County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to appoint an exceptional Deputy Director of Nursing & Quality who has the energy and passion to make a sustainable and lasting difference in delivering safe, compassionate and joined up care to our population.
We are seeking a Deputy Director of Nursing with the right values, commitment and energy to support delivery of our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals strategy and to lead the safeguarding, MCA, MHA and Learning Disabilities portfolios.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Director of Nursing is a critical role that will work alongside the Executive Director of Nursing and Quality to embed clinical leadership across CDDFT. The Deputy Director of Nursing will develop a culture that focuses on patient safety, learning, improvement and innovation.
This is a key role, working in collaboration and in conjunction with the Trust senior leadership team, and will support the Executive Director of Nursing to deliver clinical leadership to our nurses, midwives, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and clinical professionals to provide direction and support to ensure a co-ordinated approach to service delivery, service transformation and the development of services that help achieve the long-term vision and priorities of the Trust.
To provide leadership, strategic direction, advice, supervision and support to nurses, midwives, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and clinical professionals throughout the Trust, ensuring that high quality clinical practice is integrated and embedded into all patient services.
Operationally the Deputy Director of Nursing will lead on a portfolio which includes safeguarding, MCA, MHA & Learning Disabilities.
Job responsibilities
* Professional leadership to all nurses, midwives & AHPs across the trust.
* Support the delivery and maintenance of CQC fundamental standards.
* Promotes and facilitates the continued integration of quality improvement and transformation into everyday practice.
* Line-management responsibility for the Associate Directors of Nursing / or equivalent professional role covering several teams, including patient safety, patient experience, IPC, chaplains, practice education and safe staffing.
* The post holder will be responsible for a corporate portfolio (safeguarding, MCA, MHA, LD) and provide nursing advice as required to ensure safe and effective systems are in place for vulnerable patients and their families and working closely with members of the Trust safeguarding teams.
* To work closely with operational colleagues and provide leadership in regard to the monitoring of quality standards through the Trust performance management process and encourage and enable continuous improvement.
* To act as role model, mentor, coach ensuring the direct reports and indirect reports are supported to achieve their potential with clear goals and priorities aligned to those in the organisation.
* Acts in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Code of Conduct.
* Communicates and receives highly complex information, some of which may be highly sensitive and contentious and is able to influence and negotiate in situations where there is resistance.
* The post holder will be expected to work across sites.
* Ensures that the nursing service is of the highest quality, working in collaboration with all stakeholders.
* Will provide leadership on the monitoring of standards of nursing utilising the Performance Management Process and developing nursing sensitive key performance indicators which demonstrate continuous improvement in standards.
* Holds and manage a delegated budget for pay and non-pay elements of the nursing budget.
* Lead and manage disciplinary and grievance matters in accordance with the Trust's policies.
* Leads and provides professional leadership to senior staff groups within nursing including setting objectives for the corporate nursing Management team.
* Ensures that the professional contributions of nursing throughout the Trust are firmly aligned to the achievement of Trust wide objectives.
* Acts as a Trust wide nursing representative in multi professional and managerial forums, both internally and externally.
* Analyse highly complex information in relation to a number of situations including performance targets and strategic objectives.
* Represent the organisation at local and national level in relevant areas of patient experience and safeguarding.
* Provide expert advice and guidance on safeguarding, MCA, MHA, LD issues.
* Interpret NHS Policy and advise on implications for patient experience and safeguarding.
* Develop supporting policies to develop safeguarding and patient experience.
* Represent the trust on Local safeguarding boards Adults & Children.
* Participate in the Trust's senior management on-call rota.
Person Specification
Statutory Registration
Essential
* NMC Registrant
Special Skills & Knowledge
Essential
* Completion of level 3 training in safeguarding adults and children.
* Proven experience of leading and delivering on major service improvement and change projects particularly relating to patient care.
* Experience of dealing with a range of sensitive and complex issues.
Desirable
* Involvement in regional/national groups.
* Experience of leading on policy development and implementation.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of senior management for a defined portfolio which includes clinical, financial and people management.
* Experience of effectively managing complex change and working with partner organisations.
* Demonstrable experience of improving quality, safety and patient experience.
* Credible professional leader with demonstrable experience at leading operational and corporate teams and supporting the development of others.
Desirable
* Experience of partnership working in relation to safeguarding, MCA, MHA and LD.
* Experience in clinical audit and research.
Special Requirements
Essential
* Able to travel independently.
Qualifications
Essential
* First level Nurse qualification registered with the NMC.
* Degree and masters degree in health care and / or leadership.
* Evidence of recent continuous professional development.
Desirable
* Midwifery Qualification.
* Significant experience / recent and relevant CPD in safeguarding.
* Leadership qualification.
Employer details
Employer name
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
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