Head of Nursing

The Head of Nursing role is a key position within the Divisional Management Team, responsible to the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance with a prime focus on the day-to-day delivery of high standards of patient care across integrated care pathways and services, delivered across the Trust focusing on the Medical Specialities and other projects in the division.

The post holder supports the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance and other senior managers in the day to day delivery of the clinical business of the Service, and assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing or midwifery development programmes, nursing recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.

Post holders will demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative and democratic leadership style, which is underpinned by the values of the Trust.

Post holders will deputise for the Divisional Director of Nursing and Governance when required.

Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the clinical services.

Manage budgets for pathways and services within portfolio, including achievement of relevant cost improvement plans, and early identification of cost pressures.

Ensure all staff are fairly and effectively managed so that clinical services have appropriate staffing levels, well managed leave, and up to date mandatory training and appraisals.

Participate in the Trust on call manager rota.

Ensure all clinical services in the post holder’s portfolio are managed within budget and achieving their key performance indicators.

Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard

To ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits.

Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required.

To ensure that the pathways and services achieve contracted activity and access targets.

Develop local systems for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes

Manage all complaints and incidents on time and to a high quality

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development

Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

Improving the experience of staff with disability

Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

Making equalities mainstream

Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the Division, ensuring that a framework is in place to ensure all nursing, midwifery and AHP staff are appropriately managed and are clinically and professionally developed so that they are, therefore, efficient, effective, engaged and highly motivated.

In partnership with the Chief Nurse and Clinical Services lead and implement the Trust’s corporate Nursing and Midwifery priorities and strategy.

Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required.

Support Matrons to supervise clinical areas requiring special management measures or additional support to ensure that patient safety is maintained and improvement objectives are met.

Work with other health care professionals in the service to ensure safe, effective and professional standards of patient flows, care management and delivery.

Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard, to ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits.

Ensure a consistent approach is taken across pathways and services in the Service, so that all clinical staff comply with Trust-wide policies and procedures.

Ensure all clinical services in the post holder’s portfolio are managed within budget and achieving their key performance indicators.

Contribute to the development and implementation of the Division’s business plan by contributing to the service and business strategy, including