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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Deputy Hospital Director of Nursing to join our leadership team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This pivotal role provides professional nursing leadership and strategic direction, working closely with the Hospital Triumvirate to drive excellence in patient care.
As a key member of the hospital's senior leadership team, you will lead on urgent and emergency care transformation, champion nursing leadership development, and oversee initiatives to improve quality, safety, and patient outcomes. Your role will be instrumental in shaping nursing practice, ensuring workforce development, and leading improvements in patient flow, discharge processes, and clinical governance.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a high-profile leadership position, ensuring our patients receive outstanding care while driving innovation and best practice in nursing across the hospital.
* Deputise for the Hospital Director of Nursing, providing strategic leadership and professional nursing advice while ensuring high standards of care across all services.
* Lead and oversee urgent and emergency care (UEC) transformation, improving key performance metrics such as waiting times and patient flow.
* Drive nursing leadership development, coaching and mentoring divisional nursing teams to enhance clinical leadership and workforce capabilities.
* Ensure patient safety and quality improvement, using data-driven decision-making to lead interventions that enhance care outcomes.
* Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, including the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director, to deliver Trust objectives and hospital-wide improvements.
* Oversee nurse staffing and workforce planning, ensuring safe staffing levels and effective escalation processes.
* Represent the Hospital Director of Nursing in strategic discussions, governance meetings, and external collaborations to support hospital-wide initiatives.
This role is ideal for a strong nursing leader with a passion for transformation, clinical excellence, and staff development. If you are ready to take on a high-impact leadership position, we would love to hear from you!
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Louise Crosby Job title: Chief Nurse Email address: louise.crosby2@nhs.net Telephone number: 0203 3192 6080.
Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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