Job summary We currently have an exciting fixed term opportunity for a talented and passionate individual to join our team as a Deputy Chief Nurse. Accountable to the Chief Nurse, you will lead the direction of the Trust's Quality Strategy, holding corporate portfolios to ensure that there are effective Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Safeguarding, Risk Management and Clinical Outcomes Frameworks in place. You will lead development and implementation of effective process, systems and training as enabling tools for staff to implement these frameworks and the Quality Strategy across the Organisation, to ensure safe and effective health and social care for patients Main duties of the job The Deputy Chief Nurses report to and, are accountable to, the Chief Nursing Officer, working closely with the Medical Director, other members of the Executive Team, Deputy Medical Directors and the System Care Group Directors. The Deputy Chief Nurses will be responsible for the consistent delivery of high quality safe, effective care, an excellent experience and optimal outcomes for every patient in every area of the Trust. On behalf of the Chief Nurse, the Deputy Chief Nurses will hold bespoke and agreed corporate portfolios to ensure strategic development, planning, implementation and sustained delivery against a range of nursing and midwifery strategies including quality, safety, patient experience, workforce, research, education and transformation. About us We are Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and are an integrated health and care organisation. We provide health and social care services to our people in their own homes or in their local community. We also run Torbay Hospital (providing acute hospital services) as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham. We were proud to be the first NHS Trust in England to integrate hospital and community care with social care. Now, as a well-established integrated care organisation (ICO) of more than seven years' standing, we know first-hand the positive impact that working together in partnership with others has on our local population - giving everyone a brighter future. Date posted 17 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 9 Salary £105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 388-6890468-SM Job locations Torbay Hospital Lowes Bridge Torquay TQ2 7AA Job description Job responsibilities Professional In partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer oversee the establishment, implementation and monitoring of a trust wide long term and sustainable quality strategy, to include patient experience, safety, risk management and clinical outcomes frameworks with defined targets and measures Define the strategic direction of the Quality, Governance and Patient Experience agendas, and lead the implementation, monitoring and audit cycle of these Be responsible for the development of the Trusts Clinical Risk Management Framework as a corner stone to the Quality Strategy, ensuring that it aligns to best practice and fosters and develops a consistent culture of risk maturity across all areas of the Trust Ensure that the risk registers accurately reflect risk which is escalated within the organisation to inform the Trusts strategic risk register and Board Assurance Framework Take the strategic lead on behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer for a delivery of a high-quality Safeguarding service to children and young people in all areas of the Trust ensuring that all statutory duties and best practice standards are implemented and monitored Ensure that the Trust is able to demonstrate compliance with all local and national safeguarding standards and good practice including delivery of appropriate levels of safeguarding training to all Trust staff Ensure nursing and midwifery workforce strategies are in place Clinical Ensure that patient experience and, where available, patient reported outcome measures drives the Quality Strategy and agendas so that Clinical Outcomes are defined in consultation with our population and service users Ensure feedback via complaints, concerns and compliments are appropriately managed and responded and lead on CQC and other patient and service user experience surveys to enhance experience Work with senior nursing leads to ensure that areas are working towards, achieving and maintaining an outstanding CQC standard and that improvement measures are instigated and supported in any areas which do not currently achieve outstanding Ensure that the Trust complies with statutory, regulatory, contractual and best practice requirements in relation to governance and quality, with effective assurance monitoring process in place, Point of Care to Board integrated reporting and risk escalation Provide expert leadership and direction to Nursing and Midwifery teams to ensure there are effective systems in place to monitor clinical practice and patient care through agreed indicators and metrics Responsible for ensuring clinical governance systems implemented within the Trust are effective and working in line with NHS Improvement Well- Led assessment Ensure that the recommendations from Children Safeguarding Practice Reviews are implemented and embedded promptly across the Trust Where appropriate be the Senior Responsible Officer for initiatives across the Trust foot print and work in collaboration with others across the Integrated Care System Analytical and judgmental responsibilities Appraise national documents, present conclusions and recommendations to Board On behalf of the Chief Nurse, take the strategic lead for developing non-medical research across the Trust working closely with the Research and Development Leads. Direct the outputs from the jointly appointed Professors ensuring it meets the Trusts priorities Maintain an awareness and up to date knowledge of national Nursing and Midwifery initiatives which will inform new ways of working within the Trust Identify opportunities and provide expert advice to clinical colleagues undertaking research projects Review and interpret developments in clinical care and research, and lead the implementation of these where relevant Ensure that there is a robust framework for collecting and utilising nursing data and informatics, and for ensuring the timely submission of nationally required data Initiate complex audit / surveys which use research methodology and which span organisational boundaries within the locality and ICS Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Job description Job responsibilities Professional In partnership with the Chief Nursing Officer oversee the establishment, implementation and monitoring of a trust wide long term and sustainable quality strategy, to include patient experience, safety, risk management and clinical outcomes frameworks with defined targets and measures Define the strategic direction of the Quality, Governance and Patient Experience agendas, and lead the implementation, monitoring and audit cycle of these Be responsible for the development of the Trusts Clinical Risk Management Framework as a corner stone to the Quality Strategy, ensuring that it aligns to best practice and fosters and develops a consistent culture of risk maturity across all areas of the Trust Ensure that the risk registers accurately reflect risk which is escalated within the organisation to inform the Trusts strategic risk register and Board Assurance Framework Take the strategic lead on behalf of the Chief Nursing Officer for a delivery of a high-quality Safeguarding service to children and young people in all areas of the Trust ensuring that all statutory duties and best practice standards are implemented and monitored Ensure that the Trust is able to demonstrate compliance with all local and national safeguarding standards and good practice including delivery of appropriate levels of safeguarding training to all Trust staff Ensure nursing and midwifery workforce strategies are in place Clinical Ensure that patient experience and, where available, patient reported outcome measures drives the Quality Strategy and agendas so that Clinical Outcomes are defined in consultation with our population and service users Ensure feedback via complaints, concerns and compliments are appropriately managed and responded and lead on CQC and other patient and service user experience surveys to enhance experience Work with senior nursing leads to ensure that areas are working towards, achieving and maintaining an outstanding CQC standard and that improvement measures are instigated and supported in any areas which do not currently achieve outstanding Ensure that the Trust complies with statutory, regulatory, contractual and best practice requirements in relation to governance and quality, with effective assurance monitoring process in place, Point of Care to Board integrated reporting and risk escalation Provide expert leadership and direction to Nursing and Midwifery teams to ensure there are effective systems in place to monitor clinical practice and patient care through agreed indicators and metrics Responsible for ensuring clinical governance systems implemented within the Trust are effective and working in line with NHS Improvement Well- Led assessment Ensure that the recommendations from Children Safeguarding Practice Reviews are implemented and embedded promptly across the Trust Where appropriate be the Senior Responsible Officer for initiatives across the Trust foot print and work in collaboration with others across the Integrated Care System Analytical and judgmental responsibilities Appraise national documents, present conclusions and recommendations to Board On behalf of the Chief Nurse, take the strategic lead for developing non-medical research across the Trust working closely with the Research and Development Leads. Direct the outputs from the jointly appointed Professors ensuring it meets the Trusts priorities Maintain an awareness and up to date knowledge of national Nursing and Midwifery initiatives which will inform new ways of working within the Trust Identify opportunities and provide expert advice to clinical colleagues undertaking research projects Review and interpret developments in clinical care and research, and lead the implementation of these where relevant Ensure that there is a robust framework for collecting and utilising nursing data and informatics, and for ensuring the timely submission of nationally required data Initiate complex audit / surveys which use research methodology and which span organisational boundaries within the locality and ICS Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Practitioner Relevant Masters Degree Evidenced senior and strategic leadership and change portfolio Previous deputy director or equivalent level experience Extensive specialist knowledge of the NHS equivalent to doctorate level, with up to date expert understanding of performance management regimes, finance regimes, operational management, Human Resources and service redesign Desirable Leadership or Management Qualification (CMS/DMS) Advanced specialist knowledge and training in field of expertise Doctorate in any field or equivalent experience Knowlegde and Experience Essential Demonstrable and extensive evidence of leading Trust wide strategies in quality, patient safety and patient experience Able to demonstrate significant staff and team leadership and management experience engaging diverse teams to deliver change aligned to organisational strategic direction To have demonstrable experience of leading governance across a complex organisation Demonstrate transformational clinical leadership and an articulate vision for nursing Significant experience of management of complex project management Desirable To have been involved in policy development and change at national level Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential Registered Practitioner Relevant Masters Degree Evidenced senior and strategic leadership and change portfolio Previous deputy director or equivalent level experience Extensive specialist knowledge of the NHS equivalent to doctorate level, with up to date expert understanding of performance management regimes, finance regimes, operational management, Human Resources and service redesign Desirable Leadership or Management Qualification (CMS/DMS) Advanced specialist knowledge and training in field of expertise Doctorate in any field or equivalent experience Knowlegde and Experience Essential Demonstrable and extensive evidence of leading Trust wide strategies in quality, patient safety and patient experience Able to demonstrate significant staff and team leadership and management experience engaging diverse teams to deliver change aligned to organisational strategic direction To have demonstrable experience of leading governance across a complex organisation Demonstrate transformational clinical leadership and an articulate vision for nursing Significant experience of management of complex project management Desirable To have been involved in policy development and change at national level 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 (opens in a new window). Additional information 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 (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Address Torbay Hospital Lowes Bridge Torquay TQ2 7AA Employer's website https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)