Job summary
The Head of Nursing role at MREH AND UDHM is a unique opportunity for an outstanding nurse leader.
We are looking for a talented, passionate and experienced nurse leader who can demonstrate strong clinical and strategic leadership, with the ability to communicate effectively across multi-professional boundaries as well as create an enviable culture of caring and compassion. The post holder will be based at both Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and the University Dental Hospital of Manchester and will be required to work across all Trust sites if required.
You will be responsible for leading patient safety, quality of care, patient and staff experience and delivering the highest standard of care in line with the MFT Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Strategy.
The post holder needs to have a comprehensive understanding of the changing NHS environment and the challenges it faces, and the role and contribution nurses and AHPs can make.
The post holder needs to have a commitment to improving patient services, by providing an environment that sustains performance and focuses on continuous quality improvement.
Providing leadership and experience to manage and deliver on the complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales will be expected.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Director of Nursing, the Head of Nursing will be the professional lead for nursing across Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) and the University Dental Hospital of Manchester (UDHM) providing visible leadership across, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards.
S/he will be an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the patient/client experience, improving standards of care and services, commanding the confidence of colleagues cross MREH, UDHM and the Trust.
S/he will set clear expectations and lead the delivery of nursing and AHP objectives set by the Director of Nursing, MREH AND UDHM and MFT Group. S/he will demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering a world-class service for patients/clients.
Working collaboratively with the Director of Nursing and MREH/ UDHM senior nursing teams, s/he will lead and support across MREH/ UDHM quality & patient experience including measurement and analysis of nursing and AHP metrics, improvement methodology, and the accreditation processes. S/he will act as a catalyst for change for the delivery of safe high quality clinical care.
S/he will provide professional line management responsibility for a group of nursing/ AHP staff as directed by the Director of Nursing.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Head of Nursing will support and work with the Director of Nursing, Medical Director, and Lead Nurses, in the delivery of the Clinical Governance/Effectiveness Agenda across the MREH/ UDHM services. S/he will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments internal and external to the Hospital/Group to ensure the Hospital/Group, remains informed and responsive to the demands of the nursing, midwifery and AHP agenda.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
Head of Nursing will support and work with the Director of Nursing, Medical Director, and Lead Nurses, in the delivery of the Clinical Governance/Effectiveness Agenda across the MREH/ UDHM services. S/he will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments internal and external to the Hospital/Group to ensure the Hospital/Group, remains informed and responsive to the demands of the nursing, midwifery and AHP agenda.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing Graduate in health-related subject
- Masters or higher degree or evidence of working towards
- Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development.
- Significant operational management experience at Lead Nurse level or above.
- Post registration leadership development
- Significant clinical experience at Lead Nurse level within a complex organisation.
- Experienced in a range of clinical settings and models of care.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS Policy and regulatory policy, demonstrating ability to interpret these and implement changes where appropriate.
- Experience in managing an operational service including budget management/financial planning and strategic development.
- Evidence of experience in management of change.
- Evidence of collaborative working and learning.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance
- Evidence of strong leadership skills. Strategic thinking
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in interdisciplinary working/communication.
- Ability to produce reports, action plans, both written and verbal.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills. Confident & articulate.
- Demonstrates and role models Trust values and behaviours.
Desirable
- Management. / Leadership courses relevant to role
- Experience of research activities.
- Evidence of leading major organisational change
- Evidence of leading governance /clinical effectiveness agenda in complex service
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- First level registration NMC registered graduate in Nursing Graduate in health-related subject
- Masters or higher degree or evidence of working towards
- Evidence of relevant study and continuing professional development.
- Significant operational management experience at Lead Nurse level or above.
- Post registration leadership development
- Significant clinical experience at Lead Nurse level within a complex organisation.
- Experienced in a range of clinical settings and models of care.
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS Policy and regulatory policy, demonstrating ability to interpret these and implement changes where appropriate.
- Experience in managing an operational service including budget management/financial planning and strategic development.
- Evidence of experience in management of change.
- Evidence of collaborative working and learning.
- Evidence of experience of clinical governance
- Evidence of strong leadership skills. Strategic thinking
- Ability to make decisions in a pressured environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in interdisciplinary working/communication.
- Ability to produce reports, action plans, both written and verbal.
- Highly developed interpersonal skills. Confident & articulate.
- Demonstrates and role models Trust values and behaviours.
Desirable
- Management. / Leadership courses relevant to role
- Experience of research activities.
- Evidence of leading major organisational change
- Evidence of leading governance /clinical effectiveness agenda in complex service
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital/ University Dental Hospital of Mnachester
Oxford Road Campus
Manchester
M139WL
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
