To be professionally accountable for the quality and safety of the delivery service within the division, and for maintaining professional standards and adherence to the NMC Code of Conduct (and professional codes as required) To provide advice to managers to ensure professional standards are maintained through the operational line management arrangements. Ensure that Heads of Nursing, therapists and Matrons use tools and techniques to optimise use of resources against patient dependency/acuity models effectively, making sure that establishments meet patients needs to promote the best possible clinical and performance outcome, leading on action where the output of these activities indicates that change is required. To monitor standards of care, intervening and taking corrective action where necessary. To ensure all corporate nursing initiatives are implemented within the division. To provide professional leadership and advice to the Heads of Nursing and Heads of Therapies. Develop a strategy for advanced nurse practitioner/physicians assistant development within the directorate. To inform the Divisional Medical Director and Divisional Director of Operations of any significant issues placing patients safety at risk. Performance management: To contribute to the development and implementation of the Divisions operational and strategic plans. To actively contribute to the performance management of the division with the Divisional Medical Director, and the Divisional Director of Operations ensuring delivery of all agreed outputs for the Division. To contribute to decision making at a corporate level within the organisation, through membership of the Divisional Management Board and Patient Committees. Governance: To be jointly accountable, with the Divisional Director of Operations and the Divisional Medical Directors, for patient safety, clinical effectiveness, patient experience and risk management. This includes, but is not limited to, lead responsibility for: - Patient experience privacy & dignity, end of life care, nutrition and hydration, mixed sex accommodation, FFT; Investigating SIs and/or overseeing appropriate senior staff delegated to undertake