Director of Nursing for Networked Care
The closing date is 12 July 2025
Job summary
Care Group Director of Nursing
The purpose of this role is to provide senior strategic nursing leadership in order to ensure and consistently develop a high-quality, cost-effective nursing service for patients. The post holder will support the Executive Director of Nursing in leading the development of the nursing agenda within the Trust. Together with the Care Group Director, the Care Group Director of Operations and the Care Group Director of Finance, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of operational, financial and quality performance of the services and the strategic objectives of the Care Group.
The Care Group Director of Nursing (CG DoN) will work collaboratively with the Care Group Director to provide assurance to the Executive Team and the Trust Board that robust processes and systems of governance and risk management are in place and that safe and high-quality patient-focused services are delivered.
Main duties of the job
The CG DoN will support the Chief Nurse in the implementation of the corporate nursing agenda, taking a specific strategic and operational lead for the allocated corporate component of the role (Complaints, Patient Experience and Safeguarding). They will participate in the on-call managers' rota.
Working closely with other professional leaders, the post holder will be required to ensure professional leadership is in place. They will provide expertise and advice on professional, operational and strategic issues within the Trust and across the health economy.
The CG DoN will ensure that the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively within the Care Group its services and departments and that competence in clinical practice is both developed and maintained in order to maximise the patient experience, safety and quality of service.
The CG DoN will ensure the Care Group has an appropriately skilled and qualified nursing and allied health professional workforce, deployed in the most efficient and cost-effective way to deliver high quality care to our patients and clients.
The CG DoN will be accountable for developing the Care Group nursing workforce, including innovation and developments in practice, creating the right environment to retain and develop talent.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital foundation trusts in the country, and currently touch the lives of half a million patients in the west of Berkshire every year by providing high quality acute medical and surgical services for our local communities. The Trust strives to provide high quality, compassionate care for our patients and their families.
Our values:
- Compassionate
- Aspirational
- Resourceful
- Excellent
The town of Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as good.
Details
Date posted
11 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8d
Salary
£88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
193-7229611NCG
Job locations
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
Employer's website
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