Associate Director of Nursing Community Health Services

Associate Director of Nursing Community Health Services

We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our directorate team as Associate Director of Nursing to help us lead and improve the delivery of community services in Oxfordshire. This is a pivotal role overseeing the quality-of-care delivery in our diverse services, driving improvements in quality, safety, patient experience and outcomes for our staff and diverse population. Reporting to the Clinical Director, with key professional reporting lines to the Trusts Chief Nursing Officer, you will be a key member of the directorate senior leadership team, providing strategic leadership and oversight of the quality agenda. You will ensure that all services are safe, effective and person centred, with robust systems in place to identify risk, drive improvement and deliver assurance.

This role offers a significant opportunity for a strong, credible and resilient nursing leader to operate at a senior level, developing system partnerships beyond the Trust whilst potentially developing towards future Chief Nursing Officer role.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• Overseeing a framework for clinical governance and quality within the directorate.
• Lead on the implementation of Quality improvement and learning from incidents and provide professional leadership of nursing and care colleagues.
• Leading on workforce planning (including role development and advanced clinical practice).
• Providing professional leadership within System partnerships including Integrated Locality working.
• Growing the capability and capacity of R&D and QI by expanding the use of QI methodology and securing the link between QI and the operational and clinical challenges we face in the directorate.
• Ensuring the directorate and wider Trust preparedness and delivery of End-of-Life care is fit for purpose.
• Lead QI and co design with partners whilst developing neighbourhood and locality working.

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration
• Masters level study or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

Knowledge

• Understanding of the CQC regulatory standards and inspection model
• Experience of CQC inspection from a leadership position

Experience

• Experience of safe staffing and workforce planning
• Experience in providing advice on complex professional and other HR issues
• Experience of involvement with the NMC in relation to staffing and professional practice issues.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£94,356 to £108,814 a yearper annum pro rata