DIRECTOR of NURSING MIDWIFERY AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS

(NMAHP)

Job details:

Job number: ID212 Location: Edinburgh

Salary: Executive Cohort Band E: £77,313 - £104,327 per annum

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent

About NHS Education for Scotland (NES) NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is a national special health board that works in partnership with our stakeholders to provide education, training and workforce development for those who work in and with NHSScotland. We aim for excellence in education working across traditional public service boundaries to support improved outcomes for patients through a well- developed workforce. Under our Strategic Framework we are committed to continually improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our organisation through organisational, leadership and staff development and-working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders. This Role Our Director of NMAHP, Dr Colette Ferguson is retiring after many years distinguished service to health and education. NES is now seeking to make an appointment to this rewarding and strategically important post. The role of NES continues to develop at pace and if successful you will join a progressive organisation at a time when a well-educated, trained and developed workforce is at the heart of the transformational change across the health and care sector in Scotland. The role is not confined to the Scottish context and you will work at UK level on matters of educational policy and regulation providing strategic advice to the NES Board, contributing to this agenda with Scottish Government and other stakeholders. The UK dimension of this role has become increasingly significant over the last three years. You will provide strategic advice to a wide range of stakeholders on the implications for education and training bringing insight to the development of innovative solutions for NHSScotland. As Director of NMAHP you will influence and provide education and development for a very significant proportion of the NHS workforce including the pre-registration NHS workforce. You will lead for NES on health and social care integration with the Scottish Social Services Council on all aspects of education, training and workforce development. This includes national strategic policy priorities such as Dementia, Older People and Early Years. In this role, you will make a direct impact on the quality and safety of patient care through the leadership of priority education, training and workforce development on a national basis. The strategic development of the education and training response to the delivery of the 2020 Vision, the Quality Strategy, and the Health and Social Care Delivery Plan impacts nationally and across the UK. You will be an outstanding collaborative leader with a demonstrable track record in leading transformational change. You will report to the Chief Executive Caroline Lamb and be a member of the NES Executive Team. You will make a significant contribution to the strategic development of NES, our role as the People Board for NHSScotland including our highly regarded digital transformation agenda.

There will be a recommendation to the Cabinet Secretary to appoint the successful applicant as an Executive Director of the NES Board.

The Applicant

What You Will bring

• Significant experience of working at Board and Executive level in complex organisations

with demonstrable experience of influencing and sustaining excellent working relationships

across a diverse and powerful set of stakeholders

• A strategic thinker with demonstrable track record of delivering transformational change

• An inspirational leader who can engage and empower staff driving forward new models of

delivery and ways of working

• Demonstrable evidence of the ability to deliver strategic outcomes through collaborative

leadership working across health, care and education

What You Will Have

• Registration as a nurse or midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Honours Degree and educated to doctoral level or equivalent in nursing or a cognate

subject

• In depth understanding of the context for healthcare in Scotland, the NHS workforce and

workforce development

• In-depth knowledge of education, training and development systems and processes that

underpin the health and care system

How You Will Lead

• In accordance with the NES Leadership Behaviours (see attached) which apply to all staff

• Through highly developed communication, presentation and relationship building skills

• Inspiring others to change- creating positive and empowering working environments where

people engage and take responsibility beyond their own role

• Demonstrating personal resilience, drive through complexity to deliver transformational

change

• Through demonstrating credibility and in being influential in challenging and breaking down

traditional views

Next Steps

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role, please contact Caroline Lamb Chief Executive through her Executive Assistant Paula Duncan who can be contacted on Paula.Duncan@nes.scot,nhs.uk telephone number 0131 656 3403

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm on Monday 26 June.

Interview Arrangements

Interviews will take place in Edinburgh on the 30 August 2017. Short listed candidates will also be given the opportunity to meet individual members of the Executive Team and the senior management team in NMAHP in advance of the interviews on the 30 August. In order to manage diaries, we will make some preliminary arrangements in advance however will be flexible wherever possible. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to take part in psychometric profiling as part of the

selection process and further details will be provided at that time. Part of the formal interview will include a presentation and again a topic will be provided to shortlisted candidates.

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Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:

Nurse Director / Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions

Executive Director: Yes Location: Central Offices, Edinburgh

Immediate Line Manager: Chief Executive of NHS Education for Scotland (NES)

2 Job Purpose

• To lead nationally on building the capacity and capability of the Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions and Health Care Chaplaincy workforce at all levels through setting the strategic direction and in partnership delivering on education, training and workforce development in Scotland. In addition, provide national and UK wide leadership and advice to SG on all matters relating to nursing and midwifery education. As Executive Director of the NES Board, influence, shape and fully participate in the corporate governance, leadership and management of NES at Board level and as a member of the Executive Team take responsibility for complex decisions and resource management across the organisation. Directly impact on patient care and experience through the provision of high quality education and development for frontline nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. Lead nationally on the development of sustainable education and development pathways to support new service delivery models in line with SG policy. Improve health outcomes and the quality of patient care across NHSS through the leadership of priority education, training and workforce development initiatives on a national basis. To provide Executive leadership for psychology and oversee the development of the Psychology workforce in Scotland. Work in partnership with other organisations e.g. Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to provide national and strategic leadership for education and workforce development to support the integration of health and social care in Scotland.

3 Dimensions

This post has a national leadership role in relation to education, training and workforce development for the NMAHP workforce in Scotland which totals circa 80,000. The strategic imperative to shape and plan the education, training and workforce development requirements of this staff cohort has grown significantly in recent years. Territorial Board workforce plans are predicated on role design, moving from a qualified to a trained workforce. Leading nationally on building the capability of this group is essential to enable change and innovation in the delivery of frontline services. This post works nationally and across all the professional groups making a significant contribution to the delivery of boards’ workforce plans and efficiency savings through national approaches in a constrained financial environment. The key dimensions of the post are:-

❖ Executive member of the NES Board contributing to decisions and accountability for organisation budget of circa £400m.

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❖ The NMAHP and Psychology Directorates have a staffing complement of 110 wte;

❖ The total budget of the NMAHP Directorate is circa £15million; the total budget of the

Psychology Directorate is circa £12 million.

❖ A national NMAHP practice education network of over 138 wte posts in Territorial Boards which provides educational events, support and supervision in clinical practice.

❖ The performance management and quality enhancement of pre-registration nursing and

midwifery education in Scotland’s universities impacting on circa 12,000 students and the value of this commission with 10 universities is circa £70 million.

❖ Lead nationally on the development of education which supports the integration of health

and social care

4 Organisational Chart

5 Role of Directorate

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is a Special Health Board whose mission is to contribute to the highest quality of healthcare throughout NHS Scotland by promoting best practice in the education and life-long learning of all staff. The NMAHP Directorate works at a national and UK wide level and is key to the delivery of national priorities and the NES strategy with responsibility for the education, training and workforce development of the largest group of NHS staff in Scotland. As a Directorate it has significant breadth and functional diversity covering: - Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, Healthcare Chaplains, Healthcare Support workers and executive leadership for Psychology. The Directorate also delivers a wide range of corporate and cross service projects which gives it a crucial role in the delivery of the NES Strategic Plan.

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❖ The core function of the NMAP Directorate is to support the education, training and continuing professional developments of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, health and social care chaplains and their support workers. The Directorate is also responsible for providing education, training and workforce development across wider professional groups and disciplines, often in partnership with other agencies, to support key policy imperatives such as Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI), dementia and health and social care integration. Key Deliverables are:-Ensuring the educational and lifelong learning needs of Scotland’s Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professions (nine groups), Healthcare Chaplains, and their support staff are effectively met;

❖ Performance manage nursing and midwifery undergraduate provision at Scotland’s universities and quality enhance all preregistration nursing and midwifery provision in Scotland;

❖ Lead and contribute to NES multidisciplinary responses to service development needs, nationally, regionally and locally in designated areas, including the integration of health and social care workforce development in Scotland;

❖ Provide the organisation with health strategy leadership and strategic insight and advice

❖ Provide strategic advice, information and support on the educational needs of these designated health professions to Scotland’s Universities and Colleges, to SGHD and NHS Scotland, and to the social, voluntary and independent sectors.

❖ Ensure regular disbursement of endowment funds for education of nurses and midwives in Scotland (the GNC Fund).

6 Key Result Areas 1.

1. Lead nationally on developing a strategic direction for the education, training and workforce development of the NMAHP workforce in Scotland, contributing to the delivery of Territorial Board workforce plans; maintaining effective relationships with professional statutory bodies, professional and staff associations, NHS Directors, education providers and the voluntary and independent sectors to provide education which supports safe, effective and person centered care across the NHS career framework- from support workers to advanced and consultant practitioners.

2. Working corporately across all professional disciplines in NES ensure the delivery of integrated educational and workforce development solutions for the NMAHP workforce providing corporate leadership for the development of innovative solutions that maximizes the potential of the educational resources across NES; deliver research activity to provide a strong evidence base for NMAHP educational developments which helps to ensure that research is translated into practice improving the quality of frontline services and develop an effective and sustainable NMAHP career structure.

3. Provide executive and strategic advice to the Board and Executive team on all NMAHP matters informing strategy development and Board decision making; influence and contribute to the development of the NES corporate strategy and annual corporate plans delivering significant elements of the NES strategy to support key national clinical priorities and targets.

4. Lead nationally on the development of education which supports integration of health and social care. Working in partnership with the Scottish Social Services Council on the design and delivery of education and workforce development for key policy initiatives such as:- ‘Reshaping Care for Older People’, ‘Scotland’s Dementia Strategy’ and the ‘Early Years Framework’. 5. Provide strategic executive leadership for the provision of sustainable post registration/post graduate education pathways for the NMAHP workforce to meet the need for new service delivery models and provide executive leadership for the Family Nurse Partnership. 6. Take lead responsibility for the performance management of pre-registration nursing and midwifery education in Scotland and provide strategic leadership in the provision of workplace education networks delivering pre and post registration NMAHP education close to frontline practice; this is supported by online resources such as the ‘Flying Start’ induction programme (completed by over 10,000 NMAHPs) and the ‘Effective Practitioner’.

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7. Lead nationally on the creation of multidisciplinary teams and networks which work across traditional organisational and professional boundaries in order to provide educational support for Scottish Government national clinical priorities such as older people, mental health, children and young people (CYP), sexual health, cancer and heart disease and stroke; provide corporate leadership for the education and development for key policy areas including HAI, PCCP, Dementia, Maternal and child health 8. Lead the design of educational solutions to support workforce redesign across the service. Specifically; - (a) delivering the learning and development requirements of clinical healthcare support workers; (b) leading the educational development for 4,500 NHSS community nurses; (c) providing education for role development in advanced and effective NMAHP practice. 9. Support NHSS in meeting its aims and obligations for equality, diversity and patient focus, public involvement (Person Centred Care & Participation) policy, practice and performance. Provide advice and guidance to ensure that learning resources for NHSS staff support the person centred approach detailed in the Healthcare Quality Strategy and the Carers Strategy, as well as the statutory duties contained in the Equalities Act 2010 and the provisions of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Bill. 10. Lead the national provision of educational support for key patient safety aspects of the Healthcare Quality Strategy; - working with NHS Boards, Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) and Health Facilities Scotland, (HFS) on the design and delivery of education for Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI); - working in with NHS Boards and Royal Colleges to improve clinical skills through the Scottish Multi-professional Maternity Development Programme.

7 Assignment and Review Work

The post is directly accountable to the NES Chief Executive and works under broad direction within the parameters of Government health and workforce priorities. The post also operates within the Board’s Strategic Framework and corporate plans which are significantly shaped and informed by the strategic input of the postholder as a member of the Board’s senior executive team. The postholder is required to plan on a 3 -5 years planning horizon. The postholder operates autonomously within the NES Strategic Framework and is the highest source of strategic advice and expertise to the NES Board for all aspects of health policy affecting the NMAHP workforce and strategic education/training and workforce implications. The postholder has to provide leadership and win commitment from resources and bodies across the professions, Colleges, SGHD, social services, further/higher education sectors in order to deliver on national workforce priorities. The postholder also has to direct resources across the NES Board and is fully accountable for leading and driving progress on strategy and policy development and implementation. Individual objectives are agreed with the Chief Executive and reviewed by the chair of the Board and the Remuneration Committee. Performance is appraised annually with an interim review at the six month stage of the planning cycle. The Chief Executive and the Board will undertake more frequent informal reviews throughout the year mandating the postholder to take forward strategic priorities as they emerge from government or as opportunities arise to take on new areas of responsibility which are outwith the scope of delegated authority. Note: Appointment of the Nurse Director as an executive member of the board is subject to ministerial approval

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8 Communications and Working Relationships

The communication, influencing and partnership working challenges of this post are significant as each of the external and internal stakeholders will have their own often discipline based agenda and perspective. The postholder is also required to understand, be sensitive to and work within the different cultures of the social care and further/higher education sectors. Excluding the postholder’s boss (Chief Executive) and the postholder’s team within NES set out below are the key working relationships which the postholder has to develop and sustain at a highly effective level. Internal:

❖ Chair of the Board and non executive members:- to provide strategic advice on all policy developments which impact on the development of the NMAHP workforce to enable non executive Directors to fulfill their role particularly in relation to the development of education and workforce development across health and social care and role redesign within the NMAHP workforce.

❖ Executive Directors & senior management colleagues: - to deliver corporate executive leadership of the Board and to engage on all aspects of the development of the NES Strategic Framework, share intelligence and engage in the collaborative delivery of the corporate plan.

External: Executive Officers/Directors/Deans and Principals in the following:

❖ Scottish Government including all relevant Directorates but principally SGHD, Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Patients, Public and Health Professions.

❖ All NHSS Boards and regional structures; Scotland’s Executive Nurse Directors. ❖ Scottish Social Services Council, Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland ,

COSLA and Voluntary bodies. ❖ Universities and Colleges. ❖ Regulatory bodies - at UK level, NMC, HCPC, and the overarching Council of Health

Care Regulators; at European level, the European Federation of Nursing; and at international level, The International Councils of Nursing and Midwifery.

❖ The Royal College of Nursing, The Royal College of Midwifery, Medical and Surgical and Psychiatry Royal Colleges, and relevant trade unions.

❖ Sector Skills Councils, in particular Skills for Health. ❖ The Scottish Funding Council, the Quality Assurance Agency and the Scottish

Qualifications Authority. ❖ Other relevant health and education bodies including Department of Health, and those in

Northern Ireland and Wales. The purpose of these contacts is to build engage key stakeholders in strategy development; win commitment and approval for the allocation of resources; and ensure the NES Board is fully informed on all strategy and policy issues which will impact of the education, training and workforce development of the NMAHP staff cohort.

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9 Most Challenging Part of the Job

The education, training and workforce development agenda for circa 80,000 staff across NHSS is now integral to the delivery of boards’ workforce plans however the ability of NHSS to resource this endeavour is considerably constrained within the current financial environment. The postholder is required to be innovative in the approach to the development and implementation of the strategy and proactive in seeking new sources of funding. The postholder has to provide inspirational leadership across a very diverse range of stakeholder within NHSS and other sectors to be a credible and influential in challenging and breaking down traditional views on the multi-disciplinary development of the NMAHP workforce. The postholder also has the challenge of interpreting and responding to very fast moving national and international agenda which will increase as the reduction in public sector funding in Scotland continues.

10 Qualifications and/or Experience Specified for the Post by the Employing Authority

The post requires an individual who demonstrates high levels of competency in the NHSS leadership behaviours identified as crucial to achieving success in NHSS; specifically-Leading Change, Capacity & Capability Building with Partners and Setting Future Direction combined with high quality personal governance and management. The postholder will require very high levels of strategic thinking, influencing, negotiating and partnership working skills combined with a visible and dynamic leadership which is exercised in a national context. He/she must have the presence, credibility and stature to lead a national agenda and a strategically significant NES Directorate which impacts on front line clinical service delivery.

❖ Registration as a nurse and or midwife with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. ❖ Honours Degree and educated to doctoral level or equivalent in Nursing or a cognate

subject ❖ In-depth understanding of the context for healthcare in Scotland, the NHS workforce and

strong grasp of all aspects of workforce development. ❖ In-depth knowledge of education training and development systems and processes in

health and social care system and of how workforce development learning and research underpins contemporary nursing and midwifery clinical practice.

❖ Understanding or experience in using improvement methods in healthcare. ❖ Extensive leadership experience at a senior level in NHS or related sector. ❖ Experience and expertise in the influence, development, interpretation and review of policy

and strategy at national and UK levels.

Person Specification – Director of NMAHP

Factors Essential Desirable Means of Assessment

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Registration as a nurse and or midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

• Honours degree and educated to doctoral level or equivalent in Nursing or a cognate subject

Application & Pre-Employment checks

Experience/Training (including research if appropriate)

• In depth understanding of the context of healthcare in Scotland, the NHS workforce and a strong understanding of workforce development

• In-depth knowledge of education, training and workforce development systems and processes in the health and care system and how workforce development learning and research underpins contemporary nursing and midwifery practice

• Understanding or experience in using improvement methods in healthcare

• Extensive leadership experience at Board/Executive level in the NHS or a related sector

• Experience and expertise in the influence, development, interpretation and review of policy and strategy at national level and UK levels

Application & Interview

Specific Skills and Knowledge • Strategic in thinking and approach • Demonstrable ability to lead

collaboratively across sectors to deliver transformational change

• Excellent relationships building and

Application & Interview

Essential Criteria – these are attributes without which a candidate would not be able to undertake the full remit of the role. Applicants who do not clearly demonstrate in their application that they possess the essential requirements will normally be eliminated at the short listing stage.

Desirable Criteria – these are attributes which would be useful for the candidate to hold. When short listing, these criteria will be considered when more than one applicant meets the essential criteria.

Means of Assessment – please note that candidates invited for interview will be notified if there will be a requirement to undertake a test or presentation. These additional assessments may be used to judge one or more criteria within the factor.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

management skills- seeking to achieve a ‘win win’ wherever possible

• Commands confidence through professional expertise and ability to build consensus and influence change

• Innovative- new solutions for new roles

• Demonstrable ability to see a way through complex issues- focus on the outcomes

• Ability to empower a senior leadership team

• Proven track record in leading and championing performance improvement and delivery of efficient and effective ways of working

Personal Attributes • Excellent presentation skills -ability to engage an audience

• Resilient and focussed • Confident combined with the ability to

take people with you

• Self- motivated, energetic, flexible

Application & Interview

Other Factors • Willing to travel -across the UK and internationally

Application & Interview

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

TITLE

Director of NMAHP

LOCATION: Edinburgh

REPORTING TO:

Chief Executive of NHS Education for Scotland

GRADE:

Executive Cohort Grade E SALARY SCALE: £77,313 - £104,327 per annum

HOURS AND DAYS OF WORK:

Full Time. Based on a normal working week of 37.5 hours. Office opening hours are 0700 to 1900.

JOB STATUS: Permanent

NOTICE PERIOD: 3 months

ANNUAL HOLIDAYS:

27 days rising to 29 days after 5 years service, rising to 33 days after 10 years service

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

8 local/ Public Holidays per annum pro rata

REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS CLASSIFICATION:

The ‘exemption’ status of posts within NES may change in the future and all successful candidates should be aware that they may be asked to obtain a further Disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau at a later date, should a post’s status change, or if they are transferred or promoted into a post that is exempt.

SUPERANNUATION: Please note under changes to workplace pension arrangements introduced by the UK Government, NHS Education for Scotland along with other employers requires to ensure all staff are automatically enrolled in a pension scheme. Consequently, all new starts from 1 October 2013 will be automatically enrolled into the NHS Superannuation Scheme (Scotland). Contributions are based on whole time pensionable earnings as set out in the table below:- Sessional workers who work more than 10 sessions per week under NHS condition may be unable to

contribute further to the superannuation scheme.

The conditions above are for information purposes only and may be subject to variation. They do not form the basis of a legal contract.

Employee contribution rates in 2017/2018

Tier Annual Pensionable Pay (Full Time Equivalent) Contribution

1 Up to £16,528 5.2%

2 £16,529 to £22, 217 5.8%

3 £22, 218 to £27,634 7.3%

4 £27,635 to £50,971 9.5%

5 £50,972to £72,770 12.7%

6 £72,771 to £113,625 13.7%

7 £113,626 and above 14.7%

CANDIDATE INFORMATION PACK

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