Deputy Chief Nursing Officer (Quality, Governance and Patient Safety)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will possess excellent communication skills along with visible, dynamic and inspirational leadership, and be a highly visible, accessible, and credible professional clinical and nursing leader across all services and staff groups.
Personally engage in back to the floor" activities, undertaking clinical quality-focused work across Trust services and locations throughout.
Act as Trust Lead for quality, governance and patient safety when the Chief Nursing Officer is absent.
Proactively seek feedback from services on governance, quality standards, safety, and clinical effectiveness and outcomes, ensuring intelligence is accurately collected, triangulated, and reported.
Deputise for the Chief Nurse across a range of functions and meetings (internal and external) and during periods of leave/absence
Provide appropriate support and constructive challenge to corporate and divisional directors in delivering strong quality assurance.
Lead the implementation of a Trust-wide Quality Management System, aligned with NHS England's Quality Framework and international best practice (ISO 9001 principles)
Working with the corporate governance team, develop and deliver the Trust's Integrated Governance Framework, ensuring coherence between clinical governance, corporate governance, patient safety, risk, compliance, and quality improvement

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration
• Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of ongoing post-graduate education and continuous professional development

Desirable criteria

• Additional professional qualification relevant to quality, governance or safety
• Executive leadership or coaching qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive understanding of NHS quality governance, statutory, regulatory and professional requirements for NHS providers, patient safety, risk management and assurance
• Strong knowledge of CQC framework, statutory duties and regulatory compliance

Desirable criteria

• Experience implementing PSIRF at scale
• Experience of leading GIRFT or accreditation programmes

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant senior management experience in a challenged or complex organisation
• Comprehensive and Demonstrable experience in understanding and leading Quality governance,Patient safety portfolios: PSIRF, Risk management and assurance,Mortality,Clinical effectiveness, Regulatory engagement and compliance: CQC, NHSE, HSE
• Proven experience in leading organisational improvement and culture change

Desirable criteria

• Board-level executive experience
• Experience working in an organisation in recovery or regulatory oversight

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to interpret legislation and provide executive advice to executives
• Proven ability to prepare and present high-quality Board papers
• Strong leadership, influencing and communication skills
• Highly developed analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to handle complex, sensitive issues with authority and credibility
• Ability to translate data into insight and actionable improvement

Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies.
This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity.
Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow.
We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.
All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse.
We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractor