Job summary
This advert is designed to attract experienced nurse seeking leadership roles focused on quality and safety within a dynamic theatre environment. The role offers the opportunity to impact patient care and the nursing profession significantly and provides a platform for continuous professional growth and development, inspiring and exciting potential candidates.
Main duties of the job
The primary responsibilities of the Senior Nurse - Quality and Safety for WMS Theatres will ensure that WMS Theatres can provide robust assurance of delivery of high-quality care underpinned by evidence-based decisions, up-to-date information and knowledge of relevant data, and staff are actively supported to access and understand guidance on quality, standards and good practice and are clear about roles and responsibilities.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
Senior Nurse:Quality and Safety:We seek a dynamic and experienced Senior Nurse, at a managerial level, to join our team at UCLH's Westmoreland Street Theatres. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the effective and safe delivery of services across theatres and other areas of the Division. This is an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking nurse leader to provide clinical and professional leadership, promote excellence in patient care, and drive continuous improvement.
Leadership and Management:The Senior Nurse will provide visionary leadership to nursing staff at all levels within the Division, ensuring high standards of nursing care and effective resource management. This role involves implementing the nursing and midwifery strategy, which focuses on modernising nursing roles according to patient and service needs, while maintaining a high standard of patient experience with a strong emphasis on dignity and compassion.
Strategic Development:The post holder will collaborate with senior staff, including the Senior Matron who oversees nursing operations, the Operations Manager who handles logistical aspects, and the Divisional Clinical Director who sets the clinical direction. This collaboration is crucial to help shape the department's strategic direction and policy framework. The role also involves contributing to corporate objectives and maintaining effective governance. Active participation in the patient safety committee and support for Trust-wide initiatives are also key aspects.
Quality Improvement:A continuous focus on improving service provision through current best practices is essential. The Senior Nurse will lead the Westmoreland Street theatres' reducing surgical harm steering group and develop safer surgery management portfolios. Supporting the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), our comprehensive system for identifying, reporting, and responding to patient safety incidents, is also critical to this role.
Project Management:The role requires establishing a transparent project management approach to safer surgery, maintaining robust project and communication plans, and managing multidisciplinary project groups to implement appropriate measures.
Culture and Engagement:The Senior Nurse will share organisational learning to build awareness and capability across the healthcare sector. This includes publishing a quarterly newsletter to share divisional learning and improvements that enhance the team's culture of engagement. We assure you of a supportive work environment that values your contributions and fosters your professional growth, giving you a sense of security and confidence in your role.
Patient Safety and Risk:Key responsibilities include supporting patient safety incident reviews related to safer surgery, managing corporate risk, and administering the surgical harm steering group. The role also includes arranging and coordinating meetings, tracking actions, and facilitating safety audits.
Qualifications and Experience:Candidates must be registered Nurses with valid NMC registration and significant experience in a senior nursing role, preferably within a theatre setting. Demonstrated leadership and management skills, experience in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives, and strong project management skills focused on delivering high-quality, evidence-based care are essential.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register / First level registered ODP
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience
- Significant experience of working in theatres
- Leadership Qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential
- Operational management experience in acute hospital setting
- Teaching
- Familiarity with basic IT applications
- QI project methodology
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Works well both as an individual and as part of a team
- Able to maintain composure and judgement when under pressure.
- Possess a strong commitment to improving the Quality and Safety agenda
- Thorough understanding of NHS improvement agenda
- Business planning Skills
- Demonstratable quality assurance and improvement experience
- Able to facilitate and support learning
- Developing policies and protocols
- Highly professional role model
- Managing organisational change
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by
Essential
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security
- Clinical risk management techniques and skills
- Clinical Governance and Risk Management
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.
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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
235 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BU