Network Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a substantive Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality post within the Fylde Coast Network. The Deputy Director of Nursing supports the delivery of high quality care and professional practice within the Fylde Coast Network.

Working with the Director of Nursing & Quality, the role focusses on supporting the delivery of the Nursing and Quality objectives within key areas including Clinical and Professional Practice, Clinical Governance, Risk, Performance and Improvement. The successful candidate will have drive and enthusiasm to continue to take this forward at pace in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Quality, the Professional Practice leads and the wider Senior Leadership Team.

Main duties of the job

The role will include the operational leadership of a number of key aspects of the Director of Nursing & Quality portfolio and provide visible professional and clinical leadership within the Fylde Coast Network. This is a fast paced role which will require extensive clinical and leadership experience. If you have the passion to drive the delivery of high quality care and continually improve clinical practice then this could be the role for you!

For informal enquiries please contact Laura Holt, Director of Nursing and Quality, laura.holt@lscft.nhs.uk

Please note shortlisting will take place on Friday 17th May, applicants must be able to attend an interview on Thursday 23rd May.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

08 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£83,571 to £96,376 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-FYL508-MF

Job locations

The Harbour

Blackpool

FY4 4FE

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Mental Health or Learning Disabilities
First Degree (Health subject)
Educated to relevant masters degree or prepared to study towards masters with demonstrable equivalent experience
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential

Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance.
Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations
Ability to interpret and manage complex policy and organisational environment
Able to achieve coherence between the Trust service and financial strategies

Experience

Essential

Extensive clinical managerial experience at a senior level in the NHS
Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
Experience of concurrently managing a variety of projects
Significant experience of engaging clinicians in service redesign and quality improvement
Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse Mental Health or Learning Disabilities
First Degree (Health subject)
Educated to relevant masters degree or prepared to study towards masters with demonstrable equivalent experience
Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential

Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance.
Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations
Ability to interpret and manage complex policy and organisational environment
Able to achieve coherence between the Trust service and financial strategies

Experience

Essential

Extensive clinical managerial experience at a senior level in the NHS
Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
Experience of concurrently managing a variety of projects
Significant experience of engaging clinicians in service redesign and quality improvement
Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision

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.