Head of Nursing Learning Disabilities and Autism

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Main area Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c Contract Fixed term: 6 months (Secondment would also be considered) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-LCO-

Site Manchester Town Hall Town Manchester Salary £74,290 - £85,601 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/03/:59

Job overview

We are seeking a visionary and dedicated senior nurse with specialism in learning disability and autism to join our team as Head of Nursing Learning Disabilities and Autism. The candidate will be a Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse, Registered General Nurse or Registered Mental Health Nurse with proven learning disability experience. This will be a 6-month fixed term or secondment opportunity.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and passionate individual to lead and shape the future of nursing care for patients with a learning disability and/or autism and their families within the Local Care Organisation and more widely across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will provide direct leadership to the community learning disability teams across Manchester within the Local Care Organisation work, leading on programmes of work strategically and operationally.

The post holder will work in collaboration with numerous colleagues across both health and social care ensuring that seamless pathways are in place to support efficient service delivery.

If you are looking for a new challenge and feel that you have the appropriate knowledge, leadership and expertise we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for nursing services within this speciality within the Local Care Organisation and across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as a whole
• Develop and implement innovative care models and practices to enhance the quality of life for individuals with a learning disability and/or autism
• Oversee clinical governance within this area, ensuring the highest standards of care and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, professional development, and excellence in nursing practice
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver holistic and person-centred care across health and social care working with a variety of system partners
• Engage with service users, families and carers to ensure their voices are heard and are at the heart of service development and delivery
• Strong, visible and compassionate leader

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification Education and Qualifications

• Masters or higher degree or equivalent experience
• RN Learning Disabilities (LD), RGN or RMN with significant experience in LDA

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant and current clinical experience at a senior level within Learning Disability Services
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of NHS policy and strategy with a proven ability to translate into local action.
• Current knowledge of relevant professional and policy initiatives
• Experience of successfully managing an operational service including budget management/financial planning and strategic development
• Understanding of integrated health and social care models
• Experience of successfully managing and resolving complex complaints and incidents.
• Experiencing in developing and presenting business cases
• Experience of setting workforce establishments, reviewing skill mix and introduction of new roles
• Experience of working with/consultation with patient groups, other agencies and voluntary groups re service provision and development.

Skills & Abilities

• Innovative professional leader, able to inspire and motivate teams and individuals to enhance patient experience
• Well organised, strategic thinker Evidence of strong leadership skills.
• Experience of participating in/leading nursing research.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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