Deputy Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (AHP)

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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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications Academic and Professional

Essential criteria

• RGN or AHP
• Graduate
• Masters in a health-related subject or equivalent experience
• Understanding of integrated health and social care models

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive senior nursing and managerial experience within an acute Trust or community setting
• Extensive experience in workforce planning and modelling
• Experience in developing clinical teams
• Experience in managing large scale change successfully
• Evidence of influence and negotiating skills
• Ability to work with different disciplines across the health, education and social care settings
• Evidence of undertaking audit and contributing to research programmes

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Evidence of transformational change management
• Demonstrates high degree of autonomy & decision making
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to manage different projects simultaneously
• Demonstrates values-based leadership style

Personal Circumstances

Essential criteria

• The ability to travel across the MFT locality as required
• Work across sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• JD and Person Spec Deputy Director of Nursing and AHP (PDF, 624.3KB)
• Functional Req Deputy Director of Nursing and AHP (PDF, 1000.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)