Deputy Associate Director of Nursing

**The Role**:
We are looking for a motivated, experienced mental health nurse to join our Professional team as Deputy ADN. Your focus will be on consolidating Care Assurance and professional standards across Mental Health, Learning Disability and Addiction services. Please get in touch if you feel this is your next progression.

The role is strategic and operational, providing professional leadership, and influencing future service delivery in NHS Lanarkshire for identified sites. The post holder will have a professional lead for nursing within their sites/localities, ensuring standards of clinical practice, patient centred care and workforce development are in place to maximise the impact of nursing on service change and quality improvement.

The post holder will act as a deputy to the Associate Director of Nursing and will work closely with the Locality Manager/General Manager and the Associate Medical Director and their deputies in providing visible leadership at both a site and NHS Lanarkshire level.

The post holder will contribute to the clinical, financial and staff governance arrangements ensuring safe, efficient and effective care, compatible with professional and national clinical standards.

The post holder will contribute to the corporate management of the Directorate, and assists the Divisional Director in achieving the Executive Directorate's objectives.

**NHS Lanarkshire**:
Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

**What we'll need you to bring**:

- Registered Nurse with valid UK NMC Registration.
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Masters Level.
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of NHS Scotland’s Leadership Qualities framework or equivalent framework.
- Management knowledge gained through experience and continuous professional development.
- Professional, leadership and managerial experience within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Extensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the health care agenda.
- Experience and knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies.
- Experience of resource management i.e. financial; human; capital.
- Knowledge and experience of needs assessment and analysis/interpretation of related data.
- A proven track record in sound and effective leadership.
- Ability to think strategically, corporately and act as a team player.
- A proven track record in developing innovative solutions in meeting organisational requirements and motivating staff to affect change.
- A proven track record in developing teams/services and integrated solutions to complex and challenging problems.
- Working knowledge of basic information technology.

**It would be great if you also have**:

- Formal leadership development
- Knowledge of the current national drivers and strategic priorities
- Ability to develop reports, work plans, risk management templates
- Coaching/Mentoring Skills
- Car driver with a full, valid UK/EU/EEA licence
- Flexible working hours

**Contract type**:
Fixed Term or Secondment for 1 year

Full time

37 hours

**Location and Working Pattern**:
This role will be based in Nurse Directorate within Kirklands - NHSL Headquarters.

**Looking to find out more?**:
If you’re looking to find out a bit more, then we would love to hear from you

**Why NHS Lanarkshire?**:
Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

- A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
- A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
- Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- Occupational health services
- Employee Counselling services
- Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

**Further Information**:
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