Quality Lead Nurse - Emergency Medicine | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting time within the Division of Integrated Care as we continue to change and adapt to the needs of our patients and staff. An opportunity has arisen within our senior nursing team for a Quality Lead Nurse. The areas within our Emergency Village directorate include the Emergency Department, PANDA unit (Paediatric ED and short stay observation and assessment unit), Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), Medical High Care unit, Respiratory Ward and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC). Whilst this Quality Lead Nurse role will at times oversee all of the above areas, the particular areas of focus for the successful candidate will be the Emergency Department (both Adult and Paediatric ED) and the SDEC unit. We are seeking an experienced leader who will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of high quality, patient care that delivers against identified National and local targets whilst continually improving the patients journey and having a positive impact on care delivery. The role of the Quality Lead Nurse will focus on six main areas within both their own directorate and across the organisation:

• Providing a clean environment.
• Ensuring best practice in infection control.
• Improving clinical care standards.
• Treating patients with dignity and respect.
• Providing clinical areas with senior nurse leadership during both regular and unsocial hours.
• Ensuring all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
The Quality Lead Nurse will provide support and guidance to the wards and departments, ensuring that they work closely with the ward and department Managers. There will be a focus on supporting wards and departments to reach and maintain the required standards within the NCA Nursing and Accreditation Systems.

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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day. We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance. This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date. Feedback on this process will also be requested to help our teams understand and evaluate your recruitment experience.