Children' S Services Locality Lead - Bury, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

Northern Care Alliance NHS Group

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Bury, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job overview:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Children's Services.

We would welcome applicants who are motivated and forward thinking to lead a team of School Nurses in Community Services Bury.

The successful applicant will provide leadership and clear professional management to a team within a defined locality and will be responsible for ensuring their team's safe delivery of effective evidence-based care, initiating improvements and implementing changes within the services.

In addition to this they will have a responsibility for leading and developing on a clinical area of interest.

The post is two days all year round.

Main duties of the job:

The Locality Lead will contribute nursing expertise to service delivery and planning and will be the first point of contact for staff and students, service users and other key stakeholders providing a prompt management response to relevant operational / development issues.

The role also includes recruitment, selection, deployment and supervision of staff and students.

The successful applicant will be a good team player who will complement an existing team of Locality Leads who are responsible for modernisation and effective service delivery; based upon national guidance, policies and local research based evidence targeted to meet the local needs of children and families.

Working for our organisation:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.

Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to
make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -
care,
appreciate and
inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.

The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.

By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities:

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

Person specification:

qualifications:

Essential criteria:

NMCregistration
SCPHN qualification

Desirable criteria:

Prescribing qualification
Leadership qualification

experience:

Essential criteria:

Collaborative working
Developing and implementing evidence based practice

Desirable criteria:

Budget management
Policy/ guidance development

knowledge:

Essential criteria:

Knowledge of professional field
Knowledge of change managment
Awareness of issues affecting community services
Awareness of complex issues associated working across organisations

skills and abilities:

Essential criteria:

Leadership and organisational skills
IT skills
Communication skills
Teaching and presentation skills
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve.

Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.

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