Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

*INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY* Professional Lead Nurse - Mental Health

The closing date is 21 May 2025

Job summary

INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY

Expression of Interest

Professional Lead for Nursing; Children's and Families Mental Health

0.6wte (3 days a week)

Fixed Term/Secondment until 31/10/2025

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Nurse to join the Mental Health Senior Leadership Team, as Professional Lead for Nursing for a fixed term period to cover a secondment opportunity as per job description.

The professional lead is accountable to the Chief Nurse and an integral team member of the Trust wide Nurse professional leadership team. The professional leadership team is responsible for delivering Nursing strategy and priorities into the care group, to support high quality effective Nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for establishing professional leadership for Nurses working in mental health function and perinatal services, in accordance with Trust values, ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and high quality services for patients and their families/carers.

They will work in conjunction with the Function and Care Group SLT to develop and deliver safe and effective services, in accordance with key national targets, clinical standards and service priorities. The post holder will participate in the Trust wide Nursing leadership structure, contributing and implementing Nursing delivery plans and representing the Care Group on Nursing developments. The post holder will be expected to work with other Senior Nursing staff across the Care Group to deliver these objectives. The post holder will provide Trust wide specialist professional advice according to professional clinical qualification and deputise for Nursing senior leadership team colleagues as appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to provide direct clinical care alongside their Professional Leadership role.

The successful candidate will be NMC registered and have Mental Health experience. They will be committed to improving the lives of our young people and families. They will have excellent communication skills and will be a compassionate and value based leader.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

301-VA-25-7094567

Job locations

The Bridge. Stafford

Stafford

ST16 3NE


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details please see the attached job description for the Professional Lead Nurse - Mental Health.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details please see the attached job description for the Professional Lead Nurse - Mental Health.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience in a NHS, social care or equivalent environment within a relevant (children and families) mental health setting
  • Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines
  • Experience of providing clinical advice and support to other professionals.
  • Experience of developing services and staff, delivering tangible service improvements in an efficiency driven environment.
  • Experience of providing clinical information and advice to others, including the development of services and staff.

Desirable

  • Recent clinical practice within a CAMHS setting.
  • Qualification in project management or relevant experience.
  • Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning.
  • Developing successful business cases in support of organisational change and service redesign.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Current NMC registration as a Registered Mental Health Nurse
  • Post graduate qualification in nursing related subject

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience in a NHS, social care or equivalent environment within a relevant (children and families) mental health setting
  • Experience of working effectively across different agencies and with other disciplines
  • Experience of providing clinical advice and support to other professionals.
  • Experience of developing services and staff, delivering tangible service improvements in an efficiency driven environment.
  • Experience of providing clinical information and advice to others, including the development of services and staff.

Desirable

  • Recent clinical practice within a CAMHS setting.
  • Qualification in project management or relevant experience.
  • Providing an effective contribution to workforce planning.
  • Developing successful business cases in support of organisational change and service redesign.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Bridge. Stafford

Stafford

ST16 3NE


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Bridge. Stafford

Stafford

ST16 3NE


Employer's website

https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Function - Mental Health, C&F Care Group

Sarb O'Brien

Sarb.obrien@mpft.nhs.uk

0123456789

Details

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

301-VA-25-7094567

Job locations

The Bridge. Stafford

Stafford

ST16 3NE


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