Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-S3-MID2151
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cardinal Square - Midlands ( dependent on applicants address )
- Town
- Derby (Flexible across Midlands)
- Salary
- £100,000 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Director of Nursing: Quality Governance
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Job overview
We are seeking a credible expert nursing leader in clinical governance and quality assurance with extensive experience working at an Executive Nursing level. This successful post holder will work closely with, and be accountable to the Regional Chief Nurse. As the Director of Nursing: Quality Governance, this role will deputise for the Regional Chief Nurse as required.
Working as part of the senior nursing and midwifery team the postholder will ensure the delivery of key objectives to support the delivery of regional priorities, national policy, nursing & midwifery strategy and professional priorities specifically relevant to quality governance, and the delivery of the objectives of the Regional Chief Nurse.
The successful candidate will provide specific leadership and focus on nursing & midwifery quality governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, quality of mental health services and independent investigations.
Further, the post holder will ensure that the correct quality governance arrangements are in place to assure the Regional Leadership Team, wider NHS England colleagues and key strategic partners of the organisation’s ongoing capability and capacity to meet its duties and responsibilities
Main duties of the job
Lead for quality governance, safeguarding, infection prevention and control, quality of mental health services and independent investigations. quality and productivity improvement, research and data management
Provide professional and clinically relevant information and advice to the national, regional and system teams
Lead the oversight of quality in mental health services working in partnership with other directorates and external partners
Line management of the independent investigation function and mental health quality team
Provide professional advice and support in the region, supporting oversight of PSIRF reporting and learning along with the regional medical directors.
Act as a champion for patients and their interests overseeing patient involvement and experience
Provide clinical specialist advice and expertise on nursing, midwifery and care delivery issues for those developing and designing systems / policy at the highest levels
Support the Chief Nurse on professional matters linked to their portfolio, leading on initiatives as identified through personal action and professional leadership
Drive a culture of continuous improvement across the region working closely with medical colleagues to ensure clinical engagement and coordination is at the heart of assurance and improvement
Support the delivery of key policy areas to improve public health and prevent ill health.
Working for our organisation
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Person specification
Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
- Current registration with the NMC, nursing degree and relevant masters degree or equivalent.
- Significant experience as a senior nurse at Board level or equivalent.
- Specific knowledge of quality assurance, regulatory frameworks, commissioning and safeguarding
- Works across boundaries, looks for collective success, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others.
- Demonstrably committed to and focused on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nina Morgan
- Job title
- Regional Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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