Job summary
The Trust has invested in professional leadership and improving standards of care by making clear the nursing structure across the organisation. A part of this investment is the addition of a part time 12 month fixed term Associate Chief Nurse who will provide strategic and operational leadership for programmes of work, within the CNO office.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in leading the Trust's vision to deliver safe, effective, and timely care. This role will appeal to someone who wants to develop nursing care standards and has the experience and confidence to lead passionate and driven nurses. You will lead programmes of work where putting the patient at the centre of decisions and clinical practice will be the priority.
Main duties of the job
Alongside of the Deputy Chief Nurses the post holder will work closely with the Chief Nursing Officer deputising, including at external events and regulatory and statutory meetings. Adding the Associate Chief Nurse increases the post holder's opportunity to make meaningful and lasting change that will make a real difference to the people we serve.
Applicants must have the ability to build positive and effective professional relationships, work with a range experienced leaders and be a credible nurse in practice. SLaM is committed to developing nurses.
this is an exciting time for the Trust as part of the South London Partnership we plan to further develop Nurse Associates and to ensure we have a clear development pathway for nurses at all levels.
The role of the Associate Chief Nurse is an excellent opportunity for a nurse who has ambitions to become a Chief Nurse. We will provide a robust development package that will support your aspiration. This post is for someone who is able to manage a demanding and busy portfolio, who has the confidence to work autonomously and above all else is a credible and authentic registered nurse able to lead by example.
About us
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMaster's degree in health-related subject
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse
- oCompletion of recognised leadership programme or willing to undertake one
- oEvidence of recent and ongoing Continuous Professional Development/Doctorate in Health-related subject or equivalent demonstrable career record.
Desirable
- oSecond Registration
- oSpecialist training and/or doctorate in Health-related subject or equivalent
- oIn depth expert understanding of organisational development
- oProject management
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oRecent significant experience at a senior level in the NHS with proven track record of using professional knowledge to bring about change
- oRecent significant experience of working at a senior nursing level within a Trust
- oProven track record and significant experience of working with users and carers
- oSignificant experience of facilitating and managing change within and across healthcare boundaries
- oExperience of working across professional boundaries, able to enthuse and inspire others using advanced communication and presentation skills
- oExperience in a variety of healthcare settings
- oSignificant experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
- oSignificant experience of providing compassionate care for complex populations and those vulnerable to exclusion
- oExperience of, or awareness of specific factors relating to working in a culturally diverse inner-city area
- oDemonstrable Knowledge and experience of quality governance
- oExperienced in teaching and developing, as well as training, Nursing staff.
Desirable
- oExperience of working in Community services
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oProven track record and significant experience of working with users and careers
- oIn depth understanding of NHS strategy and policy agendas
- oDemonstrable and Significant skills in effective leadership
- oThe highest level of communication skills will be required to engage NHS leaders and local communities in service development and change. This includes negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills required to communicate controversial service improvement or organisational change issues
- oHighly developed analytical and problem-solving skills for the assessment of service delivery plans and formulation of improvement strategies where opinion may differ on the best course of action
- oAbleto expertly facilitate multidisciplinarydebriefing critical analysis
- oMeetings and manage these diverse teams
- oAble to take the lead in volatile situations
- oAble to provide expert mental health nursing advice to the whole trust
- oAble to manage time, so that deadlines are met
- oAble to manage change constructively and effectively
- oAble to negotiate constructively with all professions at all levels
- oAble to develop and implement multidisciplinary training packages using emotional intelligence, transactional analysis, and reflective practice framework
- oSystems and Learning Theoretical knowledge and understanding
- oCurrent policy context and the implications for mental health nursing
Desirable
- oIn depth understanding of service improvement/workforce development tools and techniques
- oKnowledge of Current professional developments in nursing and nurse education
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oMaster's degree in health-related subject
- oRegistered Mental Health Nurse
- oCompletion of recognised leadership programme or willing to undertake one
- oEvidence of recent and ongoing Continuous Professional Development/Doctorate in Health-related subject or equivalent demonstrable career record.
Desirable
- oSecond Registration
- oSpecialist training and/or doctorate in Health-related subject or equivalent
- oIn depth expert understanding of organisational development
- oProject management
- Teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- oRecent significant experience at a senior level in the NHS with proven track record of using professional knowledge to bring about change
- oRecent significant experience of working at a senior nursing level within a Trust
- oProven track record and significant experience of working with users and carers
- oSignificant experience of facilitating and managing change within and across healthcare boundaries
- oExperience of working across professional boundaries, able to enthuse and inspire others using advanced communication and presentation skills
- oExperience in a variety of healthcare settings
- oSignificant experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
- oSignificant experience of providing compassionate care for complex populations and those vulnerable to exclusion
- oExperience of, or awareness of specific factors relating to working in a culturally diverse inner-city area
- oDemonstrable Knowledge and experience of quality governance
- oExperienced in teaching and developing, as well as training, Nursing staff.
Desirable
- oExperience of working in Community services
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- oProven track record and significant experience of working with users and careers
- oIn depth understanding of NHS strategy and policy agendas
- oDemonstrable and Significant skills in effective leadership
- oThe highest level of communication skills will be required to engage NHS leaders and local communities in service development and change. This includes negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills required to communicate controversial service improvement or organisational change issues
- oHighly developed analytical and problem-solving skills for the assessment of service delivery plans and formulation of improvement strategies where opinion may differ on the best course of action
- oAbleto expertly facilitate multidisciplinarydebriefing critical analysis
- oMeetings and manage these diverse teams
- oAble to take the lead in volatile situations
- oAble to provide expert mental health nursing advice to the whole trust
- oAble to manage time, so that deadlines are met
- oAble to manage change constructively and effectively
- oAble to negotiate constructively with all professions at all levels
- oAble to develop and implement multidisciplinary training packages using emotional intelligence, transactional analysis, and reflective practice framework
- oSystems and Learning Theoretical knowledge and understanding
- oCurrent policy context and the implications for mental health nursing
Desirable
- oIn depth understanding of service improvement/workforce development tools and techniques
- oKnowledge of Current professional developments in nursing and nurse education
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).
