Statutory Responsibilities Active engagement, participation and compliance with any other statutory responsibilities applicable to the role, as amended from time to time. This role is politically restricted. The jobholder is not permitted to undertake political activity involving standing for election to the States or as a Parish Constable, or publicly supporting someone who is standing for election or playing a public part in any political manner. Planning & Organisation Planning skills required to align service provision with staff resource, considering large variability in patterns of working, such as rotas. Ability to adapt or direct resource as required to fulfil service needs which are liable to constant fluctuation with service pressures. Organisational planning to enable a smooth transfer for service users across areas and engagement in multi-agency inputs. Lead regular operational meetings to ensure service delivery to all areas of care group and reduce areas of clinical and non-clinical risk, responding appropriately to changing organisational demands and priorities. Ability to be responsive to changing organisational demands and priorities. People Management The post holder will be responsible for up to 300 staff. Manages staff in accordance with HR policies and procedures and will support staff to select and appoint with the necessary skills, and values. Co-ordinate staff development and use the appraisal, performance review and revalidation to continually improve performance. Ensure all team are registered with the NMC, Jersey and able to maintain their registration through NMC revalidation. Ensure that mandatory and statutory training is in place for staff in matters relating to infection prevention and control and that compliance is monitored. Ensure that team mandatory and statutory requirements are met. Job Specific Outcomes Responsibility for the delivery of the nursing and midwifery strategy across the nursing services. Operational responsibility to be able to deliver the high standard of clinical care and modernisation of services. Manage human and material resources within their designated area and be responsible for ensuring nursing and midwifery meet cost targets that are part of a larger budget held at Head of Service level, to ensure financial sustainability within the care group. Responsible for the staff governance arrangements in relation to professional regulation, supervision, and revalidation, ensuring a workforce that is fit to practice. Performance manage direct reports, and enable personal and professional development that underpins the strategic direction of the organisation and ensures effective delivery of high quality care. Maintain and enhance standards of patient care through the implementation of continuous quality improvement initiatives, regular service evaluation and developments that involve patients/users of the service. Provide day to day professional leadership and management of the nursing and midwifery workforce to ensure efficient and effective use of nursing manpower, patient outcomes, patient experience and patient safety is mitigated. Provide clinical advice and expertise to peers, patients and management to ensure that best practice is promoted and delivered in order to reduce the risk to patients and that the safety of the patient journey is maximised. Communicate national and local policies and initiatives that impact on patient and nursing care including polices, guidelines and competencies and implement these to ensure practice remains contemporary and within guidelines Provide specialist nursing or midwifery input to the Head of Care Group, Head of Profession and other key managers to enable them to progress service development, business planning and service delivery Work as a member of the multi-professional health and care teams in furthering the clinical governance programme, ensuring safe and auditable practice.