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Head of Nursing and Quality - Women and Children's

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East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

10d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level

AI generated summary

  • You need strong clinical leadership, strategic education skills, staff development focus, visibility in goals, ability to interpret guidance, and a commitment to patient views and work-life balance.
  • You will provide clinical leadership, support nursing initiatives, develop staff training programs, ensure adherence to national guidelines, and improve patient care and experience across the Division.

Requirements

  • - Strong professional clinical leadership
  • - Provide specialist and strategic education and clinical advice
  • - Role model for leadership, training, coaching, and assessing staff development
  • - Develop a programme that enables staff to achieve their full potential and clinical effectiveness
  • - Provide support, guidance and represent the broad views of Nurses and AHP across Division
  • - Achieve a level of visibility that enables goals to be met
  • - Interpret National Guidance in relation to all aspects of clinical care
  • - Advise on the implementation within the modernising and changing environment
  • - Lead programmes of work to demonstrate improvements in practice
  • - Actively seek the views of patients and public
  • - Committed to a positive work life balance
  • - Consider reasonable adjustments for a disability or life event

Responsibilities

  • - Demonstrate strong professional clinical leadership and provide specialist and strategic education and clinical advice across the Division, being a proud voice for children, young people and their families.
  • - Act in support of the Divisional Director of Children's Nursing and the Director of Midwifery as a key member of the Senior Management Team across the Trust.
  • - Support the Divisional Director of Children's Nursing to continually improve patient care, experience and assist with the implementation of National and Trust initiatives.
  • - Be a role model for leadership, training, coaching, and assessing staff development at all levels.
  • - Develop alongside Trust education teams a programme that enables staff to achieve their full potential and clinical effectiveness with the aim of continually striving to improve the patient experience.
  • - Provide support, guidance and represent the broad views of Nurses and AHP across Division and achieve a level of visibility that enables these goals to be met.
  • - Interpret National Guidance in relation to all aspects of clinical care delivered by the Trust and advise on the implementation within the modernising and changing environment of all service areas.
  • - Lead programmes of work to demonstrate improvements in practice and ensure that patients of the organisation can have confidence in the services, actively seeking the views of patients and public.

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the Head of Nursing and Quality position?

The main purpose of the Head of Nursing and Quality position is to provide strong clinical leadership and strategic education across the Women and Children's Division, ensuring high-quality care and exemplary service for children, young people, and their families.

Who does the Head of Nursing and Quality report to?

The Head of Nursing and Quality acts in support of the Divisional Director of Children's Nursing and the Director of Midwifery and is a key member of the Senior Management Team across the Trust.

What values does the Trust prioritize?

The Trust prioritizes the values of Include, Respect, and Improve.

What is expected regarding staff development?

The post holder is expected to be a role model for leadership and to develop a training program alongside Trust education teams to help staff achieve their full potential and improve clinical effectiveness.

How does the Trust engage with patient feedback?

The Trust actively seeks the views of patients and the public to ensure confidence in the services provided and to drive improvements in practice.

Are flexible working arrangements available?

Yes, the Trust is committed to supporting a positive work-life balance and will consider flexible working patterns based on service needs.

Who can I contact for further details or informal visits regarding the position?

You can contact Lizzie Franklin-Jones, the Director of Nursing for Children's, via email at elizabeth.franklinjones@nhs.net for further details or to arrange informal visits.

What initiatives will the Head of Nursing and Quality support?

The Head of Nursing and Quality will support the implementation of National and Trust initiatives aimed at continually improving patient care and experience.

Can I receive support for reasonable adjustments during the application process?

Yes, if you need reasonable adjustments due to a disability or life event, such as menopause, you are encouraged to inform the Trust so they can consider your application fairly and support you during the selection process.

What is the Trust's vision?

The Trust's vision is to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to patients.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

We provide hospital care at the Lister, Hertford County, New QEII hospitals and the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

Science & Healthcare
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
2000
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust provides healthcare services across hospitals in East and North Hertfordshire. They offer a wide range of services, including emergency care, elective surgery, and specialist treatments. Their mission is to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care, aiming to enhance the health and well-being of their community and focuses on providing safe, effective, and compassionate care to meet the diverse needs of the people they serve.