The purpose of this role is to provide senior strategic nursing leadership in order to consistently develop and deliver a high quality, cost effective nursing service for patients, assuring the provision of safe, effective and evidence-based care within an agreed quality, performance and financial framework. The post holder will support the Chief Nursing Officer leading the development of the nursing, midwifery, allied health professionals and healthcare scientist agendas within the Trust, working closely with the corporate Chief Nurse, Head of Nursing and AHP/HCS team. The post holder will provide senior professional leadership to all registered nurses and healthcare support workers within the Care Group and will develop the clinical leadership capability of nursing and the wider non-medical clinical workforce. Working alongside the Care Group Medical Director this will ensure high levels of clinical engagement with the purpose of delivering high quality patient care. The individual will lead local projects to both promote and develop nursing at the Trust and will be responsible for aspects of clinical governance (in conjunction with the Care Group Medical Director, Care Group Director of Operations and general managers), patient quality and safety and improving the patient experience. As a member of the Care Group Leadership Team, the post holder will ensure robust and effective nursing input into the development of strategy, policy and the business planning cycle, as well as the workforce leadership agenda for the Care Group. The Care Group Director of Nursing will have objectives jointly agreed by the Chief Nursing Officer and the Care Group Director of Operations and will work closely with the Directorate General Managers, Clinical Directors and matrons to jointly work to achieve the Care Group and Trusts vision and Objectives.