RESPONSIBILITIES 1. LEADERSHIP 1.1 To personally adhere to and uphold the NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times 1.2 To support the development of and promote the Trusts mission, values, aims and objectives 1.3 To provide clinical leadership to the Clinical Care Group, acting as a role model for best practice nursing ensuring that poor clinical leadership is identified, challenged and improved and nursing care is provided to a high standard. This will involve working clinically on wards/departments on a regular basis 1.4 To provide senior professional nurse leadership, motivation and supervision to all nursing and health care assistants within the Care Group 1.5 To provide operational and high level expert advanced practice leadership, clinical advice, teaching research, mentorship and support for staff in relation to all aspects of nursing 1.6 To work in partnership with the Site Director of Nursing and Corporate colleagues to implement the annual nursing workforce plan which integrates with the local service development plans 1.7 In conjunction with the Site Director of Nursing and Corporate nursing, participate and embed the Trusts Nursing and Midwifery Strategy. 1.8 To have a good level of understanding of the national professional nursing agenda ensuring that any national strategy relating to the Clinical Care Group is translated into operational practice 1.9 Lead on the development of and implementation of nursing policies affecting the service and wider trust 1.10 To be the subject expert, ensuring that the implications of national policy and directives are implemented within the Trust 1.11 To act as senior member of the Care Group management team ensuring nursing input into strategic and operational decisions 1.12 To act up for Director of Nursing/Operations and General Manager and to cross cover for other Heads of Nursing as required 2. SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE 2.1 In conjunction with Clinical Director, General Manager and his/her team, agree the strategic direction of the Care Group in order to align its plans with the Trusts values and principles in implementing the national policy agenda 2.2 To monitor and evaluate nursing performance across the care group and ensure submission of data to Trust wide nursing performance spreadsheet 2.4 Support quality and service improvement projects or developments programmes that contribute to the modernisation of patient services in line with the Trusts transformation and cost improvement programmes. 2.4 To be responsible for the management, professional and operational delivery of high quality clinical care across the Care Group, ensuring that patients are always treated with dignity and respect 2.5 To be accountable for and work closely with other Nursing colleagues to improve patient flows, and timely discharges 2.6 Ensure that systems are in place for assessing and prioritising nursing and clinical policies, procedures and guidelines to support best evidence based practice, and working with other corporate and nursing colleagues ensure there is a consistent approach across Care Groups 2.7 To lead on and be responsible for developing Service Plans for the Care Group in conjunction with the General Manager, Clinical Director and the top triumvirate 2.8 To lead on and be accountable for service developments within the Care Group, and to work with the Site Director of Nursing at a Site wide strategic level ensuring that current and planned services are properly coordinated 2.9 To participate at a senior level in negotiations with the commissioners and other external organisations on issues affecting the service 2.9 To work closely with others to ensure contribution to and delivery of whole service system planning and care pathway delivery 2.10 Contribute to and work in partnership with the General Manager and Clinical Director in the change management programmes within the Divisions. Ensure completion of the most complex and challenging projects to time, budget and quality targets ensuring successful implementation of programmes and initiatives which may impact the Trust 2.11 To work with the Transformation team on implementing service improvement projects, development of Cost Improvement Programmes and wider involvement in the Kings Way 2.12 To advise the Chief Nurse and others on the nursing and wider trust implications arising from national, professional and service developments 2.13 To lead and support the roll out of the ward accreditation programme within the division and support the ward triumvirate to achieve excellence in patient care 2.14 Working in conjunction with the General manager and Clinical Director, ensure that national targets e.g. RTT are being met 2.15 Work in conjunction with the senior team, to develop and sustain effective and collaborative working relationships with external partners, e.g. KHP and CAGs, to develop and understanding of the needs of the local population and how to apply these needs within the Care Group 3. Budgetary and Financial Management 3.1 To be responsible for the nursing budget within the Care Group, ensuring each speciality manages and has effective budgetary control 3.2 To monitor and control bank and agency use within the care group ensuring that utilisation is within the agreed budget 3.3 To ensure effective and appropriate deployment of nursing staff via electronic rostering through adhering to the agreed performance indicators 3.4 In collaboration with the General Manager and Clinical Director contribute to the budget setting process, ensuring that there processes and controls in place to ensure nursing budgets are effectively managed 3.5 To ensure that all financial resources are deployed to achieve the best outcome for the Care Group 3.6 Working with the Transformation team to identify, lead and support any CIP plans against agreed targets 3.7 To be an authorised signatory for the Care Group budget