Job summary
We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic Senior Nurse who is passionate about Surgical Nursing and delivering the best patient care, who can provide leadership and strategic direction for all clinical departments across the Division of Trauma, Orthopaedics, Burns & Plastics across the hospitals of MFT. You'll be expected to utilise expert operational and clinical knowledge to ensure effective, robust working relationships with senior management and clinical colleagues both within MFT and external to the Trust
The Head of Nursing is the professional lead for nursing across the Division of Trauma , Orthopaedics, Burns & Plastics providing visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards. S/he is an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the patient/client experience, improving standards of care and services, commanding the confidence of colleagues within the service and other specialty teams across the Trust.
The Head of Nursing will work as part of a divisional triumvirate with the Divisional Director of and the Clinical Head of Division. The post is accountable to the Divisional Director and professionally accountable to the Director of Nursing.
Main duties of the job
S/he will set clear expectations and lead the delivery of nursing and midwifery objectives and demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering a world-class service for patients and be accountable for the development of education and practice to support the implementation of:
- Professional nursing and midwifery agenda
- Delivery of high standards of care consistently demonstrating improvement
- Implementation of practice and service developments in line with the Trust and Nursing and midwifery values and behaviours aligned to the Nursing & Midwifery strategy
- Delivery of family centred care/leading edge services/innovation
- The safeguarding agenda for children and vulnerable adults
- Staff experience for nursing and midwifery teams
Working collaboratively with the Clinical Head of the Division and lead across the Division for quality & patient experience including measurement and analysis of nursing and midwifery metrics, improvement methodology, and the accreditation processes. S/he will act as a catalyst for change for the delivery of high quality clinical care. S/he will provide professional line management for nurses and non-medical professionals within the Division. She/he will ensure that the clinical services are delivered within allocated budgets, ensuring safe and effective service delivery using evidenced based tools and contribute to the delivery of the Divisional and Hospital financial plans.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing/Midwifery Graduate in health related subject or equivalent experience.
- Masters or higher degree or evidence of working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development.
- Significant operational management experience at Lead Nurse/Midwife level or above.
- Post registration leadership development
Desirable
- Management. / Leadership courses relevant to role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience at Lead Nurse/Midwife level within a complex organisation
- Experienced in a range of clinical settings and models of care
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS or Healthcare Organiation Policy and regulatory policy, demonstrating ability to interpret these and implement changes where appropriate.
- Experience in managing an operational service including budget management/financial planning and strategic development
- Experience in developing and presenting business cases, developing new roles and services
- Experience of managing complex situations i.e. restructuring, reorganisation of services.
- On-going recent evidence of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice.
- Evidence of working with agencies and voluntary groups re consultation around provision of services, service developments
- Experience of reviewing skill mix and introduction of new roles.
Desirable
- Experience of research activities.
- Involvement with external bodies i.e. contribute to NMC panel assessments, CQC inspections
- Chair or member of external groups e.g. Safeguarding; professional bodies
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of experience in management of change.
- Evidence of collaborative working and learning.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of leading major organisational change
- Evidence of leading governance /clinical effectiveness agenda in complex service
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of strong leadership skills. Strategic thinking
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in interdisciplinary working/communication.
- Ability to produce reports, action plans, both written and verbal.
- Ability to speak/present in external forums
- Ability to work at a strategic level representing the trust to external stakeholders
- Politically astute
Desirable
- Evidence of unique contribution to Trust or external roles
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing/Midwifery Graduate in health related subject or equivalent experience.
- Masters or higher degree or evidence of working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development.
- Significant operational management experience at Lead Nurse/Midwife level or above.
- Post registration leadership development
Desirable
- Management. / Leadership courses relevant to role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience at Lead Nurse/Midwife level within a complex organisation
- Experienced in a range of clinical settings and models of care
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS or Healthcare Organiation Policy and regulatory policy, demonstrating ability to interpret these and implement changes where appropriate.
- Experience in managing an operational service including budget management/financial planning and strategic development
- Experience in developing and presenting business cases, developing new roles and services
- Experience of managing complex situations i.e. restructuring, reorganisation of services.
- On-going recent evidence of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice.
- Evidence of working with agencies and voluntary groups re consultation around provision of services, service developments
- Experience of reviewing skill mix and introduction of new roles.
Desirable
- Experience of research activities.
- Involvement with external bodies i.e. contribute to NMC panel assessments, CQC inspections
- Chair or member of external groups e.g. Safeguarding; professional bodies
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of experience in management of change.
- Evidence of collaborative working and learning.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance
- Knowledge of clinical audit
Desirable
- Evidence of leading major organisational change
- Evidence of leading governance /clinical effectiveness agenda in complex service
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of strong leadership skills. Strategic thinking
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in interdisciplinary working/communication.
- Ability to produce reports, action plans, both written and verbal.
- Ability to speak/present in external forums
- Ability to work at a strategic level representing the trust to external stakeholders
- Politically astute
Desirable
- Evidence of unique contribution to Trust or external roles
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).
