Job summary
This is part time vacancy for 11.25 hours per week for a fixed term of 18 months.

We are recruiting to Gloucestershire's Children and Young People Service Head of School Nursing role. You will be one of two Heads of School Nursing responsible for the day to day operational management and professional leadership for colleagues within the School Nursing service and your portfolio lead areas.

The successful candidate will work closely with CYPS Service Group senior management to:

• Deliver an operationally efficient and effective service
• Ensure appropriate financial control
• Modernise and develop the service, reflecting local needs and priorities
• Ensure effective performance management of localities/services
• Adopt corporate and clinical governance and best practice principles in the delivery of care

The post holder will ensure that high quality safe care is intrinsic to their everyday practice and that of colleagues, supported by strong governance and robust leadership qualities to support our children and families in the community.

Main duties of the job
The role of the Head of School Nursing is a fundamental and intrinsic role as a key member of the senior leadership team within our children and young people's services group.

The successful candidate will be a visible presence across the School Nursing Service. Role modelling and professionalism are key elements of the role, which includes being professionally curious and being a critical friend both within the directorate and wider across the organisation. Working closely with our commissioners and wider stakeholders in relation to delivery and development of service.

All of the above is created through an inclusive culture, supported through open and honest communication with both colleagues and our children, young people and their families that we support and care for. High standards and high expectations are key in ensuring high quality governed service delivery which is responsive to the needs of our community and supporting the reduction in health inequalities for the population.

Quality improvement is a key aspect of the role and needs to be developed and encouraged across all areas within the Head of School Nursing remit and nurtured within all colleagues, ensuring patient safety and experience alongside staff engagement and experience, underpins everything we do as a team.

About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/ Degree in Nursing SCPHN
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent

Desirable

• Recognised management qualification e.g MBA, DMS or equivalent management experience and training

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in delivering high quality and safe clinical services
• Experience in operational planning, negotiation, decision making, delivery and evaluation
• Experience of planning and interpreting a range of policy development, including a robust understanding of strategic and business planning processes
• Experience of representing the profession in a public/professional arena

Knowledge
Essential

• Senior Manager/ Operational Lead position in an NHS setting
• Experience of having supervised and line managed staff who are directly accountable to the post holder
• Experience of identifying and managing risk and planning appropriate interventions

Skills
Essential

• Expertise regarding operational leadership and how to motivate colleagues and staff to produce work of high quality at an operational and strategic level
• Expertise in analysing current issues and produce creative/innovative solutions
• Ability to work as a core member in a management team
• Ability to communicate often complicated concepts effectively, adapting the presentation style to meet the needs of a wide-ranging audience

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).