Head of Nursing - Division

Overview

The Head of Nursing is a key member of the Divisional Leadership team who will lead, inspire and develop the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce within the Division and across the Trust to deliver high quality, patient‑centred clinical care. The role is clinically accountable for the service within the Division and works closely with the Divisional leadership team to develop and implement both Divisional and Trust strategy, ensuring high clinical quality standards, quality improvement and best practice guidance are met.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands, proud of its diversity and committed to flexible working arrangements for staff.

• Be responsible and accountable for the management and development of all Nursing, HV & in some instances AHP staff within the Division.
• Have line management responsibilities for Matrons and Senior Nurses across the Division including annual appraisal, recruitment, sickness and disciplinary/capability management.
• Ensure effective processes for the review, monitoring and reporting systems are in place to meet Nursing workforce safeguards and are in line with National and Local Policy.
• Be accountable for the operational performance alongside the Divisional Leadership team, including high quality patient care, patient safety, clinical quality & governance, agreed performance and workforce.
• Divisional financial objectives and budgetary control ensuring the needs of patients are the highest priority.
• Quality Improvement approach to delivering the Nursing Quality Framework and robust governance/reporting mechanism to provide Ward to Board assurance.
• Be responsible and actively involved with Directorates alongside Divisional Leadership peers for clinical risk and quality governance agendas.
• Align all Professional developments to enable delivery of the Trusts strategy.
• Be responsible and accountable for all Nursing resource deployment and efficiency, pay spend including bank and agency costs and controls including clinical non‑pay.
• Participate in the Director on‑call rota.
• Lead & manage the operational Nursing function of the Division to the highest professional standard.
• Develop positive working relationships with Clinicians and Managers to ensure the Trust is at the forefront of best professional practice and service delivery.
• Act as a visible role model, creating a supportive, professional ethos to empower staff to contribute to the delivery of high‑quality person‑centred lower‑carbon care.
• Provide responsive and effective professional leadership for Nursing, Midwifery, Health Visiting and AHPs across the organisation at all levels.
• Influence the local and national professional agenda in conjunction with the senior Nurse team including a contribution towards reducing health inequalities.
• Lead the implementation and further development of clinical indicators/metrics ensuring effective systems of reporting, action planning and sustainability.
• Identify and progress opportunities for Nurses, Midwives, Health Visitors and AHPs to be innovative and creative, utilising research and evidence base within organisational practice.
• Critically appraise and synthesise the outcomes of relevant research, evaluations and audits and apply the information when seeking to improve practice.
• Analyse highly complex and sensitive/contingent information in a range of formats and present to Executive colleagues on a range of issues.
• Promote the professional reputation and relationships throughout the organisation and externally.
• Take personal responsibility for actions and omissions, and fully recognise personal accountability.
• Receive and discuss highly complex, sensitive and contentious matters with patients/relatives and staff.
• Demonstrate resilience and determined leadership in contexts that are unfamiliar, complex and unpredictable.
• Provide mentorship and coaching to senior Nurses/Midwives/Health Visitors and some instances AHPs.
• Contribute to the development of a strong and effective senior team within the Division.
• Ensure NMC and HCPC standards and strategy are consistently delivered against.
• Create an environment in which Nursing,…