Head of Nursing

Support the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director in workload management, workforce planning and modernisation for the nursing profession. Ensure that nurse staffing level meets the requirements of the All Wales Nurse Staffing Act and service specific standards and guidelines. Responsible for the implementation of relevant regulatory and advisory guidance from within the specialist field of practice. Responsible for monitoring effective deployment of the nursing resource to maintain quality and safe patient care using professional judgement and triangulated methodology.

Provide specialist (Speciality specific) information to the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and to other colleagues across the organisation and partner agencies. Responsible for providing opportunities to engage the public in service development and monitoring of patient satisfaction such as Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMS)/Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS). Responsible for identifying opportunities for changing services through innovation, improvement, redesign, job enrichment/enlargement as a result of changes in policies. To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency forums to enhance closer working relationships including the 3rd sector.

Responsible for raising the profile and promoting the Nursing Service within the Children & Families Care Group, inside and outside the University Health Board. Works with the Care Group Midwifery & Nurse Director and senior team to build and maintain strong influential relationships with colleagues, staff and internal and external stakeholders to enable the service to develop a culture of collaborative working and a commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes for patients, ensuring the patients voice is heard in all key activities.