We are recruiting for a Head of Nursing & Quality - Unplanned Care who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Unplanned Care division is looking for an individual to join the senior nursing team as the head of Nursing for the UEC (Care Group 1) This covers ED, Medical assessment & short stay, SDEC, UTC and stroke.
The successful candidate will need to be a registered professional with the ability to provide strong professional clinical leadership, experience of quality care provision and oversight and an understanding of finance and HR processes.
They will support of the Divisional Director of Nursing and be a key member of the Senior Management Team across the Division. The post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing to continually improve patient care, experience and assist with the implementation of National and Trust initiatives.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
This exciting position will be integral to ensuring continued safe and successful services within the unplanned care division.
As the Head of Nursing and Quality, you will make a real difference to patient care and pathways. As a subject matter expert and specialist, you will provide visible professional leadership and demonstrate a strong commitment to support the team in the delivery of both the nursing and trust strategy.
You will support the teams in the transformation agenda in redesigning models of care and patient pathways to provide the best possible care and outcome for our patients.
On a day to day basis, you will have professional line management, supervision responsibilities and over sight of the wellbeing of Matrons, CNS, Clinical educators and their teams ensuring support, professional growth and leadership development are provided for all the staff.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Mar 2025