Job summary
This role is advertised on a Local Pay 1 - Salary range is £95,114 - £115,440.
Due to the promotion of the current post holder, we are delighted to share this exciting opportunity for a dynamic and high-achieving individual to join the Nursing and Quality Team at CNTW.
We are looking to appoint a Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality who will drive improvement through compassion; taking forward the implementation of our nursing priorities, to lead the delivery of excellent standards of patient safety, care and experience, and be a role model to our nursing workforce.
If you are enthusiastic about the challenges this opportunity offers, driven by quality and safety and believe that you have the skills, experience and ambition to play a pivotal role in delivering our vision, values and strategic objectives, then we would welcome an application from you.
There is opportunity to support your development by agreeing a portfolio which supports your development and leans to your strengths and passions.
We also welcome applications from senior nurse leaders where a developmental role could be considered.
The post holder will be required to be part of the Executive Director On Call Rota.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Executive Director of Nursing, Therapies and Quality Assurance, you will provide strategic, and value based professional leadership for our talented nursing workforce and will ensure that our nursing practice is of the highest possible standard. The post-holder will lead specific work programmes e.g. CQC, physical health care, safer staffing and restrictive practices, and lead on / contribute to initiatives and programmes to ensure robust evidence based clinical practice, clinical governance and patient safety and experience.
The post-holder will lead on the development of the Quality Account.
The post-holder will be required to deputise for the Executive Director of Nursing, Therapies & Quality Assurance at local, regional and national level as required.
Responsible for the line management of identified teams / functions within the Executive Director of Nursing, Therapies & Quality Assurance's portfolio.
Responsible for the joint management and support for the academic staff i.e. Professor, Associate Professors.
Ensure systems and processes are in place to support ongoing registration in line with the CQC and our regulatory bodies.
About us
As a Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality, the post-holder will be responsible for the development of the overall nursing strategy for the organisation, including representing the Trust on system wide ICS nursing leadership forums, representing the Trust on all matters regarding pre and post basic nurse education, including liaison with education and university partners and representing the Trust externally both regionally and nationally on nurse educational forums and assemblies.
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 : 27th June 2024
Closing date : 19th July 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 27th June 2024
Closing date : 19th July 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Qualification.
- Appropriate management experience.
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent.
- Research qualification.
Training
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a nurse operating at a senior clinical level.
- Significant experience of working within a mental health / forensic setting.
- Successful track record of clinical practice and clinical supervision of nursing practice.
- Experience at a senior level where exposure to work at Executive level has been experienced.
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders including University and other academic institutions.
- Experience of implementing service change / reconfiguration and modernising services.
- Experience of providing specialist advice when required to Directors.
- Broad clinical experience.
- Working at Regional / National level.
- Developing policies and strategies.
- Experience leading across wide range of nursing staff.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising appreciative inquiry to deliver change.
- Experience of working within an acute general setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of the professional agenda as it relates to mental health nursing learning disability and adult nursing.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices and / or specialist knowledge over more than one discipline / function acquired over a significant period.
- Finance and budgetary management.
- Comprehensive understanding of local and national policy.
- Has Undertaken and participated in research projects.
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver without direct line management control.
- Ability to work within deadlines.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability.
- Can demonstrate effective communication style.
- Can demonstrate highly developed verbal and no-verbal communication skills.
- Highly advanced presentation skills.
- Actively listens and engages.
- Exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
Desirable
- Flexible in style and approach.
Contractual Requirment
Essential
- Ability to travel across a wide geographical area.
Values
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Trust Values.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nursing Qualification.
- Appropriate management experience.
Desirable
- Master's Degree or equivalent.
- Research qualification.
Training
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a nurse operating at a senior clinical level.
- Significant experience of working within a mental health / forensic setting.
- Successful track record of clinical practice and clinical supervision of nursing practice.
- Experience at a senior level where exposure to work at Executive level has been experienced.
- Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders including University and other academic institutions.
- Experience of implementing service change / reconfiguration and modernising services.
- Experience of providing specialist advice when required to Directors.
- Broad clinical experience.
- Working at Regional / National level.
- Developing policies and strategies.
- Experience leading across wide range of nursing staff.
Desirable
- Experience of utilising appreciative inquiry to deliver change.
- Experience of working within an acute general setting.
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed knowledge of the professional agenda as it relates to mental health nursing learning disability and adult nursing.
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices and / or specialist knowledge over more than one discipline / function acquired over a significant period.
- Finance and budgetary management.
- Comprehensive understanding of local and national policy.
- Has Undertaken and participated in research projects.
Skills
Essential
- Able to deliver without direct line management control.
- Ability to work within deadlines.
- Can demonstrate a high level of organisational skills and ability.
- Can demonstrate effective communication style.
- Can demonstrate highly developed verbal and no-verbal communication skills.
- Highly advanced presentation skills.
- Actively listens and engages.
- Exercise judgement involving highly complex facts or situations, which require analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
Desirable
- Flexible in style and approach.
Contractual Requirment
Essential
- Ability to travel across a wide geographical area.
Values
Essential
- oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Trust Values.
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).
