Director of Nursing and Quality - Middlesbrough, United Kingdom - South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual to work within our Ophthalmic Casualty and Injection Service in the Ophthalmology department at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

    This post is a fantastic opportunity for experienced nurse practitioners with no eye experience but a willingness and drive to develop their ophthalmic knowledge and skills or a nurse interested in developing Advanced clinical skills.

    If you have the drive to provide an excellent patient experience, and enthusiasm for personal and professional development, we are waiting to hear from you.

    If you do not have the skills in ophthalmology for the band 7 role we will offer a band 6 with progression to a Band 7 when trained and competent.

    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.

    You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role


    After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.

    Qualifications and Training
    o NMC Registration
    oDegree in Nursing
    oHold a record of continuous personal, professional, and academic development.
    oNon-medical prescribing or willing to work towards

    oSignificant and current experience within a health environment as a registered nurse

    South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    The James Cook University Hospital