Job summary
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) are seeking to recruit an exceptional candidate for the role of Executive Director of Nursing, Therapies and Quality Assurance.
It is a challenging time to join us here at CNTW as we continue to do our best to develop and invest in our services as well as our staff at the same time as dealing with the unprecedented challenges of increased demand, staffing and financial pressures. It is a period of significant change in mental health, disability and autism services across the health and social care system and we are looking for someone to join our team with a commitment to system-wide, collaborative approach to service delivery including Primary Care and the Voluntary and Community Sector.
Main duties of the job
If you can answer the following questions positively, please contact James Duncan, Chief Executive to discuss the role.
- Do you keep service users and carers at the centre of all you do and, in your mind, and heart?
- Are you committed to good relationships with the Governors, members of the Board and our colleagues of every profession and occupation?
- Can you lead and manage, support others to manage and encourage leadership throughout the Trust?
- Do you understand that CNTW cannot deliver for the people we serve on our own and that relationships with Local Government, the Third Sector and all our partners are fundamental to all we do?
- Can you fulfil the role of the Executive Director of Nursing, Therapies and Quality Assurance of a Statutory organisation and play a full part in the work of the Integrated Care System?
- Can you work with our Staff Networks and all our colleagues to combat discrimination of all kinds?
- Will you do your best to live the values of CNTW - caring and compassionate, respectful, honest and transparent?
If you can answer these questions positively, we look forward to hearing from you.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2022
Closing date : 30th June 2022
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 10th June 2022
Closing date : 30th June 2022
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant nursing qualification.
- Post graduate management / clinical qualification or equivalent.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Detailed awareness of the current non-medical professions agenda, specifically in the field of mental health and learning disabilities.
- Evidence of continual professional and / or managerial development
- Significant Experience of effectively operating at Board level in the NHS
- Awareness of contemporary issues in nurse, AHP, and psychology education and training.
Skills
Essential
- Team player able to work flexibly and contribute to the wider aims of the organisation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
- Resilient and the ability to maintain performance under pressure. Must be able to fulfil the mobility requirements of the post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant nursing qualification.
- Post graduate management / clinical qualification or equivalent.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Detailed awareness of the current non-medical professions agenda, specifically in the field of mental health and learning disabilities.
- Evidence of continual professional and / or managerial development
- Significant Experience of effectively operating at Board level in the NHS
- Awareness of contemporary issues in nurse, AHP, and psychology education and training.
Skills
Essential
- Team player able to work flexibly and contribute to the wider aims of the organisation.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at all levels.
- Resilient and the ability to maintain performance under pressure. Must be able to fulfil the mobility requirements of the post.
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).
Additional information
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).
