Head of Nursing - Leicester, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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To provide nursing and clinical leadership to all wards within the Directorate and to work with the wider senior nurse group within the Division.

You will define the professional models to be used within the directorate and, with support of a Clinical Quality Matron and physical healthcare team, provide a service based in best practice that provides the very best care to our patients.

The Head of Nursing carries a lead role within the Directorate and provides nursing advice, leadership and professional challenge and support to the Directorate Management Team.


The purpose of this role is also to provide leadership to clinical teams regarding maintaining safe clinical environments and management responsibilities for a small team.

The Directorate Head of Nursing is a key member of the senior Directorate clinical team.

Working closely with the Clinical Quality Matron, Clinical Nurse Practitioners, Ward/team Managers, team leader / deputy roles, Physical Health care leads, clinical leads, operational managers, service managers and the Directorate clinical teams.

The Head of Nursing will play a main role in driving forward the professional nursing agenda within inpatient services.

This will include safer staffing, reducing restrictive practices, infection prevention and control, professional standards, developing systems and monitoring dashboards to drive quality improvement and contribute to the development of the strategic direction of clinical services.

Divisional Role - Safe Clinical Environment


Each Head of Nursing will lead on specific divisional wide projects, negotiated with their General Manager and Associate Director of Nursing.

These will change over time.


This post-holder will initially work with clinical and division management teams to identify and mitigate risks in the clinical environment to support patient safety.


We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.


We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences.

We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.


ARNOLD LODGE


Arnold Lodge is a Forensic Services Medium Secure Unit in Leicester for adults aged 18 and over with mental illness and/or personality disorder.


Arnold Lodge forms part of the new care model 'IMPACT' (Improved Pathways and Community Teams), which has nine providers in the East Midlands region.

The provider collaborative have made a commitment to an agreed set of values which emphasises hope, openness and honesty, a person centred approach, empowerment and opportunity, collaboration as well as safety and least restriction principles.


WATHWOOD HOSPITAL
We provide medium secure inpatient services to male adult patients with mental disorder.

We offer assessment, treatment and rehabilitation. We aim to reduce the distress associated with mental health problems and promote recovery.

We work to reduce the risks associated with our patient group and tailor treatment to meet each patient's needs. We are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of patient care.

To demonstrate the Trust's values in everything you do in the work environment.

To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trust's resources that you utilise.

Delivery of Effective Healthcare within the organisation.

Establishing Effective Leadership and Communication.

Continuing Education, Professional and Personal Development.

Clinical Quality and Governance.

Management and use of Resources and Information.

User and Carer Involvement.
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