Divisional Director of Nursing & Quality - West Sussex

We are seeking expressions of interest for a Band 8D Divisional Director of Nursing & Quality within the West Sussex Division for a period of 10 months.

The Divisional Director of Nursing and Quality (DDNQ) drives the programme of improvement for Quality and Professional Standards across the Division ensuring the delivery of high-quality care is consistent with NMC and CQC fundamental standards, safeguarding principles, Trust Values and the Trust and Division Strategic Objectives.

The postholder will have accountability for the quality of care across the Division and will work within agreed objectives, quality standards and resource, in line with local & national plans. They will have accountability for nursing practice across the Division, ensuring that the nursing voice has authority and that the nursing strategy is delivered live in practice.

Sussex Partnership NHS is an equally opportunities employer and we also welcome applications from nurses with lived experience.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please email directly Portia.Aveling@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The Divisional Director of Nursing and Quality (DDoNQ) will drive the programme of improvement for Quality and Professional Standards across the Division ensuring that the delivery of high-quality care is consistent with NMC and CQC fundamental standards, safeguarding principles, Trust Values and the Trust and Division Strategic Objectives

The DDoNQ will have accountability for the quality of care across the Division and will work within agreed objectives, quality standards and resource, in line with local & national plans.

The DDoNQ will have accountability for nursing practice across the Division, ensuring that the nursing voice has authority and that the nursing strategy is delivered live in practice.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to master's level or equivalent in a health-related field

Evidence of significant relevant professional development

Registered nurse (NMC)

Proven ability to perform at strategic and senior management level

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience at a senior nursing level leading mental health and learning disability nursing practice and quality
• Professional regulatory experience - NMC
• Quality regulatory experience - CQC
• Nursing workforce, inc. recruitment and retention
• Safer staffing
• Clinical Governance
• Leading and managing change through co-production
• Analysing highly complex information and developing practical and workable solutions to address them at pace.
• Experience of thinking and planning long term strategy
• Being able to prioritise programmes of work in the face of competing demands.
• Experience of managing and delivering to deadlines and within resources.
• Experience of achievement in negotiating and influencing others.
• Writing papers for sub committees
• Strong record of multiprofessional collaborator internally and externally

About the employer

This is an excellent time to be joining Sussex Partnership Trust. These roles enable us to place a renewed focus on ensuring that the new nursing strategy is delivered live in practice, that we find new ways to address the recruitment and retention challenge, and that we do this alongside the professional strategies of our psychology, social work and AHP colleagues.

Your high clinical standards will influence how we operate in the best interest of our staff, patients and carers; enabling learning and ongoing service development on a continual cycle.

A clear programme of development support will be offered to enable further career progression.

Relocation expenses may be offered with this post. For further details please contact Portia Aveling - Portia.Aveling@nhs.net