Director of Nursing

Director of Nursing

The Beardwood Hospital - Blackburn - Lancashire

Competitive salary plus benefits

At BMI Healthcare, our reputation for the highest-quality care for our patients determines everything about the way we work. So whether you’re a nurse, an accountant or a chef, you’ll play a defining role. We’re the UK’s largest private healthcare company, and host over 1 million outpatient visits a year. If you’d like to be a part of something exceptional, we now have an opportunity for a Director of Nursing to join us in Blackburn.

BMI The Beardwood Hospital has 18 single rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, satellite TV and telephone. A seven bed day care unit and a high dependency unit, combined with the latest in technology and support services, enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to complex surgery.

Role Purpose:

·         To provide effective leadership and direction for all nursing staff and staff in other areas of clinical responsibility in the Beardwood Hospital and to ensure sustained development in these services

·         To manage the provision of 24 hour nursing services in the Beardwood Hospital

·         To co-ordinate and maintain the delivery of excellent nursing clinical quality and care standards

·         To ensure optimum nursing standards and maximise return from resources employed.

·         Act as a key change agent in nursing and clinical services.

·         Achievement of agreed financial and performance targets.

·         Provision of a unified approach to patient care and to lead the hospital quality and risk programme.

·         Provide strong leadership, direction and improvement to the hospital as a member of the Senior Management Team.

·         To deputise for the Executive Director when required

·         Key Outputs: 

·         Ensure effective day to day operations of the nursing service

·         Development and achievement of the nursing plan and associated objectives for the short, medium and longer-term performance of the service to support the achievement of the hospital’s business plan.

·         Implement the appropriate management structure to ensure a span of control on professional, performance and development control for the nursing service.

·         Development and application of an effective recruitment and retention strategy.

·         Monitor quality and effectiveness of standards provided, taking corrective actions when deficiencies arise.

·         Provide support and advice to senior nurses on the management of their areas.

·         Implement new ideas and systems and promote a culture of continuous quality improvement.

·         Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g. Healthcare Commission, Health and Safety).

·         Ensure ongoing compliance with organizational audit requirements.

·         Ensure best practice is attained as outlined by corporate benchmarking groups.

·         Prepare departmental budgets and achieve the required financial and performance objectives.

·         Establish relationships with Consultant users for clinical, service and commercial development.

·         Participate in the marketing of the hospital.

·         Set high personal and professional standards in line with BMI’s code of conduct.

·         Participate in on-call hospital rota.

·         Relationships

·         Member of Senior Management Team, (Chair) Clinical Governance Committee and Medical Advisory Committee.

Knowledge / Skills / Qualifications / Personal Attributes:

·         Highly energetic, proactive and driven to succeed

·         Strong organisational and planning skills, including risk management

·         Results driven, possessing a proven track record of delivering against targets

·         Strong interpersonal skills:

·         Able to communicate clearly with a range of people at differing levels across the hospital, deploying a range of techniques to do this effectively

·         Able to energise, shape and direct a team to maximise motivation

·         Able to support and develop staff to deliver business goals

·         Good financial awareness, including business planning and budgeting

·         Must be a Registered General Nurse Practitioner

·         Must possess an ENB 998* Relevant ENB qualification

·         Knowledge of NMC Codes and guidelines and their implications for practice

·         Knowledge of the Care Standards Act and Care and Quality Commission Requirements

·         Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools

·         Knowledge of Human Resource tools and techniques, including interviewing, appraising and counselling tools

·         General clinical experience in an acute setting

·         Significant experience of managerial responsibility for a department (in an acute setting)

·         HDU experience (preferred)

·         OPD experience (preferred)

·         Infection Control experience (preferred)

·         Being the UK’s largest private healthcare provider, BMI Healthcare is able to offer staff excellent training support and progression potential, making this an excellent place to work.

Closing date 07/11/2012