Lead Nurse - IMC

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust; Warrington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Lead Nurse to shape the Clinical Business Unit's strategic direction, improve productivity and patient experience, and model the Trust's values.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Nursing, the post holder will operate at a senior level within the CBU, lead teams, resolve complex operational issues, and ensure policy implementation and performance management in a dynamic environment.

Job description

An experienced, motivated and independently minded leader who is able to act on their own initiative, achieving outstanding performance as a role model of the trusts values and behaviours. With a 'can do' leadership style the Lead Nurse will thrive within a climate of constant change managing the strategic direction and performance with a strong focus on productivity and improved patient experience for the Clinical Business Unit within a designated Division of the Trust.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Nursing, the post holder is expected to function at a senior level within the CBU senior leadership team, proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve complex operational issues, in accordance with agreed Trust objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints. The Lead Nurse will have managerial experience in leading teams and will possess leadership skills to deal competently with complex issues in ensuring that policy is implemented and performance managed within the CBU.

Working closely with the Clinical Director, and CBU Manager, the Lead Nurse, will lead the implementation of patient centred clinical operational strategy and plans, ensuring that systems and processes are in place to comply with relevant legislation and governance requirements, linking with external bodies such as commissioners about service developments, contracts and clinical care pathways whilst utilising the expertise and skills of the wider Divisional team., Actively develop a culture of quality and productivity to improve patient care and services by leading on improving the delivery of patient care and services by analysis of complex data and information, developing and implementing solution to enhance quality and meet performance targets.

Lead a culture of ensuring patient safety through adherence to legal obligations and safety requirements by reviewing and challenging risks and progress on plans to address risk.

Lead on identifying appropriate quality improvement activities and projects ensuring that resources and support are in place and progress is being made. Ensure a structured project management approach is used to plan and proactively manage transformational change.

Lead a culture of Quality Improvement, which produces new ideas, approaches, innovation or insights, ensuring that plans are developed and taken forward to improve patient care and services.

Promote and role model the Trust values, leadership expectations and behaviours. Advocate the value of diversity and equal opportunities in all business and services provided by the Trust.

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.