ability to develop working relationships locally, regionally and nationally


• Able to work independently


Planning and organisational skills

Essential

• Excellent organisation skills


• Ability to lead and sustain high workload through times of service and organisational pressure


• Experienced and able to chair and / or participate actively in meetings, seminars and conferences


• Performance management skills and techniques to enable accurate real -time progress


• Ability to prioritise a number of competing priorities, Well developed IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information systems


• Able to move and handle teaching and training equipment


• Able to undertake clinical duties as required by a registered nurse within NUH


Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Able to work flexibly across campuses and different locations as required


• Car driver
  
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