Job summary
- Main area
- Deputy Director of Nursing
- Grade
- Local Pay 1 (Salary Range £95,114 - £115,440)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 263-CR24-DepDir-SG-A
- Employer
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Nicholas Hospital
- Town
- Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Salary
- Dependant on Experience
- Closing
- 15/07/2024 10:00
Employer heading
Deputy Director of Nursing
Local Pay 1 (Salary Range £95,114 - £115,440)
Hello!
We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).
We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, ‘I’ve seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.’ We’re on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.
Opportunities for you
Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we’ve got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.
We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there’s lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.
- Cultural diversity staff network
- Disabled staff network
- LGBT+ staff network
We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:
- Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
- Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
- Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group
We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.
Always improving
CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We’re always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?
Job overview
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- Registered Nursing Qualification.
- Appropriate management experience.
Desirable criteria
- Master’s Degree or equivalent.
- Research qualification.
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of CPD.
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- Experience of utilising appreciative inquiry to deliver change.
- Experience of working within an acute general setting.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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 criteria
- 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 criteria
- Flexible in style and approach.
Contractual Requirment
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel across a wide geographical area.
Values
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Trust Values.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Rushbrooke
- Job title
- Executive Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07773 123481
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