Associate Chief Nurse (Mental Health & Learning Disabilities)

Associate Chief Nurse (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)

Associate Chief Nurse (Mental Health and Learning Disabilities)

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Government of JerseyBase pay rangeThis range is provided by Government of Jersey. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.Overview

Lead the island’s Learning disabilities and mental health nursing service. Start the next chapter of your life and influence the next chapter of our Island’s health care. This is a role with genuine influence, where your expertise and vision will shape the future of care, driving forward a modern, high quality agenda that makes a tangible difference to people’s lives.As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will act as a professional role model, fostering collaboration across disciplines and ensuring governance is strong and effective. You will champion the growth of nursing roles, provide expert supervision and development, and cultivate an environment where every colleague feels supported to deliver their very best. This is a chance to lead with pride and purpose, strengthening services that matter deeply to our island community and helping shape the next chapter of care.Strategic Leadership

Strategic Leadership Opportunity

– This role offers the chance to shape the future of mental health and learning disability nursing across Jersey, providing expert advice to senior leaders and influencing service transformation at a system wide level.Professional Influence

Impactful Professional Influence

– As a key member of the senior leadership team, you will lead the development of advanced nursing roles, drive quality improvement, and ensure safe, person-centred care through robust governance and professional standards.Role context

Jersey is a unique place to live and work. As a crown dependency, we are an island nation which includes our own Health Care Service and a more favourable financial position:Maximum personal tax rate of 20%Government of Jersey Pension with no annual tax capInformal discussions are welcome - please contact Andy Weir, Director of Mental Health, Social Care and Community Services (01534 442285) or Jessie Marshall, Interim Chief Nurse (01534 442077)Person specification

Registered with the NMC as a first level registered nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disability)Degree (or level 6 qualification) in Nursing or Midwifery or equivalentMasters level qualification in nursing, or equivalentHighly developed specialist knowledge of mental health and / or learning disability nursing underpinned by theory and experienceExpert level knowledge of the critical factors in delivering improvements in clinical performance / standards of care relevant to nursingKnowledge and experience of improving patient safety and patient experienceExpert level knowledge of the Governance and Risk frameworks required to underpin the delivery of safe patient care within a Nursing setting.Advanced Knowledge of MS Office SuiteThorough and up to date knowledge of relevant nursing theory and best practice, and the application of this practiceUnderstanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for the practice and behaviour of staff and selfDriving licence, keyboard skills, skills required for professional practiceAble to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing to a diverse range of audiences, including service users and carersHigh level influencing skillsAbility to critically analyse information and utilise this to drive practice development and service improvementA strong MDT team player who can professionally lead and role modelEvidence of involvement in service users’ advocacy and complaints resolutionCommitment to and understanding of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agendasSignificant post qualification working experience in order to have developed consolidated practice to lead the professionExperience of working at a senior clinical level within a managerial role, experienced in all aspects of safeguarding children and vulnerable adultsExperience of implementing and achieving changes in clinical practiceDemonstrable experience of developing staff and teamsExperience of leading the implementation of clinical governance frameworkExperience and understanding of effective budget and resource managementJob responsibilities

To provide expert strategic and senior professional advice to the Chief Nurse and Director of Mental Health and Social Care on matters relating to nursing practice / standards and the nursing workforce, to ensure best practice is embedded in provision.Undertake some direct clinical work as agreed with the Chief Nurse in order to maintain own professional registration.To provide advice to Ministers, Executive Directors, other senior managers and senior clinicians on all professional issues relating to mental health and learning disability nursing.Responsible, through delegated authority, for ensuring that appropriate governance controls are in place to ensure safe and effective professional practice.To provide the professional and strategic expert input for nursing into the development and implementation of a strategy for nursing services which responds to changing needs and demands of the services.Provide nursing expertise and advice in relation to service developments / transformation, including leading the development of new nursing roles / advanced practice roles in order to meet identified needsDevelop and maintain a high quality nursing workforce that supports the continued improvement of integrated services and is aligned to overarching strategic objectives to ensure cohesive service provision.Work collaboratively with service users and carers to ensure that the best possible experience is delivered in the most appropriate environment through effective service delivery and high quality person-centered clinical practice.Support the development and implementation of outcome, quality and patient experience measures relating to nursing care / practice and actively contribute to wider service evaluationPlay a lead role in setting the annual budget for nursing services in relation to staffing, care delivery, training and monitoring mechanisms, and promote / support effective budgetary management amongst budget holders to ensure that service provision is financially sustainable.Ensure appropriate governance arrangements are in place in relation to professional standards, deployment of the workforce, continuous professional development, supervision, revalidation, and ensuring appropriate levels of staff are consistently available to provide a high quality service.Ensure systems are in place and embedded to provide assurance in relation to safety and quality relating to safeguarding, clinical risk management, Jersey Nursing Assessment and Accreditation System (JNAAS) to ensure safe delivery of care.Maintain strong positive working relationships through working in partnership with Trade Unions colleagues to ensure that staff are supported in practice, through change to deliver high quality careProvide professional supervision and line management to designated nursing posts, including Consultant Nurse and Practice Development Nurse roles.Employer name:

Health and Community ServicesAddressJersey General HospitalSt. HelierJerseyJE1 3QSEmployer’s website: https://www.gov.jeSeniority level

Mid-Senior levelEmployment type

Full-timeJob function

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