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Job summary

Main area
Nursing and Quality
Grade
Band 8d
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-PEN802-LG-A
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
TBC within Network
Town
Preston (Central & West) Blackburn (Pennine)
Salary
£83,571 - £96,376 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality

Band 8d

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for two brand new roles as Deputy Directors of Nursing, one for the Pennine Network and one for Central & West Network. These roles will help to bring our ambition to create a culture of joy and pride to life, making LSCft an inclusive, compassionate and safe place to work, where we are always learning, thereby ensuring the delivery of the highest quality of care to our service users, carers and families.

Please stipulate on your application if you are applying for the Pennine or Central & West post or both.

Main duties of the job

The post holders will play a pivotal role in supporting our Director Nursing and Quality team to deliver high quality care and professional leadership. The successful post holders will need to demonstrate the Trust’s values, be creative and agile in their thinking and work in a fast-paced environment, developing robust and trusting relationships with locality, network and directorate leadership teams as well as with senior Nursing and Quality colleagues and colleagues in the networks.  We are looking for someone who has experience of managing multiple teams and enabling colleagues to flourish at work while balancing multiple priorities.  

For these particular roles there will be an expectation that the successful candidates will be visible and present as it covers a large geographical area, though some flexibility can be discussed.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Mental Health or Learning Disabilities (for C&W Network only this may also be an Adult RN)
  • First Degree (Health subject)
  • Educated to relevant masters degree or prepared to study towards masters with demonstrable equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance
  • Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive clinical managerial experience at a senior level in the NHS
  • Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
  • Significant experience of engaging clinicians in service redesign and quality improvement
  • Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Joanne Schofield
Job title
Director of Nursing and Quality
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

[email protected] for the Pennine network

[email protected] for the Central & West network

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