Head of Physical Health Nursing, AHP and Quality

Job summary

Are you an inspirational clinical leader with a passion for quality and improving patient outcomes? We're on the lookout for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead the quality agenda across our Specialist and Secured Services Care Delivery Pathway (SSCDP). This is a unique opportunity to shape and embed trauma-informed quality health care, drive excellence, and deliver real impact across complex and high-profile services.

In this role, you'll be a visible and credible presence, working across our secure and specialist environments to ensure outstanding care is consistently delivered.

You'll need to be a registered nurse with a strong understanding of a wide range of healthcare services and the requirements of CQC regulation. You'll have a knack for making sense of complex data, turning insight into action, and bringing people with you. You'll be approachable and calm under pressure, with the ability to inspire confidence and build a culture of continuous improvement.

Although not essential, experience of working within prison/secure environments and managing complex stakeholder relationships would be advantageous.

In return, you'll join a values-driven organisation committed to co-production, innovation, and creating services that people are proud to use - and staff are proud to lead. If you're ready to take the next step in your leadership journey and leave your mark on a vital area of care, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be responsible at an operational level with accountability for the delivery of the Quality and Governance of the our physical healthcare delivery across the Secured and Specialist Delivery Pathway (SSCDP).
• Provide a range of quality services and interventions.
• Support and undertake research, clinical audit and evaluate the services as directed.
• Demonstrate and provide robust clinical leadership across the pathway and with all internal and external stakeholders, with a sound understanding of evidence-based nursing practice to provide a pro-active approach to ensure quality and outcome driven practice on a day-to-day basis.
• Provide expert advice and support within scope of practice, reviewing and auditing the quality of care delivery both service wide and individal cases as required

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in the East of England and the Midlands. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Brightfields Business Hub

Peterborough

PE2 6XU

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Brightfields Business Hub

Peterborough

PE2 6XU

Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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