An exciting opportunity has arisen to work alongside the current Deputy Chief Nurse at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The Deputy Chief Nurse will act to ensure high quality and effective care for people who use our services is delivered throughout our Trust in accordance with our vision. Quality is number one of our 6 strategic priorities and is supported by our values which set the standards of behaviour for all staff. The Deputy Chief Nurse will actively promote a culture aligned to our values. In addition, the post holder will be expected to perform their duties and fulfil his/her responsibilities in accordance with the behaviours engendered through our Trust values, thus acting as a role model for all of our staff at all times.

Accountable and responsible to the Chief Nurse, the post holder will work largely unsupervised and will be able to credibly influence across the organisation and health and social care system at the highest level. As a Mental Health and Community Trust, our services offer significant opportunities to enhance care through the provision of out of hospital care and integrated physical and mental health care.

The post holder will provide system leadership to promote and realise enhancements to quality and patient experience through their direct involvement in these programmes of work.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Chief Nurse will provide visible and purposeful leadership within the organisation with a focus on to the nursing workforce and across the Nursing and Quality Directorate. The post holder will be expected to contribute to, and lead the formulation and implementation of, a wide range of national and local standards. Knowledge of, and attention to, national and local standards and best practice requirements will be vital. The post holder will act to provide recommendations to the Executive team in relation to this and plan and deliver interventions to assure compliance. In addition, the post holder will be required to work with other support services and in partnership with managers and clinicians from our clinical networks to create the opportunity for continuous quality improvement. The role requires an ability to lead change and be skilled at developing others and consolidate their experience before moving to a board level post.

The Deputy Chief Nurse will contribute to the development of policy and strategy and represent the Directorate at appropriate internal and external forums and committees, deputising for the Chief Nurse. Work closely with other senior colleagues, the Deputy Chief Nurse will lead on specific Trust wide initiatives and support the implementation of key projects and programmes of work and will ensure high levels of staff engagement, underpinned by robust systems of performance and financial management and holds quality and safety at the heart

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health and Learning Disability)
• First Level Degree Registered Nurse
• Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable

• PhD

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive senior clinical managerial and clinical leadership experience
• To have a sound knowledge and have extensive experience of leading on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Knowledge and experience of leading significant change to patient services delivering tangible and sustained improvements
• Experience of developing and maintaining active partnerships with stakeholders in the development of services

Experience

Essential

• Experience of senior nursing leadership roles within the NHS
• Extensive senior management/clinical leadership experience with proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary teams in a highly complex environment
• Evidence of strong clinical leadership resulting in high clinical standards

Desirable

• Experience of deputising for Executive nurse

Skills

Essential

• Organisational skills able to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
• Highly developed clinical leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and have them understand the trust performance expectations
• Credible clinical skills with the competency to adopt evidenced based practice in terms of managing safe clinical services

Desirable

• Ability to inspire staff with authentic and credible leadership qualities

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Knowsley Building

Bury New Road

Prestwich

M25 3BL



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