Divisional Director of Nursing & Governance

A large healthcare organisation is looking to appoint a highly experienced Senior Nurse leader, who holds experience working at Deputy Chief Nurse level or equivalent.

Main Responsibilities:

Professionally accountable for the quality and safety of the delivery service within
the division, and for maintaining professional standards and adherence to the NMC Code of Conduct (and professional codes as required);
Provide advice to managers to ensure professional standards are maintained through the operational line management arrangements;
Ensure that Heads of Nursing, therapists and Matrons use tools and techniques to optimise use of resources against patient dependency/acuity models effectively, making sure that establishments meet patients' needs to promote the best possible clinical and performance outcome, leading on action where the output of these activities indicates that change is required;
Monitor standards of care, intervening and taking corrective action where necessary;
Ensure all corporate nursing initiatives are implemented within the division;
Provide professional leadership and advice to the Heads of Nursing and Heads of
Therapies;
Contribute to the development and implementation of the Division's operational and
strategic plans;
A successful candidate will have:

RGN with current registration to the NMC;
Minimum of 5 years senior NHS management experience in Nursing/ Midwifery;
Experience managing others, including operational nursing and governance aspects.

For further information on this role please contact Donna Larder on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)