Total 17 Director/C-Level Health / Beauty / Fitness job vacancies in York, YO31 8HE

Duties will include, but not limited to:
To assist the Chief in providing Social Work Executive functions for JJP VAMC, the incumbent will assist with the following responsibilities and duties:

Developing and Maintaining Standards of Practice. This includes:

• Developing and monitoring compliance with Social Work practice standards and guidelines on
• documentation, workload, data entry, ethical practice, and service delivery.
• Overseeing facility Social Work scope of practice processes.
• In collaboration with Human Resources, overseeing the tracking process for the required licensure and/or certification for all social workers, including continuing education requirements, license/certification renewal, and other requirements social workers must meet to deliver appropriate care.
• Overseeing the credentialing process, including primary source verification of degree and license or state certification.

Oversight of Professional Recruitment and Retention. This includes:

• Recruiting qualified social workers, which includes participating in interviewing, selection, and orientation.
• Overseeing orientation processes of new clinical staff regarding Social Work functions.

Supervision of Social Work Service Staff in Outpatient Services/ Inpatient Services/CSP/ Clinic Services Programs. This includes:

• Providing direct clinical and programmatic supervision to Social Work Service (SWS) GS-12 supervisors within. Outpatient Services/ Inpatient Services/CSP/ Clinic Services Programs Providing direct clinical supervision to SWS GS-11 social workers within Outpatient Services/ Inpatient Services/CSP/ Clinic Services programs in the absence of a GS-12 supervisor.
• Consultation with other Services, program managers, or care line managers on issues pertaining to Social Work ethics, ethical dilemmas in the delivery of care, and ethical issues within the larger organization.

Oversight of Education, Training and Career Development Processes. This includes:

• Assessing the continuing education requirements of social workers and developing plans for meeting the educational requirements for licensure/certification and clinical practice.
• Providing oversight of the professional continuing education process to include, journal clubs, case presentations, workshops, and conferences.
• Oversight of the Social Work Associated Health Trainee Program, including negotiation of Memoranda of Affiliation with schools of social work; requesting trainee positions through the Office of Academic Affiliations; selecting social workers to serve as field faculty (field instructors and preceptors); and ensuring that Social Work graduate student interns receive education and training consistent with the requirements of the affiliated school(s) of social work and with the Council on Social Work Education.

Oversight of the Performance and Professional Competency. This includes:

• Development and implementation of a Social Work professional practice review system.
• Assessing the competency of each social worker.
• Ensuring the development of position descriptions and performance standards for social workers.
• Participating in and providing input into performance appraisals of social workers.
• Mediating professional and service line conflicts around Social Work professional roles, continuity of care, and quality of care, including referral of veterans across service or care lines during episodes of care.

Risk Management Duties. This includes:

• Ensuring compliance with VHA, JCAHO and CARF standards applicable to Social Work processes
• and programs.
• Evaluating and assessing facility Social Work services and providing input to improve professional Social Work practice, and to assist Chief in planning to meet gaps in services, project anticipated needs, initiate new programs, determine program emphasis, and increase or decrease services and/or staff.
• Developing and implementing Social Work practice guidelines to streamline operations and increase the likelihood of positive patient outcomes to Social Work interventions.

Resource Management Duties. This includes:

• Implementation, oversight, and analysis of Social Work productivity standards.
• Re-deploying or participating in decisions to re-deploy Social Work staffing resources based on patient need, productivity, and workload.
• Planning for optimal Social Work coverage in all program areas, including after-hours coverage, in conjunction with care line and program managers.
• Ensuring the review and resolution of complaints about social workers and their practice in consultation with care line managers.
• Ensuring the validation and consultation on Decision Support System (DSS) labor mapping and workload/cost reports for social workers.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 21X02O
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $121,485 Per Year (GS 13)

• Incumbent is charged with full responsibility, both technical and administrative, for the daily operation of the HIM department which consists of all functions of health record activities related to coding, health record documentation analysis, transcription/speech recognition, release of information, file room/scanning programs, and health information exchange.
• Is a full assistant to the Chief of Health Information Management (CHIM). Providing expertise, guidance and direction and has responsibilities relative to providing supervision, administrative support, coordination, and technical assistance in the planning, development and maintenance of an effective, comprehensive, and integrated HIM Program at this Medical Center.
• This position assists the CHIM in the planning, directing, policy making, organizing and controlling the activities of this department and serves as acting CHIM in the absence of the CHIM.
• The incumbent shares responsibility with the CHIM for collecting and processing data for various reports, surveys, and research projects; for preparing reports and recommendations for review and consideration by the Chief, Health Information Management (CHIM) and upper management concerning the immediate needs as well as the long range goals of the department; for recommending equipment and staffing needs; and for preparing and keeping current procedures and operation manuals.
• Responsible for assisting physicians and other health professionals in obtaining health record information to be used in research projects.
• Advises on what material is available, how it may be obtained and the uses that can be made of the information while protecting the confidentiality of the record.
• The incumbent aids in a variety of projects and is responsible for screening, abstracting and tallying data from records and computer-generated reports.
• May serve as a consultant to provide guidance and advise researchers on methods for gathering data.
• Assists in selected miscellaneous retrospective health record review/data abstraction projects to support medical center Quality Management data collection activities.
• Provides effective audits and monitors for all areas of responsibility, assuring that accurate and timely data is processed by all employees.
• Reviews work accomplished and assesses quality, quantity, accuracy and timeliness of work produced by each employee.
• Ascertains problems encountered and takes corrective action.
• Develops performance standards and conducts performance evaluations. Develops and conducts competency assessments.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 0700-1530, 0730-1600, 0800-1630
Telework: Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: PD49679F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

Starting at $89,515 Per Year (GS 12)

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting


Duties of the ICC Chief:

The Associate Chief of Staff for Rehabilitation, Extended Care, and Diagnostics (REC-D) Integrated Clinical Community (ICC) Service provides oversight of clinical and non-clinical staff and operations across a variety of locations including the main medical center and Community Based Outpatient Clinics. The incumbent is ultimately responsible for overall REC-D ICC clinical and administrative operations. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Developing strategic plans, policies, procedures, and organizational structures required to fulfill the service line's mission
• Collaborating with clinical and administrative operations and program/section managers to ensure integrated goals and priorities for the ICC are established and met
• Ensuring all residency, intern, and fellowship training program mandates are met in coordination with discipline service chiefs and program coordinators
• Providing leadership, coordination, and direction to the entire REC-D ICC to achieve optimal utilization of available resources
• Responsible for staffing, work assignments, budget, oversight of the clinical services provided, establishing and maintaining service line certifications and audit preparations for the REC-D programs, and oversight of program operations
• Expected Administrative to Clinical time in this role is approximately 50/50

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm, or per the needs of the service.

Starting at $260,000 Per Year (VM 15)

The Chief Nursing Informatics Officer duties include but, are not limited to:

• Expected to be a leader for change and must demonstrate an ability for inter-professional collaboration.
• Part of a nationwide Veterans Health Administration (VHA) team charged with actively and vocally supporting a successful national informatics infrastructure for VHA and advancing national strategies for managing workflow and knowledge in clinical systems utilized by nursing staff.
• Participates in VA Central Office activities to ensure that nursing informatics is established as a professional domain in VHA, and that best practices are identified, developed, and disseminated throughout the VHA health care system.
• Demonstrates transformational leadership skills, characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability, for an integrated inter-professional program that contributes to a complex healthcare system through documented outcome measurement.
• Responsible for providing regional/program office/VISN/VAMC national leadership in the development and use of informatics solutions and technology to support all nursing domains within an inter-professional methodology.
• Oversight of nursing informatics practice, by establishing effective and efficient clinical and administrative systems, designing meaningful decision support systems, managing calculated risks and associated mitigation strategies, and fostering lifelong nursing informatics domain knowledge and information that supports evidence-based practice, quality improvements and research.
• Leadership activities such as implementation, evaluation, monitoring and analyzing clinical and health processes to identify strategies to advance health data and health information systems to improve outcomes and support innovation.
• Provide leadership within the following eight core informatics functions: application support, business architecture management, enterprise data management, content management, system optimization, change management, requirements management, and partnership management.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $141,014 Per Year (VN 4)

• Provides senior leadership and oversight for daily clinical and administrative operations within nursing as directed by the Associate Director for Patient Care Services (ADPCS.)
• Supports the integration and collaboration of nursing with other professional disciplines and functional areas in the mutual achievement of patient-centered and organizational goals. They champion a High Reliability Organization (HRO) with a culture of safety founded on a systems approach to developing evidence-based health care solutions based on prevention, not punishment, with collective mindfulness.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members, including other program and service leaders at the facility and network. They work closely to establish and maintain effective relationships with all levels of Veteran Affairs (VA) staff nationwide.
• Relates effectively with customers, families, and the community as well as program and service leaders at the local and network levels. They assist the ADPCS with healthcare operations and the functions and activities expected of them.
• Contributes ideas and recommendations for the establishment of standards of care, policies, and objectives for the enhancement of nursing.
• Expected to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment, and demonstrate consistent effective communication skills and exemplary professional behaviors. Fostering positive interdisciplinary collaborative relationships is essential for continuity of care that is safe and quality driven.
• Responsible and accountable for maintaining training required and may be assigned additional duties as area needs require.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday- Friday 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized.

Starting at $140,597 Per Year (VN 4)

Functions or Scope of Assigned Duties:

The Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) is a member of the executive administrative team and reports to the Director. The incumbent will work closely with the Chief of QM for ongoing oversight of all aspects of the healthcare system to ensure quality and minimize risk, and guides the organization through frequent interactions with other service chiefs.

The Nurse IV Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) functions as an advisor, administrator, educator, consultant, and mentor who possesses a wide range of experience and leadership ability. Demonstrates performance that is broad enough to improve the care for a group of patients. The Deputy Chief of Quality Management (QM) executes leadership that is characterized by substantial and continuous responsibility and accountability for population groups or integrated programs that cross services and/or discipline lines and, influence the organizational healthcare mission.

The Deputy Chief of QM is a self-directed nursing professional who supervises QM staff, assesses plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the quality and safety of the delivery of care for the organization. Assumes a leadership role in facilitating regulatory compliance for internal and external oversight bodies (i.e., The Joint Commission (TJC), Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directives and Handbooks, etc.), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Office of the Medical Inspector (OMI), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and VHA performance measures, supporting performance improvement work, and supporting and guiding the work of committees.

The Deputy Chief of QM ensures that services have systems and processes in place to provide safe, quality care that is consistent with external benchmarks. Leads performance improvement initiatives by identifying quality metrics, trending data, maintaining the quality metric dashboard, and acts as a subject matter expert in data analysis and data display. Consults and acts as a resource to leadership and staff in standards interpretation implementation, patient safety, infection control, risk management, and re-design of processes and structures to improve care outcomes. Develops and implements policy and procedures, collaborates with service departments, and works toward meeting the strategic plan of the organization.

The Deputy Chief of QM oversees monitoring of corrective actions from survey findings and assists services who are performance outliers. Provides oversight for programs such as the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR), Tort Claims, and Peer Review. Responsible for completing clinical quality reviews, clinical data analysis, and identifying opportunities for improvement. This includes providing clinical and administrative recommendations relative to all Strategic Analytic Improvement Learning (SAIL) outcomes, External Peer Review Program (EPRP) metrics, and driving improvement initiatives within the medical center.

The Deputy Chief of QM collaborates with the Survey Coordinator for the coordination of accreditation readiness activities focused on standards compliance, education of staff on standards, VHA requirements, and customer satisfaction for internal and external stakeholders. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Core elements of performance include knowledge and active participation in unit/program level quality improvement processes and initiatives as well as customer service programs. Leads QM staff through performance evaluations, provide guidance and support on culture changes, and change management projects.

The Deputy Chief of QM supports all QM work to include but not limited to Accreditation, System Redesign, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Risk Management, High Reliability Organization (HRO), Just Culture, and evidence-based practices.

Preferred Experience: Supervisory experience in QM department and knowledge of VHA performance measures.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards

Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards
Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

Work Schedule: 8:00am-4:30pm, Full-Time
Department/Unit: Quality and Patient Safety
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Starting at $141,014 Per Year (VN 4)

Duties of the Supervisory Psychologist serving as the Richmond Vet Center Director and licensed professional with knowledge of and ability to apply advanced professional psychological treatments to the full range of patient populations include but are not limited to:

• Supervising a multidisciplinary staff composed of clinical and administrative team members, whose primary mission is to provide direct readjustment counseling to eligible individuals in the areas of suicide prevention, crisis intervention, short- and long-term treatment for symptoms associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and readjustment issues;
• Planning, developing, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating professional services rendered by subordinates;
• Setting guidelines and establishing intervention strategies/treatment priorities for individual, group, conjoint and families employing varying clinical and therapeutic modalities;
• Conducting Performance Based Interviews (PBI) and determining selection processes to ensure fair and equitable recruitment of qualified, high achieving, and well prepared applicants;
• Developing networks and working relationships external to the Richmond Vet Center and the Department of Veteran Affairs with Veteran service organizations, community based agencies, and mental health organizations to enhance service delivery and develop referrals of Veteran clients to appropriate care;
• Serving as a consultant and subject matter expert to programs and resources external to the Vet Center on matters of readjustment needs of Veterans;
• Creating, implementing, and measuring market penetration of Vet Center services through a comprehensive outreach plan for the primary service area;
• Ensuring fiscal/budget management, in compliance with applicable RCS and VHA policies and procedures as an approving official for time & attendance reports, leases/contracts management, staff local travel, Government Purchase Card (GPC) purchases, etc.; and
• Screening/assessing of Veteran clients, treatment planning and goal setting, referral to service providers, development of a resource file, Veteran advocacy, crisis intervention, education/health promotion, coordination of non-institutional and institutional services, and individual/group counseling.

Work Schedule: Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; however, candidate may be subject to working evenings, weekends, and holidays
Compressed/Flexible:Available at Supervisory discretion
Telework: Not Available.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Title/Functional Statement #:Psychology Program Manager-Vet Center Director/PDFS34121A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Starting at $143,559 Per Year (GS 14)

This position is multidisciplinary and maybe filled as a Social Worker, Marriage and Family Therapist, or a Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor, at the Program Manager/Coordinator level.

Serves as a Supervisory Social Worker RCS Vet Center Director (VCD) and is responsible for the professional and administrative supervision and oversight of all readjustment counseling, outreach, referrals and follow-up care coordination services provided to eligible individuals within the designated Vet Center Service Area (VSA).

• The VCD supervises both professional and nonprofessional staff including a multi-disciplinary team of social work and other mental health professionals of various performance levels who work in multiple locations (Vet Centers, Vet Center Outstations and Community Access Points) and in communities distance from the Vet Center through planned outreach, often in conjunction with a Mobile Vet Center
• VCD is responsible for Administrative & outreach staff service functions, ensuring that the needs of individuals in their VSA are met
• The Supervisory Social Worker oversees the fiscal, contractual and operational obligations of the community-based Vet Center
• VCD leads with coordination and briefing during meetings with Congressional representatives and their staff
• Leads in Planning, establishing and implementing Vet Center policies and procedures, developing staff goals and objectives, monitoring, coordinating and evaluating the work of all Vet Center Staff, including Social Workers, other Hybrid Title 38 Mental Health Professionals, Title 5 Readjustment Counselors, outreach workers and Program Support Assistants
• Provides direct readjustment counseling services within and outside of the Vet Center to include in-person and virtual services
• Perform other duties as assigned

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Work Schedule: Mon-Fri; 8:00am - 4:30pm; however candidate may be subject to working some evenings, weekends and holidays may be required; work schedule is subject to change based on veterans' needs.
Compressed/Flexible:Available at Supervisory discretion.
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): NotAuthorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases, When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of existing pay, higher or unique qualifications, or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)
Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior [work experience] or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66.
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 64523A

Starting at $121,485 Per Year (GS 13)

This position is in the Mental Health Care Line. The psychologist for the WNY HCS provides outpatient assessment and triage as well as individual, group, and family psychotherapy for acute and chronic mental health problems as an integrated member of the Primary Care Team. The psychologist applies advanced professional psychological diagnostic methods and evidence-based intervention strategies to a full range of patient problems in their work setting. The incumbent has advanced knowledge of psychological diagnosis, intervention, and behavioral health that qualifies them to provide advice and consultation to professionals representing a variety of disciplines. In addition to assigned clinical activities, the psychologist may: participate with managers in program development activities; participate in supervision and instruction of Psychology trainees; engage in clinical research; and, participate in facility, network or national VA committees, with the support of managers for these professional activities. Primary duties are to be performed at any VA WNY Primary Care location.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Clinical Responsibilities:

1. Provides a full range of psychological assessment services and diagnoses mental disorders, particularly for complex or unusually difficult patients, including selection, administration, and interpretation of psychological assessment instruments in accord with presenting clinical concerns.
2. Provides education to patients, family members, and significant others.
3. Provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions, including individual, family, and group psychotherapy.
4. Provides consultation and education as requested to allied health providers.
5. Provides program evaluation and development consultation as requested to Behavioral Health managers.
6. Provides video care to ensure COVID 19 Safety protocols that VA Safety Guidelines Instruct.

Administrative responsibilities:

1. Serves on Medical Center or Healthcare System, VISN, and/or National VA committees or task forces, as endorsed by supervisors.
2. Participates in Psychology privileging, educational and peer review activities, in accord with Psychology and medical center policies.
3. Participates as a non-voting member of the medical staff, in accord with medical staff by-laws.
4. Participates in support of Mental Health and Psychology administrative and performance improvement activities, e.g., by taking on assigned projects and serving on committees.
5. Completes required clinical and administrative documentation in a timely manner and in accord with governing regulations.
6. If involved in supervision of Psychology trainees, participates in and supports administrative management of the Psychology Training Program.

Teaching and Training:

1. May supervise psychology predoctoral interns, practicum students, and/or post-doctoral fellows in accordance with training program policies and accrediting agency requirements.
2. Provides staff and student didactic training and consultation as requested in content areas of scholarly and/or clinical expertise.
3. May supervise or train allied health providers in accord with facility and regulatory standards regarding such training.
4. Participates fully in educational development through staff and section meetings.
5. Assumes responsibility for professional development by attending relevant training and regularly reviewing the literature to improve clinical competencies.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

Research:

1. May participate in clinical or basic science research with endorsement of managers.

Miscellaneous

1. Performs other duties as assigned

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Monday- Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: FS21W42-A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact VISN2EDRPCoordinators@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more

Starting at $143,559 Per Year (GS 14)

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a highly experienced and credible senior nurse leader across York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

As Associate Chief Nurse for the Medicine Care Group, you will be responsible for providing strong and effective strategic and clinical leadership as part of a senior leadership team, working in collaboration with the Care Group Director, Associate Chief Operating Officer and Associate Chief Allied Health Professional. This is a key strategic and operational position within the Trust, responsible for the safe and effective operation of services across multiple hospital sites, including a multi-million pound newly built Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, due to open in November 2024 on the Scarborough site.

The Associate Chief Nurse role is both challenging and exciting and requires an individual who is capable of leading, inspiring and developing the nursing workforce to continuously drive-up standards of patient care and to ensure a patient centred approach that is safe and effective.

The post holder will support the professional development of nurses at all levels and will champion and embed a culture of quality improvement, effective clinical governance, and great patient experience.

The post holder will be responsible for decision making where practice or service delivery issues require speciality leadership ensuring a focus upon quality, safety and operational leadership. The post holder will work in collaboration with internal and external system partners to set out the Trusts strategic aims and deliver operational priorities. They will develop leadership and management capacity within nursing for their designated areas. This will be in line with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, resource controls and constraints, and will contribute to delivering the operational strategy for the Care Group and for the Trust as a whole.

If you are a Registered Nurse with substantial leadership experience and a drive to ensure patient care is at the forefront of all we do; and if you have a commitment to ensuring colleagues are supported and enabled to achieve the best outcomes for patients, we are keen to hear from you.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.




This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024

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The Associate Medical Director will be expected to display the Trust values at all times. They will work as part of the collective leadership team which will ensure that effective and safe patient care is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring that decision making is as close to the patient as possible. The Associate Medical Director will be working within a care group model as part of a collective leadership team (CLT), working to organisational requirements whilst influencing areas of direct operational managerial responsibility and clinical pathways with a proportionally shared accountability and responsibility for the quality delivery of services. Within the team, they will be the senior professional lead for doctors within their service with professional responsibility for standards of medical practice across all inpatient and Community teams. They will also lead on quality and safety developments across services. The Associate Medical Director and the CLT will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas upon which service users can rely to ensure that the fundamentals of care are right. The post holder will support the Lead Psychiatrist to provide professional advice on medical matters with responsibility for leading the medical workforce in their specialty or specific area of responsibility, ensuring continuous professional developments and clinical supervision practices and structures are in place and accessible for all doctors. Working closely with the CLT, they will ensure the provision of services within an integrated governance framework that is safe, effective and efficient and maintains standards against a broad range of local, national and statutory requirements and policies. In addition, they will support the Lead Psychiatrist to facilitate all doctors to be adherent with the professional fitness to practice obligations in line with GMC revalidation requirements. Act as the link between the services and the Medical Directorate in relation to specific areas of responsibility including workforce planning and performance management. The Post Holder, with Lead Psychiatrists, will take medical responsibility for attending relevant governance groups within their CLT ensuring there is a consistent approach to high quality, compliant, safe and effective practice. The Post Holder will be responsible for the line management of all medics within their Care Group specialty. They will also support the Lead Psychiatrists in providing professional supervision, guidance, and the completion of job planning. The AMD will participate in meetings for, and jointly sign off, the job plan for Multi-Professional Approved Clinicians. The role will act as a conduit between those responsible for the delivery of medical education in their Care Group and the Associate Director of Medical Education. The post holder will be committed to ensuring the provision of excellence in person centred care that will include the promotion of recovery, social inclusion and normalisation across all areas of psychiatry in the care group. This will be facilitated by close working with AMDs in other specialties and the specialty Clinical Networks. They will deputise for the Group Medical Director at relevant forums both internally and external to the Trust as required and act as a strategic lead as necessary in areas of service delivery and development from time to time. In all of the above the post holder will be expected to act collectively, collaboratively and effectively within all portfolio areas and to be able to challenge current thinking positively and creatively in order to continuously improve policy and operational working practices. The Trust acknowledges the post holders primary role as a Clinician and how this might influence the availability for all of the above roles and functions.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join our Board of Directors in a critical time of change, and to engage with our staff and patients to provide a shared dialogue for continuous improvement within our organisation. We are currently refreshing and developing our trust strategy and as an executive director, you will be in a pivotal position to influence our strategic direction for the coming years.

We are currently embarking on a journey of improvement, and require someone to lead by example and inspire our Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals to consistently strive to provide the highest possible quality of care to our patients.

We require a compassionate leader who drives the development of care standards in nursing and midwifery to ensure patient experience is consistently positive. They must be able to actively participate at regional and national levels on professional nursing and corporate issues, developing partnerships, sharing best practice, and integrating this knowledge within the Trust.

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As a member of the York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Board, the Chief Nurse is responsible for providing senior operational leadership and contributing to the strategic direction and service development of the Trust.

Some Key Responsibilities of this role include;

· To be accountable for developing and delivering the annual plan to ensure that the nursing, midwifery and AHP strategies are implemented across the Trust.

· Work collaboratively with the Medical Director to develop a culture which embeds clinical governance throughout the Trust and monitor its effectiveness, ensuring compliance in the regulatory standards frameworks.

· Responsible for ensuring robust clinical governance processes and advising the Trust Board of all significant clinical governance issues.

· Responsible for the Trust’s submission to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ensuring that robust processes are in place to achieve compliance.

· To be accountable for the Chief Nurse budget including the requirement to meet cost improvement targets that do not compromise the level of patient care delivered.

· To be responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring standards of nursing and patient care including responsibility for achievement of local and national patient care quality standards reporting progress and/or variance where appropriate to the Trust Board.



Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements

Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.




This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description. Working for the Trust Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net. As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have. Armed Forces Friendly Employer We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.