Director Of Nursing Workforce & Education

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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

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• Post registration management qualification
• MSc in Health-Related Subject

Desirable criteria

• Doctorate in health related subject

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive understanding of integrated health social care models
• Demonstrates breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS policy and ability to interpret and implement practice
• Extensive senior nursing and managerial experience within a large acute Trust

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in workforce planning and modelling
• Experience of transformational change management
• Experience in managing large scale change
• Experienced in securing funding to support organisational initiatives
• Experience in developing clinical teams
• Experience of working with national programmes and initiatives
• Evidence of managing conflict and deploying successful conflict resolution strategies

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 472.4KB)
• Person specification (PDF, 368.6KB)
• Assoc Director of Workforce & Education FR (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)