associate director registered nurse Manchester, England
Job description
Job overview
The Associate Director of Nursing for Safeguarding (Adults and Children) will have extensive knowledge and safeguarding expertise and proven leadership skills across external partnerships and internally across the organization. They will be responsible for the delivery of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) safeguarding statutory responsibilities including:
- Safeguarding Adults
- Safeguarding Children
- PREVENT Agenda
- Domestic Abuse
- Multiagency Public Protection Arrangments
The post holder will also have senior management responsibility for the Corporate Nursing Dementia Care Service, Acute Hospital Learning Disability Liaison Service and Falls Prevention Service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage on behalf of NCA Chief Nurse the framework for Safeguarding and Public protection within the Organisation, working in partnership with the Corporate and Care Organisation Directors including Directors of Nursing, Associate Directors of Governance, Therapies, senior managers, and clinicians to ensure the embedding of the framework within service delivery for the protection of patients and enhancement of patient care.
Provide Operational management leadership to the Safeguarding team, Dementia Care Service, Acute Hospital Learning Disability Liaison Service and Falls Prevention Service.
Responsible for effective interpretation of national health, social care, and professional strategy/policy relevant to the Trust to produce relevant clinical guidance, advice, and direction.
Ensure there are robust governance and monitoring processes in place within the Safeguarding, Dementia Services, Acute Hospital Learning Disability liaison team and Falls prevention team to provide assurance to the Trust Board on the risks and management of safeguarding risks presenting in patient care in clinical services.
Lead the design and coordinate the delivery of safeguarding and Prevent and Domestic abuse learning events both internally within the organisations and with partnership Organisation as required.
Ensure the effective implementation of the requirements for NHS provider organisations of the Intercollegiate document for Safeguarding adults and Children 2018.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team.
We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
If you are an International Nurse without a current NMC PIN, please do not apply for this role. To find out more about the current international nursing opportunities available to you here at the NCA, please contact [email protected]
Person specification
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a current 1st level nurse registration.
- Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience.
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First degree or equivalent in a heath related topic and Masters level academic qualification in a safeguarding related topic
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of advanced transactional management skills and knowledge of range of models of management acquired through either: - First line management qualification or Experiential learning to develop first line management skills and knowledge competencies together with understanding of models of leadership, acquired through either: Evidence of understanding of models of change management and service improvement with ability to give examples of application.
- Evidence of understanding of models of change management and service improvement with ability to give examples of application.
- Demonstrating leadership of large-scale change management/service improvement projects with presentation of underpinning recognised theoretical rational
- Demonstration of an understanding of the purpose and application of research and audit through academic study or experiential learning and application.
- Significant experience in a senior management role (above band 8a) to evidence use of strategic and operational management skills and thinking skills.
- In depth knowledge of safeguarding adults, safeguarding children, domestic abuse, MARAC, MAPPA and Prevent, Domestic Homicide agenda having worked in a safeguarding role.
- Demonstrate ability to manage in crisis, make decisions under pressure and be self- reliant evidenced by having significant experience in lead specialist role used for trust wide guidance or advice.
- Evidence of using mentoring, coaching supervision or assessment knowledge and skills.
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skill in investigation, review, and data analysis through multiple experiences of investigation and governance review processes where information collation and analysis are required - through e.g., service reviews, complaints investigations, incident investigation and/or disciplinary processes.
- Ability to demonstrate teaching and presentation skills and knowledge of theoretical models of education and information transfer through either: Formal education/teaching qualification and practice experience or Experiential learning and demonstration of teaching/education practice underpinned by description of theoretical rationale.
- Ability to demonstrate skills in planning and developing research and audit projects using recognised methodology
- Able to demonstrate and maintain emotional resilience and personal management of health and wellbeing within a demanding health and social care environment through positive outcomes from significant experience in a complex role, requiring multiple knowledge and skills application.
- Able to Demonstrate knowledge and application of; 1. Legislative framework for safeguarding. 2. Contemporary health and social care economic and political local and national strategy and the implications for the Trust. 3.local and national strategy relating to safeguarding and the implications for the Trust.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge and/or skills in: Organisational vision and values – strategic objectives and current service delivery direction
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policy to work across all Trust locations and external venues.
- The ability to maintain professional nursing registration – meeting ongoing NMC practice and professional development standards and demonstrating ongoing fitness to practice.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Engaging and involving attitude to working with teams. Self-awareness of personal strengths and areas for development with positive approach to self-management and development.
- Ability to be flexible, adaptive, innovative, and creative – motivated to promote performance and systems improvement Emotionally and physically resilient with proactive approach to management of own physical, social, and psychological health.
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone. We value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge, and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of our local community. If you are disabled and require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team to discuss.
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Applicant requirements
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.
