Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality & Governance
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a Deputy Director of Nursing, Quality & Governance. We are looking for a self-motivated leader, with a passion for improving service user experience, staff engagement and a passion for governance.
Working with the Director of Nursing Quality & Governance, you will deliver a robust and evolving quality assurance framework and governance structure to ensure accountability and transparency, where quality assurance is integrated alongside quality improvements.
This role is pivotal in providing support to deliver safety improvement projects from patient safety priorities and emerging patient safety themes in line with the implementation of the patient safety incident response framework (PSIRF). You will have proven change management, quality improvement, and project management experience as well as an understanding and appreciation of the various clinical patient safety issues to drive the safety improvement agenda.
Apply now to join our team and make a difference in healthcare!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria- Knowledge of key performance indicators and compliance against quality/risk/governance agendas
- Knowledge of the NHS and the improvement agenda, particularly in relation to service delivery.
- Knowledge of CQC Fundamental Standards and associated compliance requirements
- Knowledge of improvement methodology
- Understanding of programme management methodologies
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Relevant professional (Clinical) qualification
- Educated to Master’s degree or PG Qualifications or equivalent experience
- Programme management qualification
Further Training
Essential criteria- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Experience & Personal Skills
Essential criteria- Significant senior level experience of healthcare and managing clinical governance and clinical effectiveness within large/ complex NHS organisation (must include experience in an acute care setting)
- Strategic planning and project management
- Experience in service improvement techniques /QI methodologies
- Proven performance management of services and delivery of targets within agreed timescales
- Experience of working collaboratively and in partnerships with other organisations
- Experience of successfully leading and managing a diverse team
- Experience of delivering change in service delivery /culture shift
- Ability to plan and lead multiple complex projects and / or project work streams at once, ensuring work is delivered to time and to budget
- Ability to exercise sound judgement, maintain discretion and use initiative
- High level of analytical capability, in order to reach conclusions and decisions based on available data and evidence, provided by the data analytics team or through primary research
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to plan and manage initiatives to deadlines, focusing on the delivery of outcomes
- A confident communicator with strong drafting and presenting skills, able to communicate confidently in front of large audiences of senior executives
- Knowledge of the structure, functions, culture and values of the NHS and its inter-relationship with other agencies
- Numerate, IT literate, analytical and able to use business intelligence effectively
- Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
- Able to think and plan strategically
- Able to undertake analysis of performance data, assess projects, identifying areas for collaborative working and/or improvement
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams and help them understand the statutory requirements for governance and assurance
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint
- Partnership & collaborative working with internal and external stakeholders through well-developed interpersonal skills
- Ability to produce accurate and timely reports appropriate to the audience
- Demonstrable experience of leading and effectively managing change in large complex environments.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271.
Please note that we no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and that the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change.
Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal date held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests).This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be invoiced to you once you've commenced employment.The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application.
The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected]