Associate Director of Nursing

The ADN will have overall managerial responsibility for relevant staff within the Division and is managerially accountable to the Chief Nurse and operationally accountable to the Professional Director of Nursing and Midwifery & DIPC. In collaboration with the CoS and ADO, they are responsible for ensuring that the Divisional Clinical Governance Framework is embedded throughout the Division. The ADN will lead the Clinical Governance Assurance Framework and ensure the quality of care within the Division.o

They will ensure patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness are of the highest standard, meeting national/local outcome (s) and achievement of agreed CQUIN targets. The ADN will deputise for the ADO in their absence. The ADN will provided relevant staffing leadership across the Division ensuring appropriate structures are in place to support these staff at all levels. The ADN will support the development and implementation of Divisional-level strategies/plans within the relevant specialties in conjunction with relevant individuals.

The ADN will lead on relevant professional standards and regulatory revalidation.

The ADN is responsible for leading and driving transformation projects as agreed with the CoS and COO. The will:o integrate corporate AHP and nursing plans with the Divisional clinical service plans.o work with AHP/professional staff and nurses across the Trust to evolve and develop processes that support clinical quality and that enable targeted interventions to improve outcomes.o demonstrate professional judgement and analysis in all aspects of the delivery of both professional and service agendas.o

ensure the nursing/AHP agenda is delivered by providing leadership and professional management of relevant professional (nursing/AHP) staff within the Division. They are responsible for sustained delivery of budgets they are responsible for within the Division, through ensuring the nursing/professional staffing resource is used effectively, contributes to continuous improvement, increased productivity and realisation of benefits both in financial cost improvement savings, quality and safety and in resource terms.

The ADN will lead on any reviews of nursing/professional staffing roles and establishment as directed by the CN so that new and expanded responsibilities are developed where appropriate and skill mix changes implemented as required. The ADN will work closely with corporate nursing to provide professional leadership and advice on the formulation of establishments, monitoring and review of annual nursing workforce plans for the Division:o ensuring integration with the local delivery plano optimal deployment of the nursing workforceo working with finance to manage the budget setting process for nursing The ADN will contribute to the development of the nursing profession through proactive involvement in forums (local, regional and national) and represent the Trust and the CN when required.

The ADN will take outputs from the relevant Trust forums and promote/maintain and evidence-based practice culture for staff. The ADN will oversee the complaints process within the Division to ensure:o prompt responses (within Trust targets) o proactively remedying issues raised (implementing action plans and recommendations Divisionally/Trust-wide as appropriate) o learning and sharing of lessons learnt (Divisionally/Trust-wide as appropriate) The ADN will lead management of the Divisional Patient and Public Engagement and Experience work, using corporate surveys/results and available tools to seek user views as appropriate and ensure action is taken (as appropriate).

The ADN will establish and maintain systems/processes to: support the delivery of kind, compassionate and respectful care; develop relationships with our patients that involve improved listening and decisions made; acknowledging and recognising peoples preferences, beliefs and choices. The ADN will ensure that across the Division the delivery of care meets the individual needs of all patients. The ADN will ensure the implementation of…