Associate Director of Nursing

Main Duties To provide professional leadership for nurses within the Division To give expert professional advice on a range of highly complex nursing care issues to the Divisional Management Team. To include where appropriate statutory and regulatory nursing requirements providing assurance and taking responsibility for their delivery In partnership with the Divisional Director and Divisional Manager, assume accountability for all aspects of patient safety, quality and governance across the Division. Include analysing complex and conflicting information from a variety of sources to make recommendations to the Divisional Management Team and the Director of Nursing & Midwifery. Be responsible for the advancement of nursing evidence based best practice and the implementation of policy.

The post holder will represent the Director of Nursing & Midwifery at local, regional and national level In partnership with the Divisional Director and Divisional Manager, ensure the Division meets all external and internal regulatory requirements. Undertake a biannual review of nursing establishments in line with the NICE guidance directive to determine appropriate staffing levels to meet service needs and in line with nationally recommended staffing ratios Ensure Divisional compliance for nursing with the Trusts E-Rostering policy, KPIs and alignment to any nursing productivity and efficiency guidance. To ensure effective nursing workforce planning and deployment of staff across the Division to enable safe and effective delivery of services and care. Lead on the timely recruitment and retention of nursing staff and be responsible for all Divisional nursing workforce issues Leadership As part of the Divisional Leadership Team the post holder will provide inspirational leadership so that all nurses in the Division are engaged and motivated to provide safe and effective patient care in support of the objectives of the Division, the corporate objectives of the Trust and the Nursing & Midwifery strategy.

To give expert professional advice on a range of highly complex nursing care issues to the Divisional Boards. To include where appropriate statutory and regulatory nursing requirements giving assurance and taking responsibility for their delivery Maintain own professional knowledge and competence in order to meet professional registration standards, revalidation and the requirements of the role. Act as a coach/mentor to enhance the performance and capability of others for succession planning. Provide constructive feedback to support and enable others to develop, increase skills and abilities Lead the advancement of nursing practice within the Division Work in partnership with the Director of Nursing & Midwifery and the Senior Nursing Team to develop and implement the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.

Effectively communicate the strategy through the organisation, Division and across the wider health economy Act as a Pathway to Excellence ambassador for the Trust and within the division, embedding the 6 standards throughout the Division Ensure robust escalation and contingency plans are embedded from the nursing perspective to respond to times of increased demands. Participate in the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Board and forums, taking the lead as required across the organisation on key identified work streams. Lead the Divisional nursing forums and councils Deputise for the Deputy Director of Nursing as directed. Lead quality reviews of all nursing clinical areas focussing on professional standards and safety and quality in line with national and local trust standards e.g.

Care Quality Commission, KLOEs. Ensure the standards related to Care Quality Commissions (CQC) regulatory frameworks are met throughout the Division and that this is supported by appropriate evidence. Ensure effective systems are in place to provide appropriate and timely responses to patients and their families who have cause to complain about standards of care and ensure processes are in place to learn from adverse events and complaints which results in changes in practice where appropriate. Patient and Family Centred Care To jointly lead on the quality assurance and risk management process within the Division alongside the Divisional Director.

Ensure there are robust governance structures for the prevention and management of complaints, clinical incidents and serious untoward incidents. Lead and support the nursing workforce to ensure the fundamentals and essential aspects of care are met, including cleanliness, the prevention and control of infection and all aspects of quality care Lead on the delivery of performance against the nursing quality and safety agenda, ensuring performance is monitored against a range of corporate and local indicators, providing assurance to the Nursing & Midwifery Board and the Trust Board. Be responsible for the safe nursing care of all patients in the Division Act as the Divisional lead for the patient and carer experience,