Job Summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Nurse Manager to join our multidisciplinary team at Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre. While you will be based at Emersons Green, you will also take responsibility for Devizes NHS Treatment Centre and will be expected to travel between the two sites.

At Emersons Green, we only treat NHS patients and we’re focused on providing the best possible, personalised care to the people of Bristol, Bath, North and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire.

Bristol has been named the best place to live in Britain in 2017 by the Sunday Times best places to live guide. In 2015 it was the European Green Capital and in 2017 Rough Guide included it in one of the top 10 cities to visit in the world. With two railway stations you can easily reach London, Swansea and Cardiff as well as taking advantage of services to Birmingham and the North East. You also benefit from being close to the M4 as well as Bristol Airport.

First opened in 2009, Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre was awarded ‘Good’ in its last CQC Inspection in July 2016. The site offers state of the art operating facilities with care provided by highly trained clinical professionals who are able to take advantage of some of the best training and development opportunities in healthcare.

Relocation packages available.

Responsible To

Hospital Director

Key Responsibilities

As the Head of Nursing and Clinical Services you will provide leadership to all nursing and professional staff at both Emersons Green and Devizes Treatment Centres, working closely with the Hospital Director, Clinical Governance Manager and Medical Director.

Your role will include developing, implementing and evaluating the nursing/professional strategy, demonstrating year on year improvements in the quality of service and which has improving patient experience as a core principal. In addition, you will be accountable for ensuring that clinical services operate within the framework of financial budgets and improvement targets in each clinical service.

The core elements of the role are:

• Ensuring high quality patient care
• Developing and retaining staff
• Business efficiency

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse Part 1
• Degree in a related subject
• Experience of continued professional development

Additional Information

At Emersons Green, we offer day case and in-patient surgery across the following areas: dental surgery, ear, nose and throat procedures, endoscopy, general surgery, gynaecology, minor orthopaedic surgery, diagnostic imaging, pain management, ophthalmology, and urology. In addition we also provide diagnostic services, using the latest X-ray and ultrasound technology.

For more information about the centres, please visit http://www.emersonsgreentreatmentcentre.nhs.uk/ and http://www.devizestreatmentcentre.nhs.uk/

Please note that offers of employment are subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

At Care UK, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Significant experience in an equivalent role in the acute sector
• Budgetary and financial management experience
• Experience in the development of nurses
• Demonstrable achievements in improving patient care, being forward thinking and innovative
• Experience in meeting CQC/ regulatory requirements
• Experience of managing complaints and serious incidents