Lead Nurse (Provider Improvement Response Team - PIRT)

We are offering an exciting leadership opportunity to join our Provider Improvement Response Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic Lead Nurse who is motivated to go that extra mile and lead a successful and effective team. We are seeking a dynamic and solution focused nurse who is an effective leader with a proven track record of delivering quality improvements. This is a crucial role in driving improvements in the quality of the adult care market. This key role in care market assurance will manage a joint health and social care team with both nurses and local authority officers. The aim of the team is to work with the highest risks in the care market, including services at risk of closure, those in large scale enquiry or those subject to CQC enforcement action, to deliver the required improvements. As Lead Nurse you will also be instrumental in delivering quality improvement projects to support providers towards 'outstanding' with the Care Quality Commission. There is an expectation that where there are urgent closures or significant safeguarding risks, there may be a requirement to work evenings or weekends, however the normal working pattern will be Monday-Friday. The position will have a combination of on-site visits at care services and office work and will require travel across the County. You will be employed by MPFT. The day to day line management for this role and the PIRT team will be held by Staffordshire County Council., As Lead Nurse you will be required to work autonomously, support teams and providers to deliver on performance targets, action plans and quality improvement projects. Although the team's focus will be to prevent closure of care services, in circumstances where there is risk of an urgent closure, the Lead nurse would coordinate the health and social system response. As part of this role you will be require to

• Be an excellent communicator with the ability to build relationships with all stakeholders across the system.
• Have the ability to work and balance risks with uncertainty and in changing circumstances is required.
• Be highly skilled in effective leadership demonstrating the ability to line manage, coach, and develop colleagues.
  
  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
+ Supporting your career development and progression + Excellent NHS Pension scheme + Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave + Options for flexible working + Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave + Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources + If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients + Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate + Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates + Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k + Free car parking at all trust sites + Free flu vaccinations every year + Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met) And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people. Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications