Main area Unplanned Care Management Grade NHS AfC: Band 8c Contract Permanent: Required to participate on Senior Manager On Call Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (days, nights and weekends) Job ref 370-ACN8CUCM-A1572
Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Warrington Hospital Town Warrington Salary £79,504 – £91,609 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/06/2026
Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP – Unplanned Care
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and influential professional leader to join our organisation as Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP – Unplanned Care. Applications are welcome from appropriately experienced registered nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals.
As a core member of the Unplanned Care Group management team, you will be responsible for providing excellent professional nursing leadership across the Unplanned Care Group, assuring the provision of safe, effective and evidence-based care with an agreed quality and financial framework.
As Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP you will support the Deputy Chief Nurse by providing strategic and operational leadership and direction and will deputise across the full range of their portfolio. The post holder will need proven leadership skills, experience at a strategic level, and the ability to motivate and engage others as part of a multi‑professional team using sound management and leadership skills.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP works in partnership with the Associate Medical Director and Associate Director of Unplanned Care Group. The three roles have operational accountability for workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control, and implement the corporate objectives and Trust’s strategy within the division.
Together as a team the post holders will be responsible for defining care group objectives to meet corporate goals and ensuring that quality standards are met, and performance is addressed where this is not the case.
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing/therapy staff within the care group, ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment meet the requirements of Care Quality Commission standards.
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP has lead responsibility for clinical governance in the care group, including infection control, risk management and the management of serious incidents and complaints, ensuring that action plans are completed and that the care group learns from such events.
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP has a clinical leadership role in relation to nursing/ AHP staff within the care group, creating an environment that promotes and supports high standards of clinical and professional practice, resulting in high quality patient care.
Working for our organisation
Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation.
Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other. Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn.
Our core values
- Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
- Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
- Fair – we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
- One team – we work well together and with our communities
We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.
Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we’d be delighted to receive your application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP works in partnership with the Associate Medical Director and Associate Director of Unplanned & Planned Care Group. The three roles have operational accountability for workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control, and implement the corporate objectives and Trust’s strategy within the division. Together as a team the post holders will define care group objectives to meet corporate goals and ensure that quality standards are met, and performance is addressed where this is not the case. The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP is specifically accountable for the delivery and performance of the nursing/therapy staff within the care group, ensuring compliance with standards of care and treatment meets the requirements of Care Quality Commission standards. The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP also leads responsibility for clinical governance in the care group, including infection control, risk management and the management of serious incidents and complaints, ensuring that action plans are completed and the care group learns from such events. The Associate Chief Nurse/Associate AHP has a clinical leadership role in relation to nursing/ AHP staff within the care group, creating an environment which promotes and supports high standards of clinical and professional practice, resulting in high quality patient care.
Person specification
NMC/AHP Registration
- NMC AHP Registration
Extensive experience of senior NHS management experience in nursing or AHP
- Extensive experience of senior NHS management experience in nursing or AHP
Master’s degree or equivalent experience
- Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience of quality and risk management
- Experience of quality and risk management
Experience of managing multi‑professional groups
- Experience of managing multi‑professional groups
Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing effective partnerships
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries and developing effective partnerships
Extensive knowledge of Patient Safety and Quality
- Extensive knowledge of Patient Safety and Quality
Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of professional and NHS issues and policy
Ability to produce high quality written reports / papers to aid decision making / assurance process
- Ability to produce high quality written reports / papers to aid decision making / assurance process
Experience in managing budgets and delivering cost improvements within a quality framework
- Experience in managing budgets and delivering cost improvements within a quality framework
Further Information
NCM hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you provided the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship, there is a minimum set of criteria that must be met and not all roles are eligible. You can find more information on the Government website.
Please review your eligibility and the eligibility of the role before submitting your application.
All advertised roles may close early if there are high numbers of suitable candidates.
Pre‑employment checks for applicants with previous NHS service will include confirmation of any Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme (MARS), Voluntary Redundancy or Compulsory Redundancy payments received.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy is due to close on the advertised date. However we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a high volume of suitable applications. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible.
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