Job summary
Our Future Leadership Structure will see our clinical teams working more closely with partners at place level alongside strengthening clinical and professional leadership. We are also developing a clinical transformation programme alongside our partners to enhance the clinical outcomes our service users experience as well as continuing to improve experience of care.
Now that consultation for phase two has ended and initial appointment into roles has taken place, we are now able to commence recruitment into the following posts.
- Associate Director of Nursing for West Suffolk Inpatient and Urgent Care
We are also in the position to offer secondments to two further posts
- Associate Director of Nursing for West Norfolk Acute (0.5) and Community (0.5)
- Associate Director of Nursing for Secure Services (hosted by Great Yarmouth and Waveney Locality)
Please use your supporting statement in your application to outline which post you are interested in being considered for
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Nursing will work closely with the Locality Director of Nursing to ensure that high quality care is delivered withinthe Locality services and providing professional leadership to the Locality nursing workforce
You will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to deliver evidence based care and embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient experience.
We are looking to appoint individuals who have a passion for our work and a track record of achievement in influencing colleagues and partners to deliver high quality care. We wantinspirational and compassionate leaders who will develop their teams to provide outstanding care.If you have a reputation for leadership, people development, quality and improvement alongside a passion for improving outcomes with a focus on equity and inclusion to ensure that mental health provision has parity across our partners, then please do consider applying for one of these vital roles.
We are determined to create a safer, kinder and better organisation
About us
As part of the select process you will be asked to undertake psychometric testing, details of this will be shared with you in advance of the interview
Provisional Interview date: week commencing 6th January 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse with current NMC registration UK
- Post-graduate training or experience of leadership / management
- MSc and / or equivalent demonstrable clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a post with strategic nursing responsibility and operational management in a complex setting and diverse situations
- Substantial demonstrable experience of strategic planning and delivering long term transformation that delivers lasting change and improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the national nursing agenda
- Knowledge of integrated governance/quality governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse with current NMC registration UK
- Post-graduate training or experience of leadership / management
- MSc and / or equivalent demonstrable clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a post with strategic nursing responsibility and operational management in a complex setting and diverse situations
- Substantial demonstrable experience of strategic planning and delivering long term transformation that delivers lasting change and improvement
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the national nursing agenda
- Knowledge of integrated governance/quality governance
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
