Job summary Parklands has an amazing opportunity for an inspiring leader working across three Adult Mental Health wards, Cherry Ward, female acute, Juniper Ward, male acute and Hazel Ward, male PICU, plus the Crisis Team which covers the mid and north of Hampshire. If you are someone thinking about the next step in your career or a new professional challenge, this would be a great opportunity for you within a supportive learning environment, not just locally at Parklands, but also supported across the Acute Care Pathway in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to: Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Healthcare FT, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton FT, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals FT. Main duties of the job In January, 2024,we created an Acute Care Pathway. The reason for this is to bring the four acute sites and Crisis Teams working alongside each other, even though they are geographically spread out across Hampshire. The vision is to build a cohesive leadership team across the Acute Care Pathway which overarches high patient safety and quality of care, with the Fundamentals of Care at the heart of everything we do at all levels. This job will involve building relationships across ours and other Organisations, working in partnership with the Local Authority and Stakeholders. If you enjoy networking with people and influencing service development, this could be your dream job About us Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve. Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time. Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working. Date posted 24 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8b Salary £62,215 to £72,293 a year Based on full time hours Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 348-AC-6861 Job locations Parklands Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9RH Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Job description Job responsibilities Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible. We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional or equivalent Master's level qualification or evidence of education to this level. Leadership and Management Development. Desirable Quality Improvement qualification and experience. Experience Essential Confident and professional leadership approach, influencing and negotiating skills to enthuse, motivate and involve others. Experience of leading and inspiring teams and individuals to confidently, continually improve care to people. Experience of motivating and valuing staff to deliver high quality services in challenging environments. Experience of successfully leading service improvement and using redesign techniques, quality improvement tools. Knowledge and understanding of the key national initiatives and policy and drivers relating to the services for people you lead. Experience of leading complex and challenging organisational issues and manage competing agendas. Experience of working with clinical performance systems, governance and national regulatory frameworks. Experience of senior nursing/AHP roles within clinically appropriate services. Evidence of strong clinical leadership resulting in high clinical standards related to regulatoryrequirements and best practice. Ability to lead, influence and negotiate. Ability to enthuse, motivate and involve others. Evidence of budget managementskills to control large budget activity,including delivery of challengingsaving targets. Evidence of proactive business and workforce planning capability to support contract development and management. Confident in ability to present information publicly using a variety of media in different settings including occasionally in a highly emotive atmosphere. Evidence of leading large scale change management and transformation programmes with multiple project streams in a complex across health and care environments. Ability to build effective teams that deliver high standards, collaborative working and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems. Evidence of people management skills, including setting and monitoring objectives against business plans and performancetargets, holding others to account. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional or equivalent Master's level qualification or evidence of education to this level. Leadership and Management Development. Desirable Quality Improvement qualification and experience. Experience Essential Confident and professional leadership approach, influencing and negotiating skills to enthuse, motivate and involve others. Experience of leading and inspiring teams and individuals to confidently, continually improve care to people. Experience of motivating and valuing staff to deliver high quality services in challenging environments. Experience of successfully leading service improvement and using redesign techniques, quality improvement tools. Knowledge and understanding of the key national initiatives and policy and drivers relating to the services for people you lead. Experience of leading complex and challenging organisational issues and manage competing agendas. Experience of working with clinical performance systems, governance and national regulatory frameworks. Experience of senior nursing/AHP roles within clinically appropriate services. Evidence of strong clinical leadership resulting in high clinical standards related to regulatoryrequirements and best practice. Ability to lead, influence and negotiate. Ability to enthuse, motivate and involve others. Evidence of budget managementskills to control large budget activity,including delivery of challengingsaving targets. Evidence of proactive business and workforce planning capability to support contract development and management. Confident in ability to present information publicly using a variety of media in different settings including occasionally in a highly emotive atmosphere. Evidence of leading large scale change management and transformation programmes with multiple project streams in a complex across health and care environments. Ability to build effective teams that deliver high standards, collaborative working and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems. Evidence of people management skills, including setting and monitoring objectives against business plans and performancetargets, holding others to account. 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Address Parklands Hospital Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9RH Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)