Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for a qualified and experienced senior nursing or midwifery leader with a proven track record of operating at or near Board level and providing leadership across diverse services. You will be a visible and inspiring communicator with a strong focus on service user and patient engagement, continuous improvement, and learning to support our vision. Your ability to demonstrate our values, empower staff, and collaborate with stakeholders and partner organisations across three Integrated Care Systems will be critical in transforming health and care services to deliver outstanding healthcare for all.
We are committed to attracting candidates who bring diverse perspectives and welcome expressions of interest from the broadest range of backgrounds, especially those under-represented at Board level in the NHS.
Job summary
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, Jonathan Coulter, we are seeking an exceptional Executive Director of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Professions (NMAHPs) to join us as a voting member of the Board. This pivotal role will provide clinical leadership for nursing, midwifery, and AHPs while driving the delivery of our strategic goals, including the best quality, safest care, person-centred integrated care, and innovation.
As an Executive Director of the Board, you will play a key role in ensuring quality of care remains central to every decision. With responsibility for clinical governance, regulatory standards, Safeguarding, Infection Prevention and Control, and Maternity, you will inspire confidence with your expertise and ensure that quality is at the heart of Board discussions. A visible leader and role model for our KITE values--Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork, and Equality--you will champion inclusivity, patient safety, and quality improvement, ensuring our actions align with HDFT's mission and strategy. As a member of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), you will contribute to a shared vision of delivering an efficient, sustainable healthcare system across the region, leveraging innovation and best practices to improve outcomes for patients.
Main duties of the job
Please see candidate brief document attached to this advert for a full list of duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse and/or Registered Midwife (Level 1 NMC)
* First level Degree or equivalent level of experience
* Masters degree in a relevant management or leadership subject
Experience
Essential
* Substantial experience of working within an NHS Trust setting at a senior and corporate nursing level
* A successful track record of clinical leadership
* Experience of ensuring quality governance standards
Knowledge and Attributes
Essential
* Clear understanding of NHS policy, and the opportunities and challenges within the NHS and wider public sector
* Knowledge of Adult and Child Safeguarding
* Significant interpersonal and relationship building skills, with ability to negotiate and influence positively internally and externally
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Harrogate District Hospital
Harrogate
HG2 7LU
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/
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