Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well established North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) Corporate Team to lead as the Head of Nursing for Workforce, Education and Practice at NMGH within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
Main duties of the job
The Role
We are looking to appoint an established and talented senior nurse to lead on the delivery of the Workforce, Education and Practice agenda.
Reporting directly to the Deputy Director of Nursing, the Corporate Head of Nursing role will have a specific responsibility of leading on driving change, empowering senior nurses to develop and utilise clinical leadership skills, and ensuring they have appropriate levels of authority to undertake their role effectively and fulfill their accountabilities including measurement of workforce metrics, improvement methodology and acting as a catalyst for change for the delivery of safe high-quality clinical care.
The Corporate Head of Nursing will put systems in place to monitor and continuously improve workforce standards through developing our people and growing our workforce to provide the best patient experience. You will be responsible for ensuring an evidence base is applied to ensure safe staffing and patient safety and looking for digital solutions to support the safe deployment and monitoring of NMAHP workforce.
You will provide professional leadership across care settings and be responsible for ensuring standards of nursing, midwifery and allied health professional care is implemented in line with the Trust's objectives of clinical quality and safety.
What's more, you'll support the development and implementation of group policies and will contribute to the NMGH-wide projects so expect huge variety in this role.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.
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.
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
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters or equivalent in health-related subject.
- Knowledge of professional development agenda in the NHS
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Post registration qualification.
- Project management certificate (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation)
- Appropriate teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing across a range of care settings
- Significant experience in leading professional practice issues
- Working with national programmes
- Significant experience across a range of health care priorities
Desirable
- Directorate management experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of managing conflict and deploying successful conflict resolution strategies
Desirable
- Evidence of managing projects.
Registration
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing/Midwifery Graduate in health related subject
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters or equivalent in health-related subject.
- Knowledge of professional development agenda in the NHS
Desirable
- Management qualification.
- Post registration qualification.
- Project management certificate (e.g. PRINCE2 Foundation)
- Appropriate teaching qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing across a range of care settings
- Significant experience in leading professional practice issues
- Working with national programmes
- Significant experience across a range of health care priorities
Desirable
- Directorate management experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of managing conflict and deploying successful conflict resolution strategies
Desirable
- Evidence of managing projects.
Registration
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing/Midwifery Graduate in health related subject
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Manchester House, North Manchester General Hospital
Delaunays Road
Crumpsall, Manchester
M8 5RB
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
