Band 7 Infectious Diseases Clinical Outpatient manager

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An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated individual to lead the Outpatient Service based at Hawthorn House for Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Allergy and HIV Services at Heartlands Hospital.
We require a leader with strong managerial and leadership skills who can drive, support and deliver a high standard of care for our patients.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
We are looking to appoint a Senior Sister/ Charge Nurse with background knowledge of a hospital environment and preferably have experience in outpatient management. You must be confident in your ability to demonstrate successful leadership and managerial experience at a senior level. The requisite for this role is a person who is highly motivated, dynamic and possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills. You will be supported by a passionate and dedicated team who are motivated to continually deliver and improve patient care.
We are looking for the successful candidate to enhance and lead our team of nurses to provide clinical nursing expertise whilst maintaining a high standard of care within the department. The successful candidate must be committed to clinical quality and continuous improvement.
If this post interests you and would like to know more then please contact Jennifer Willett, Matron – Infectious Diseases, Immunology & Allergy and HIV Services:
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their ‘whole self’ to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register. – ( field dependent upon role )
* Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
* Recognised mentorship course
* Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards ( where applicable to role )
Experience
Essential
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
* Significant post registration experience at Band 6 or above Clinical Nurse Specialist within practice related field to role applied for
* Evidence of ability to professionally lead / manage a team of staff.
* Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with a clinical service
* Evidence of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.Location: Birmingham