About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and influential professional leader to join our organisation as Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP - Unplanned Care. Applications are welcome from appropriately experienced registered nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals.
As a core member of the Unplanned Care Group management team, you will be responsible for providing excellent professional nursing leadership across the Unplanned Care Group, assuring the provision of safe, effective and also evidence-based care with an agreed quality and financial framework.
As Associate Chief Nurse/of Nursing you will support the Deputy Chief Nurse by providing strategic and operational leadership and direction and will deputise across the full range of their portfolio. The post holder will need proven leadership skills, experience at a strategic level, and the ability to motivate and engage others as part of a multi-professional team using sound management and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP works in partnership with the Associate Medical Director and Associate Director of Unplanned Care Group. The three roles have operational accountability for the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control, and the implementation of the corporate objectives and Trust's strategy within the division.
Together as a team the post holders will be responsible for defining care group objectives to meet corporate goals and ensuring that quality standards are met, and performance addressed where this is not the case.
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing / therapy staff within the care group. Ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment meet the requirements of Care Quality Commission standards.
The Associate Chief Nurse/ Associate AHP also has lead responsibility for clinical governance in the care group. This includes infection control, risk management and the management of serious incidents and complaints, ensuring that action plans are completed and that the care groups learn from such events.
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP has a clinical leadership role in relation to nursing / AHP staff within the care groups, creating an environment which promotes and supports high standards of clinical and professional practice, resulting in high quality patient care.
About us
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other. Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn.
Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:
Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
One team - we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application
Job description Job responsibilities
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP works in partnership with the Associate Medical Director and Associate Director of Unplanned & Planned Care Group. The three roles have operational accountability for the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control, and the implementation of the corporate objectives and Trusts strategy within the division. Together as a team the post holders will be responsible for defining care group objectives to meet corporate goals and ensuring that quality standards are met, and performance addressed where this is not the case. The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing / therapy staff within the care group. Ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment meet the requirements of Care Quality Commission standards. The Associate Chief Nurse/ Associate AHP also has lead responsibility for clinical governance in the care group. This includes infection control, risk management and the management of serious incidents and complaints, ensuring that action plans are completed and that the care groups learnfrom such events. The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP has a clinical leadership role in relation to nursing / AHP staff within the care groups, creating an environment which promotes and supports highstandards of clinical and professional practice, resulting in high quality patient care.
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Person Specification
NMC/AHP Registration Essential
NMC AHP Registration
oExtensive experience of senior NHS management experience in nursing or AHP Essential
oExtensive experience of senior NHS management experience in nursing or AHP
Master's degree or equivalent experience Essential
Master's degree or equivalent experience
Experience of quality and risk management Essential
Experience of quality and risk management
Experience of managing multi-professional groups Essential
Experience of managing multi-professional groups
Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing effective partnerships. Essential
Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing effective partnerships.
Extensive knowledge of Patient Safety and Quality Essential
Extensive knowledge of Patient Safety and Quality
Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy. Essential
Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy.
Ability to produce high quality written reports / papers to aid decision making / assurance process. Essential
Ability to produce high quality written reports / papers to aid decision making / assurance process.
Experience in managing budgets and delivering cost improvements within a quality framework. Essential
Experience in managing budgets and delivering cost improvements within a quality framework.
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).
Employer details Employer name North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (WHH)
Address Warrington Hospital
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://northcheshireandmersey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)