The post holder will be part of the Senior Leadership Team within the Adult Directorate with an important direct link to the Trust Lead Nursing and Professions Team (Chief Nursing Officer, Deputy Director Nursing and Associate Director Nursing). Alongside the Service, Clinical, Associate Directors and Medical Team, they will be responsible for the professional leadership of the Adult Inpatient Wards including the Place of Safety, with a strong working connection into the Trust Operational Leadership Team, ensuring patients cared for within the Adult Directorate receive compassionate, high-quality care. Professional Standards and accountability The Head of Nursing for Adult Inpatient Services is responsible for maintaining nursing professional standards across all Adult inpatient areas ensuring clinical practice alignment personally and within the wider nursing team, with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Practice - prioritising people, practicing effectively, preserving safety, promoting professionalism and trust. Working closely with all multidisciplinary colleagues, the Head of Nursing will lead and champion infection prevention and control standards, safer staffing assurance in collaboration with Senior Nurse Managers and in promoting efficiency within the inpatient setting.
The Head of Nursing will also lead and champion all Allied Health Professionals professional standards adherence connecting closely with the Heads of each Profession. Culture Within their role the Head of Nursing will role model and provide senior leadership promoting a culture of compassionate and inclusive leadership where all staff understand their role and responsibilities and are highly motivated to provide excellent care for patients. This incorporates championing the Triangle of Care approach with carers, families and supporters whilst working with a coproduced approach where the patients voice is heard and valued. Demonstrating leadership where diversity is valued, staff feel they belong and are empowered to deliver great care and patient experience.
As a compassionate and inclusive leader, the Head of Nursing will create an environment where there is no bullying, staff authentically experience empowerment and where learning and quality improvement are an everyday focus. Developing Clinical Practice Key responsibilities include leading on reviewing and developing relevant evidence-based clinical protocols and ensuring adherence to best practices in mental health care. As the Head of Nursing, practice development areas, in collaboration with other professional leads, will incorporate coproduced care planning with family engagement, trauma informed care, building therapeutic relationships and cultural competence. Demonstrating the ability to critically analyse, evaluate research, publications and recommendations from all relevant sources to mental health and having the skills to bring relevant content to staff in a meaningful and learning presentation style.
Quality, patient safety and governance Working with the multi-disciplinary team and particularly the Senior Nurse Managers to ensure that the quality of care delivered is maintained and improved and not compromised. To ensure that the Directorate is striving for continuous quality improvement and excellence in every service and to ensure that every member of staff is supported and empowered to deliver high-quality care that exceeds patient and carer expectations. Establishing and maintaining effective governance structures and approaches incorporating monitoring metrics on quality, ensuring effective information, easy access to accurate data and learning from errors, concerns and incidents. Provides clarity around the roles and responsibilities for quality and safety of individuals.
Ensures there is a clear and agreed approach to taking swift and coordinated action in the event of quality issues being identified. Continuous Practice Development Working with the Strategic Workforce Business Partner and the Adult Inpatient Senior Leadership Team, ensuring the Trust People Strategy initiatives connect into the clinical practice and staffing requirements for delivery of safe care. Establishing reflective clinical practice spaces for all inpatient staff to promote continuous learning and professional curiosity. Lead on the Training Needs Analysis for Adult Inpatient Nursing staff whilst working closely with inpatient Ward Managers.
Performance Leadership Promoting a collegiate and effective system leader approach to ensure best outcomes for patients and their families is essential, this will include a focus on optimising patient length of stay, discharge plans and high-quality co-ordinated care within each inpatient team as well as promoting Patient Rated Experience Measures (PREMs), Patient Rated Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Clinical Rated Outcome Measures (CROMs)

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