Director of Nursing

Job summary

Are you an inspirational nursing leader ready to shape the future of community and mental health care in Cornwall?

We're seeking aDirector of Nursingto provide strategic and professional leadership across our Nursing and Allied Health Professions. Reporting to the Dual Chief Nursing Officer (CFT & RCHT), you'll drive quality, safety, and patient experience initiatives, champion compassionate leadership, and lead transformational change across adult and children's community services, mental health, and learning disability services.

This is a pivotal role, ideal for someone with a strong track record in senior NHS leadership, passionate about equity, innovation, and delivering outstanding care.

Interviews will take place on Monday 20th October.

This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly.We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply:

• Cornwall Foundation Trust
• Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
• Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board

If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the professional leadership of the Nursing and Allied Health Professions (AHP) in CFT. They will have delegated responsibility for the delivery of the Trust's safety; quality improvement and patient experience priorities. They will also be expected to lead on some priorities across the Trust both providers and or system (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board - CIOS) as agreed by the Dual Chief Nursing Officer.

The role will require close working with our associate directors, matrons and heads of nursing / integrated professions to ensure that professional standards are met and maintained and that the delivery of care is recovery focused, patient centred and to the highest quality. Confident, compassionate and competent practitioners are paramount.

As a senior leader you will attend the Executive Team and the Board and act as a strong role model for all colleagues by demonstrating credibility and visibility, strong commitment to improving practice, celebrating success and encouraging creativity, innovation and excellence.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.