*INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY* Professional Lead Nurse - Mental Health

Job overview

INTERNAL MPFT APPLICATIONS ONLY

Expression of Interest

Professional Lead for Nursing; Children’s and Families Mental Health

0.6wte (3 days a week)

Fixed Term/Secondment until 31/10/2025

An opportunity has become available for an experienced Nurse to join the Mental Health Senior Leadership Team, as Professional Lead for Nursing for a fixed term period to cover a secondment opportunity as per job description.

The professional lead is accountable to the Chief Nurse and an integral team member of the Trust wide Nurse professional leadership team. The professional leadership team is responsible for delivering Nursing strategy and priorities into the care group, to support high quality effective Nursing practice.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for establishing professional leadership for Nurses working in mental health function and perinatal services, in accordance with Trust values, ensuring the delivery of effective, efficient and high quality services for patients and their families/carers.

They will work in conjunction with the Function and Care Group SLT to develop and deliver safe and effective services, in accordance with key national targets, clinical standards and service priorities. The post holder will participate in the Trust wide Nursing leadership structure, contributing and implementing Nursing delivery plans and representing the Care Group on Nursing developments. The post holder will be expected to work with other Senior Nursing staff across the Care Group to deliver these objectives. The post holder will provide Trust wide specialist professional advice according to professional clinical qualification and deputise for Nursing senior leadership team colleagues as appropriate.

The post holder will be expected to provide direct clinical care alongside their Professional Leadership role.

The successful candidate will be NMC registered and have Mental Health experience. They will be committed to improving the lives of our young people and families. They will have excellent communication skills and will be a compassionate and value based leader.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please see the attached job description for the Professional Lead Nurse - Mental Health.