Job vacancy: Band 8b Head of Nursing Careers and Professional Standards-Bath, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Bath

Job summary

Main area

Head of Nursing Careers and Professional Standards

Grade

Band 8b

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

342-NQD024-0724

Employer: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Bath NHS House
Town: Bath
Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/07/2024 23:59
Interview date: 24/07/2024

Band 8b Head of Nursing Careers and Professional Standards-Bath

Band 8b

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Head of Nursing Careers and Professional Standards will be required to employ their nurse orientated developmental and strategic recruitment expertise to proactively provide innovative solutions to develop the career pathway of Nursing at both a strategic and operational level.

A key aspect of the post is leadership of our pre-registration nurse education support, including developing and maintaining excellent relationships with our Higher Education Institution partners.

The successful applicant will take the lead on specific projects related to nursing careers and professional standards nurse education, development and recruitment. Reporting on work-plans, projects to support the governance processes of the organisation are an important component of the role.

Full description of the duties are in the job description attached.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

Highly specialist knowledge, to Masters degree in nursing and substantial staff development and operational experience at a senior level.
Registered Nurse with current NMC Registration.
Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable criteria

Member of the Chartered Institute of personnel and Development or capacity to gain membership within 18 months of appointment.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Significant and varied post registration clinical experience.
Experience of working as part of a team.
Comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing the workforce in health and social care and in particular Nursing.
Practical experience of producing reports and statistical data.
Experience in recruitment and selection practices.
Comprehensive understanding of the development and implementation of Apprenticeships.
Experience of complex project management and change management.
Experience of working as a practice assessor.
Experience in pre-registration nurse training selection.
Advanced understanding and interpretation of relevant laws and regulations including employment and mental health legislation.
Advanced understanding of the structure and funding of Further and Higher Education.
Proven track record of making a significant contribution to business and workforce planning and strategy.
Experience of change leadership, including facilitating significant change management and workforce redesign issues within a large organization.
Experience of effective working in a multi-site organisation across all disciplines.
Understanding of broad strategic direction of NHS and NHS Workforce strategy.
Sound awareness of systems, relationships and pressures within complex NHS organisations and experience of influencing the views/agenda of others to ensure achievement of corporate objectives in line with best practice.
Up to date knowledge of NMC regulatory standards and guidance.

Desirable criteria

Up to date knowledge of effective relevant HR practices and philosophies and relevant employment legislation.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Ability to manage and prioritise own workload meetings.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Proven teaching and assessing skills using innovative delivery methods.
Chairing and organising meetings.
IT and Social Media literate.
Self-motivator with high standards for self and others.
Adaptable and flexible approach.
Presentation skills
Able to deploy a wide range of expert skills, including coaching, mediating, facilitation and influencing skills, modelling and analysis, change management, and workforce redesign where required.
Be able to implement change using recognised quality improvement techniques.
Be able to understand and adapt to the changing educational and the health and social care environments.
Be able to provide clear goals and objectives and provide balanced feedback.
Prepare and draft reports ensuring quantitative and qualitative information is presented in a clear and accessible manner.
Leadership skills, engenders confidence and respect.
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal including influencing, negotiation and presentation skills.
Competent in the use of IT in a Windows environment, including e-mail, Word, Excel and Teams.ip skills, engenders confidence and respect.
An innovative approach to problem solving, including analysis and evaluation of issues, situations and data.
Project management skills.
Able to assess and manipulate quantitative data.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
Lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity.
Demonstrates proficient leadership skills as detailed in nine domains of the NHS Leadership Framework: - Sharing the vision - Inspiring shared purpose - Leading with care - Evaluating information - Connecting our service - Engaging the team - Holding to account - Developing capability - Influencing for results
Uphold and Code, (NMC).

We are proud to be fostering a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. A key commitment to this is improving staff representation from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, those from the LGBTQ+ communities, people with ‘lived-experience’ of mental health conditions and people living with disabilities,– we are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ offering a guaranteed interview to Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service users.

Please apply to join us, we would love to hear from you. Any personal details you supply to us are kept safe in line with the General Data Protection Regulations.

Adverts normally close for application a few minutes before midnight on the closing date and we will let you know if we are offering you an interview by email via our recruitment system ‘TRAC’. We contact all applicants within 4 weeks after the closing date, so please check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application; you are welcome to contact us, via the TRAC system, if you have any queries about your application.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Christine Kapopo
Job title: Deputy Director of Nursing
Email address: [email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Band 8b Head of Nursing Careers and Professional Standards-Bath

Band 8b

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact