Job summary The postholder will be a collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leader with values and behaviours that inspire understanding and trust, build inclusion and reduce inequalities.
In conjunction with the Associate Director of Nursing and Quality will contribute to creating a positive safety culture, where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everybody (individual staff, teams, patients, service users, families, and carers) can flourish to ensure brilliant, safe care by: 1.
Continuous learning and improvement of safety risks 2.
Supportive, psychologically safe teamwork 3.
Enabling and empowering speaking up by all The post holder, working in collaboration with the Clinical and Operational Lead and will be responsible for the delivery of a robust quality governance framework within a defined care group, as part of the collective leadership team supporting the delivery of effective, safe and high-quality care delivery to service users and their families.
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating all quality governance activity including the development of quality improvement plan, policies, risk management strategies, training and audit activity.
Main duties of the job Main duties of the job The postholders will contribute to the strategic direction for high quality services, setting and upholding professional standards for nursing and other professional practice within Bolton and Wigan Services.
This will include the development and delivery of key actions within the Trust Nursing Strategy and other relevant clinical strategies.
Through highly visible leadership the post-holders will undertake a range of duties and responsibilities that supports professional staff to deliver safe and high-quality evidence-based practice across the Trust.
The post holder will have direct responsibility for the supervision of the Quality roles within the Care Group offering and deputise in the absence of the Associate Director of Nursing and Quality.
The post will provide day to day leadership for maintaining IPC standards and high standards of professional practice via liaison with the IPC Lead Nurses, the Physical Healthcare Lead for the Trust as well as the Medicines Management Lead and the Professional Standards Lead Nurse.
The post-holder will provide nursing leadership and professional standards support across the integrated healthcare agenda, ensuring Professional Practice Standards are upheld across the Care Group and wider Organisation.
About us Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work.
From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification Staff benefits Pay Enhancements: Band Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) 1 Time plus 47% Time plus 94% 2 Time plus 41% Time plus 83% 3 Time plus 35% Time plus 69% 4 9 Time plus 30% Time plus 60% 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme Blue Light Card Discounts fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles) Person Specification Essential Criteria Essential Registered Mental Health Nurse Desirable Experience Nursing and Quality Governance Essential Criteria Essential Current RMN, RNLD or RGN Substantial Senior Clinical Nursing Experience Senior Clinical experience within physical health, mental health and substance misuse services Senior Management/Leadership Experience Experience of leading on research projects and audits Experience of developing and delivering presentations and/or training to large groups Experience of effective partnership working with a range of agencies and stakeholders Broad and positive clinical experience Experience of implementing service change/reconfiguration and modernisation of services Detailed knowledge of the Professional agenda, as it relates to physical or mental health nursing Demonstrates ability to manage complex situations Ability to work within and meet clear performance targets and indicators Significant knowledge of the performance management agenda and modernisation tools and techniques Ability to lead, motivate and empower others to achieve objectives and aspirations Knowledge and ability to advise on physical healthcare assessment and treatment Working knowledge of the requirements for infection prevention and control practice Working knowledge and ability to advise on a range of medical devises and assessment tools for physical healthcare Working knowledge on delivering quality health care in a mental health setting Working knowledge of requirements of resuscitation policy and practice Working knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control policy and practice Will be able to travel on a regular basis across the Trust wide footprint and organisations external to the Trust Experience of Nursing and Quality Governance Desirable Master's degree in relevant subject Post graduate qualification in leadership and management or equivalent portfolio experience Post graduate qualification in specialist nursing practice or equivalent experience