Head of Nursing, Therapies and Quality and Therapies

Head of Nursing, Therapies and Quality and Therapies Go back Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust The closing date is 11 December 2025 “This vacancy holds restrictions - Only available to candidates currently employed by UHD, Dorset County, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trusts and NHS Dorset.” Head of Nursing, Quality and Therapies - Integrated Community Services An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Health Care Professional to join our triumvirate leadership model within our community services directorate. Together with the Service Director and Medical Director you will work in partnership to bring medical, clinical, and operational management and leadership together, to drive high quality services with a relentless focus on patient needs, outcomes, and experience. The community directorate has a diverse portfolio of services with multiple transformation programmes, meaning that this role is not for the fainthearted So, if you are dynamic and experienced health care professional with energy and drive this is the job for you. At Dorset Healthcare we believe all our people make a valuable contribution to our patients and service users and we actively support personal development and a culture of inclusion, respect, and compassion in all that we do. Main duties of the job Dorset Healthcare is all about ensuring we achieve the best possible patient care and health outcomes for all our communities. The Head of Nursing will provide clinical leadership within the directorate and wider trust as required including directorate support for patient safety, clinical risk, clinical effectiveness, audit, incidents and serious incidents. As Head of Nursing Therapies and Quality, you will be responsible for working in partnership with the Service and Clinical Directors and their teams to drive the delivery of: High quality care and reducing unwarranted variation. Development of clinical pathways and service transformation underpinned evidence and informed by best practice. A workforce strategy to develop new roles, enhanced competencies, revised skill mix and ways for working to deliver sustainable and resilient services within financial and resource allocation. The post holder will play a lead role in developing a culture which encourages innovation, learning and research, at all levels, supporting and delivering the Trust's objectives. The successful candidate will be a visible clinical leader with demonstrable experience of driving quality improvements across a range of community services, understand how services fit into the wider clinical pathway, have a proven ability to forge collaborative relationships at all levels, and be a credible clinical leader to teams and wider partners. About us At Dorset Healthcare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people. We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities. Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves. Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do. Job responsibilities For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post. We understand that using AI can be a useful and supportive tool when completing your application. However, we have also seen an increase in the over-reliance of AI tools which is negatively impacting applications as they remove candidates individuality, and it becomes much harder to get a sense of who you are and your authentic experience. If you do use AI, it should be used to enhance your application and not to create your supporting statement in its entirety. If we suspect you have used AI to create your supporting statement and this does not match your experience, we may withdraw your application. As part of our vision to have a skilled, diverse and caring workforce, Dorset HealthCare is working in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we are offering an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. If you would like or know of anyone who would value this support please do contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net Person Specification Knowledge, Skills, Training Registered Nurse / AHP Relevant full Masters degree or working towards or equivalent experience Evidence of recent evidence based professional development in an up to date portfolio Exceptional proven leadership skills Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability Working towards PhD or showing active engagement in research. Job Specific Experience Evidence of experience in effective leadership and risk management, Yes demonstrating competency in the 9 leadership dimensions of the Healthcare Leadership Mode Experience of complex service delivery including multi agency working. Practical experience of transformational and change management Able to demonstrate wide knowledge of health policy and its application in practice Able to demonstrate innovation and effective use of resources Evidence of significant involvement in policy and practice change Able to analyse performance, competing perspectives and priorities in the delivery of health and support service improvement. Experience of developing service related plans and strategies and joint working with colleagues in a matrix involvement approach. Able to apply and interpret national frameworks for financial service delivery of all improvement. Ability to lead meetings and chair case conferences and reviews relating to more complex service users or situations Significant relevant clinical leadership experience within mental health, learning disabilities or children's services Managerial Experience Experience of operational management or senior management in a corporate governance setting at Band 8a or equivalent or above in health or social care Experience of working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries in complex organisations Proven track record of success in managing multi-disciplinary teams, individual and team performance; management of absence, and workforce planning Able to undertake clinical supervision, systematic peer caseload review of colleagues on an individual or group basis, coaching and mentoring Finance Proven track record of success in budget management Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. 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