The Deputy Director of Nursing will support the Director of Nursing to provide professional and managerial leadership to Nurses and AHPs across the LCO and dental hospital.
They will contribute to the strategic planning for professional standards across the LCO and dental hospital and will ensure that service objectives are implemented through nursing/ AHPs and that there is demonstrable continuous improvement in standards of patient care across all services.
Leadership and management portfolio which mirrors that of the Director of Nursing specifically: Quality, Patient Experience, Infection Control, Workforce, Education & safeguarding vulnerable people. The post covers adult and children's services across the LCO and dental hospital.
Establish and develop partnerships with all hospital sites as required, providing professional and clinical advice in the development of new models of care to support the move of care from hospital to the community setting.
The post holder will support the Director of Nursing of LCO and the dental hospital to ensure that all risks arising from their portfolio are managed in line with the Trust risk management policy and national guidance.
Monitor the delivery of evidenced based practice and support the implementation of the results of research findings across the LCO and dental hospital through changes in clinical practice in relation to nursing/ AHP issues.
The post holder will participate in the LCO and dental on call rota.
Main duties of the job
* Act as an effective role model for the profession, contribute to a culture of positive performance management and develop own credibility through the demonstration of high standards of nursing/ AHP care.
* Provide a key role in the delivery of the Trust's Strategy for non-medical professionals and the reconfiguration of Trust services, ensuring that agreed models of care are implemented within set time frames.
* Advocate for the profession, strengthening the role of nurses/ AHPs ensuring that practices are appropriately challenged and seek opportunities to develop new roles.
* Engage on behalf of the nursing/ AHP staff when the rights and needs of patients are at risk and enable nurses/AHPs to be effective advocates for the rights and needs of individual patients.
* Lead the implementation of dedicated strategies for the LCO and dental hospital.
* Work in partnership with health and social care agencies to support the integration of health and social care and promote a philosophy of right place/right care.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications Academic and Professional
Essential
* RGN or AHP
* Graduate
* Masters in a health-related subject or equivalent experience
* Understanding of integrated health and social care models
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Extensive senior nursing and managerial experience within an acute Trust or community setting
* Extensive experience in workforce planning and modelling
* Experience in developing clinical teams
* Experience in managing large scale change successfully
* Evidence of influence and negotiating skills
* Ability to work with different disciplines across the health, education and social care settings
* Evidence of undertaking audit and contributing to research programmes
Personal Attributes
Essential
* Evidence of transformational change management
* Demonstrates high degree of autonomy & decision making
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to manage different projects simultaneously
* Demonstrates values-based leadership style
Personal Circumstances
Essential
* The ability to travel across the MFT locality as required
* Work across sites
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Manchester LCO Office, 4th Floor, Town Hall Extension, Manchester M60 2LA
Manchester
M60 2LA
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