NHS England

Deputy Director of Nursing Leadership and Quality

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Job summary

Deputy Director of Nursing Leadership and Quality; We are looking for an ambitious and inspirational leader to support the Director of Nursing, Leadership and Quality to lead the overarching quality framework within the East of England region, along with providing professional, clinical and strategic leadership within the following programmes: Palliative Care and End of Life, Continuing Health Care, Discharge and Experience of Care.

The post holder will have extensive experience of working at a very senior level across complex health and care settings and will be a credible clinical leader with an in-depth knowledge and experience of working to implement quality and improvement programmes at scale. The post holder will be expected to deputise for the Director of Nursing across the full portfolio including working alongside the in progressing the professional leadership agenda.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work in close partnership with Professional Leads, Directorate Leadership and Corporate colleagues to facilitate the robust planning and support of the delivery of the organisation's objectives and be a visible champion for quality and safety working in collaboration with stakeholders to reduce clinical risk and drive improvements.

The role requires the post to be system facing, working and supporting ICB's whilst maintaining a nursing and quality portfolio that reaches across the regional footprint.

The post holder will

  • Provide credible and visible professional leadership and expert advice and guidance to the wider regional team and health care system in relation to quality and safety.
  • Hold responsibility and accountability for surveillance of the standard of quality and safety within the East region, in line with the organisation's operating frameworks.
  • Work as part of the Quality team within the nursing directorate and wider regional team.
  • Take oversight of improvement strategies across the East of England to ensure improvements in quality are actioned and effective.
  • Take operational responsibility for a range of quality directorate functions including Experience of Care, Palliative and End of Life Care, Continuing Health Care, Discharge Lead and Research.

The post holder will lead on a number of quality improvement initiatives related to safety, quality and nursing practice.

About us

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 agreat 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.

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£99,891 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-EOE1060-A

Job locations

Victoria House, Capitol Park, Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5XA


Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of quality assurance, improvement, and regulatory processes.
  • Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
  • Significant experience at a senior nursing/midwifery level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
  • Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
  • Experience of ICS system oversight and support
  • Significant regional experience of Discharge Policy and oversight
  • Proven experience of Palliative and End of Life Programme
  • An understanding of CHC and community nursing programme
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council.
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.

Knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of quality assurance, improvement, and regulatory processes.
  • Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
  • Significant experience at a senior nursing/midwifery level in the NHS or other public healthcare related industry
  • Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment
  • Experience of ICS system oversight and support
  • Significant regional experience of Discharge Policy and oversight
  • Proven experience of Palliative and End of Life Programme
  • An understanding of CHC and community nursing programme

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Victoria House, Capitol Park, Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5XA


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Victoria House, Capitol Park, Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5XA


Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director Nursing, Leadership & Quality

Geraldine Rodgers

Geraldine.Rodgers1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 May 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£99,891 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-EOE1060-A

Job locations

Victoria House, Capitol Park, Fulbourn

Cambridge

CB21 5XA


Supporting documents

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