Associate Chief Nurse for Professions, Policy and Practice

An experienced Mental Health Nursing professional, the Deputy Director of professions, Policy and Practice will deputise on delegated duties for the Chief Nursing Officer/ Executive Director of Quality & Safety.

Responsibilities include:

1. Supporting the management of the Corporate Nursing Team in the absence of the Chief Nurse/ Director of Quality & Safety.
2. Deputising at local, regional and national meetings as requested, ensuring the organisation and profession is represented operationally and strategically.
3. Providing expert Mental Health professional and operational advice and guidance at a senior level for the Trust and System Partners.
4. Leading on Professional culture, standards, and effective contemporary practice in Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism provision, supporting the development and delivery of the All Age Mental Health Strategy for Trust Service Users and professional staff.
5. Leading on the delivery of anti-racist practice and fostering inclusive professional behaviours and service developments.
6. Maintaining up-to-date policies, incorporating learning from internal and external reports and stakeholders.

Main duties of the job:

1. Ensure nursing employees work within the standard and framework of NMC, and professional codes of conduct and take remedial action as appropriate.
2. Provide professional leadership and strategic direction to nursing within the Trust as a means of supporting Nurses to continuously improve the delivery of user and carer centred services, and to comply with the administration of the Mental Health Act.
3. Support the CNO in leading and motivating the Directorate Nursing and AHP team, driving a culture of continuous development and psychological safety.
4. Responsible for nursing budget, including budget setting and monitoring of budgets.
5. Ensure safe practices by nursing employees with respect to medicines management.
6. Provide professional and clinical advice to nursing and non-nursing colleagues at all levels across BSMHFT in relation to clinical and managerial matters, including disciplinary & conduct issues.
7. Represent nursing in clinical and corporate governance forums across BSMHFT and externally, resolving clinical and corporate problems, including taking a lead where appropriate.
8. Ensure the delivery and development of safe quality patient care and development of effective clinical practice.
9. Strive to achieve effective partnerships, integrating social care into the Trust and ensure effective partnerships are developed with Prisons and voluntary organisations.

About us:

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Job description:

Job responsibilities: Full details can be found within the job description and person specification attached to this application.

Person Specification:
Training, Qualification, Experience, Skills
Essential:

• Degree in nursing - registered mental health nurse with the NMC.
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Masters level education or equivalent, Leadership and/or management training. Substantial experience in management or a senior clinical role. Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience at a senior level of managing healthcare delivery systems.
• Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects.
• Experience of working in partnership with the public and independent sector.
• Significant experience of engaging clinicians in service redesign, demand management and care pathways.
• Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision.
• Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations.
• Demonstrate a management style which is supportive of the BSMHFT Managers Behavioural Profile.
• Demonstrates high level understanding of current policy and issues in healthcare practice, compliance and standards and the wider NHS.
• Ability to interpret and manage complex policy and organisational environment.
• Effective influencing, communication and negotiating skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Able to achieve coherence between the Trust service and financial strategies.
• Ability to utilise and implement clinical governance strategies and push their application to improve patient care and the user experience of mental health services.
• Understanding of infection control and safeguarding agendas in Mental Health.
• Senior level experience of managing in a complex organisation.
• A deep motivation to improve performance & make a difference to others' health & quality of life.

Desirable:

• Project Management and Quality Improvement Training.
• Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies.
• Senior Commissioning & SLA negotiation experience.
• Performance management tools and techniques and the application to NHS organisational standards and targets.
• Able to communicate with and engage front line clinical staff and clinical leaders in service strategy/redesign.
• Able to build redesign processes and systems that are simple and which engage front-line staff and clinical leaders across organisations.
• Natural partnership worker - supports and challenges people to work together to develop pathways that enhance service quality, care continuity and economy.
• Ability to manage the translation of strategic intent into operational reality.
• Able to drive, with access to vehicle for work.

Employer details:
Employer name: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Uffculme Centre, Birmingham, B13 8QY

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