NursingNetUK

Job overview

The role will be delivered within a speciality where the post holder will demonstrate current clinical knowledge, expertise and leadership, deliver effective governance, achieve performance targets, use information and data effectively to improve quality and minimise risk, specifically: 

 •            To provide overall management and leadership for all professional and direct care staff in the locations of responsibility, including recruitment, continuing professional development and performance issues.

 The post holder is accountable for inpatient teams; they will line manage within their areas of responsibility and they have the authority to ensure the best use of the resources necessary to sort out the fundamentals of quality of care, backed up by the appropriate administrative support. 

 The post holder will ensure that the quality of the service user experience is improved by providing front line employees with the necessary authority to prevent or to remedy shortcomings or failings in processes, systems, facilities and services that contribute to patient care.

 The post holder is responsible for developing and implementing standards across the Trust by strengthening professional clinical leadership at team level.  They will be easily identifiable to service users and carers.

Main duties of the job

Driving forward clinical standards, innovation, quality and managing change

Champion the quality improvement agenda, demonstrating personal commitment to continuous improvement and facilitating the approach in all clinical areas.

Work with Ward Teams to ensure the Trust expectations concerning ‘safe staffing’ are embedded, adhered to and be accountable for the appropriate deployment of nurses and care staff across wards in their sphere of responsibility and the wider site.

Encourage and foster a culture that involves and empowers nurses and other professional groups, stimulates innovation and enables participation at all levels in shaping service delivery for the future. 

Provide devolved authority, as required, to ensure objectives are met and achieve the right balance between quality, time, cost and risk whilst encouraging team-based empowerment models of problem solving.

Support the senior management team in leading redesign work across services reshaping the Nursing workforce to deliver within new structures.

Provide professional judgment and expert advice in relation to clinical assessments and care planning especially for patients with complex needs.

Strengthen links between teams and support teams in planning and delivering quality, safe and effective care.

Act as a professional consultant to all employees on environmental patient care matters, providing a role model to them in relation to high standards of care within the Service.

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. 

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications