Nurse Director

Job summary

The Trust's five care groups are supported by our backbone, or corporate, sixth group, which has ten directorates of which one is the Nursing and Facilities directorate.

At RDaSH we are looking for a compassionate Nurse Director (Nursing and Facilities Directorate) to work with us in delivering high quality, safe care.

This position requires a leader who is highly innovative and personally motivated to work with care group leader's, backbone service leader's and multi-professional teams who support a high standard of patient safety, clinical governance and professional development.

This position offers a great opportunity for a leader whose core values are to place patients at the centre of all learning and ensure approaches to workforce development and wellbeing are compassionate and high quality.

Main duties of the job

Lead the ongoing review, development and implementation of the Trusts Quality Improvement Strategy. Support the development of a strategy that promotes a culture of ownership and accountability whilst encouraging innovation & staffempowerment.

Responsible for ensuring rigorous systems and processes are in place to deliver on the Clinical Governance Agenda playing a lead role in the development of clinical practice and ongoing assurance of high standards of clinical quality, safety and experience across the organisation.

Key portfolios within the role include Safeguarding, Reducing Restrictive Interventions (RRI), Health & Safety, IPC, CQC Compliance, clinical effectiveness, resuscitation and facilities.

The post holder will, under the direction of the Deputy CNO, will take a senior lead in the management and delivery of the Trust's Strategic Objective 1 relating to all our 28 Promises and specifically aligned to the Nursing and Facilities portfolio are Promises 1-5. The post holder will be responsible for supporting the 8b Head of Quality and Promises to efficient, effective, successful and innovative delivery and continuous development of the Patient safety, Carer and Community team, and Promises 1-5 implementation wider across the Trust.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://ptracaccpublic.blob.core.windows.net/docs-employer/340/2515/Main_Terms_and_Conditions.pdf