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Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our ambition to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care. Working closely with the Chief Nurse, Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, you will shape and strengthen the Trust's approach to quality, safety and regulatory compliance. You will lead the development of a culture where learning is embedded, staff feel psychologically safe to speak up, and improvement is driven by insight, evidence and compassion.
Job Responsibility:
Provide senior clinical and professional leadership to ensure the Trust meets its statutory, regulatory and patient safety obligations
Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), embedding systems-based learning and proportionate, high-quality responses to patient safety events
Strengthen the Trust's quality governance arrangements, ensuring they are robust, data-informed and aligned to national standards
Oversee the development of the Annual Quality Account, support compliance with the ICB Quality Contract, and ensure the organisation is well-prepared for regulatory inspection
Provide expert advice to Divisional Directors, clinical leaders, patient safety specialists and external partners on patient safety, clinical governance and continuous improvement
Ensure strong assurance mechanisms are in place to support Divisions in delivering consistently safe and effective care
Requirements:
Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
Educated to Master's degree level or working towards
Evidence of personal development
Worked in a senior clinical role, working with internal and external stakeholders to improve standards
Understanding of the clinical quality governance portfolio
Experience of working within the NHS or similar healthcare setting
Delivery of quality initiatives within and across Divisional structures
Demonstrable experience of the ability to work autonomously, initiating and organising workloads, delegating appropriately, responding to changing priorities and meeting tight deadlines
Demonstrable experience of the ability to make difficult decisions autonomously
Managing budgets and budget setting
Experience of working across health and social care boundaries
Experience of delivering change through leadership and influencing
Previous success in the promotion of evidence based practice
Applicants must have current UK professional registration