Clinical Group Deputy Director of Nursing (RMCH/MREH)

Job responsibilities

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 Guidethat 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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

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As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your applicationespecially personal statements and responses to role-specific questionsis written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

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, please contact the manager named below.

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level RN or AHP degree
• Current NMC or HCPC registration
• Educated to degree / masters level or equivalent training and experience
• Evidence of recent and relevant continuous professional development

Desirable

• Doctorate level degree in health related subject
• Formal management or leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• A clear appreciation of the context of acute healthcare provision within the modern NHS and understanding of the NHS Operating Framework.
• A strong understanding of national NHS policy and strategy as it relates to nursing staff, AHPs and broader clinical workforce, as well as current professional challenges.
• Extensive knowledge of clinical governance systems and risk management.
• Understanding of regulation and preparedness.

Desirable

• A strong understanding of how MFT fits into the wider health and social care system.

Training and Experience

Essential

• Extensive senior level nursing/AHP leadership and managerial experience within an acute NHS Trust (or comparatively large and complex multi-disciplinary organisation).
• Extensive senior level nursing/AHP experience as a clinical practitioner.
• Extensive experience of leading and directing change and quality improvement in clinical practice, with evidence of successful outcomes and improvements in patient experience.
• Experience of developing and implementing transformation programmes, including the management of service change, operational process improvement and cost reduction
• A successful track record of developing an organisational culture committed to high quality, people, financial and performance standards
• Demonstrable success in building, developing and inspiring high performing multi-disciplinary teams, increasing staff engagement and innovation, and motivation to improve performance.
• Evidence of communicating successfully and working effectively in co-operation with a wide range of internal and external bodies, including statutory and nonstatutory organisations, senior managers, colleagues and their representatives
• Evidence of undertaking clinical audit and contributing to research programmes / studies and quality improvement.

Desirable

• A successful track record of delivering a long-term vision whilst responding to shortterm challenges and opportunities and defining clinical strategies in a senior level nursing role

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Outstanding personal impact. Highly developed interpersonal, networking, advocacy, written and presentation skills that are persuasive and influential and develop relationships that inspire respect, trust and confidence.
• Ability to lead and work in a multi -disciplinary team, motivating others to secure continuous service improvement and successful outcomes.
• Highly developed analytical skills with the ability to think and act strategically, tactically and creatively, while maintaining a clear view of the issues affecting the Clinical Group and MFT
• Ability to translate a strategic vision into operation action, to communicate those objectives and ensure they are adhered to.
• Ability to deal positively and promptly with colleagues' concerns and personal problems, challenge colleagues on any inappropriate behaviours or poor performance and investigate and deal with complaints as required.
• Ability to encourage multi - disciplinary professional working and problem solving
• A high level of political awareness.

Desirable

• A successful track record of delivering a long-term vision whilst responding to shortterm challenges and opportunities and defining clinical strategies in a senior level nursing role.

Attributes

Essential

• Able to actively engage with front -line staff in order to innovate clinical practice and improve both workforce and patient care experience.
• Able to manage different projects simultaneously with a high degree of autonomy in terms of decision -making 10 and management of deadlines.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities, problem solve and re-focus the work of self and others on new priority areas that may require urgent action.
• Can constructively challenge and effectively manage conflict to reach a positive conclusion.
• High level of personal resilience and ability to work and remain calm in a highpressure and/or challenging environment.
• A commitment to personal development and the development of colleagues, with the ability to develop a culture in which all individuals can thrive and feel a sense of belonging.
• Passionate commitment to embedding equality, diversity and inclusivity, internally and externally.
• Willingness and ability to travel between MFT's sites as required.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).