About this role
Job summary
This pivotal role will provide strategic and professional nursing leadership toinfluence and improve the quality and safety of healthcare across the Midlands.
This is a high-profile role with significant responsibility for supporting NHS England's statutory duties in relation to quality oversight, patient safety and clinical effectiveness across Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), NHS providers and commissioned services.
You will act as the principal nursing relationship manager for an agreed portfolio of providers and systems, offering expert advice, constructive challenge and supportinfluencing system-wide transformation and supporting delivery of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, NHS Quality Strategy.
This role will also play a critical leadership role in supporting the delivery of quality oversight of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism services across the Midlands. The postholder will provide professional leadership for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism (MH/LDA) quality oversight and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) agenda you will work with systems and providers to strengthen quality governance, improve patient safety, reduce unwarranted variation and support sustainable service transformation, while maintaining oversight of quality and safety across a wider portfolio.
Main duties of the job
The work will include but not limited to the following key aspects:
Lead quality improvement and oversight for Professional leadership Lead p for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism services and SEND and strengthen leadership capacity and capability across systems and providers.
Lead quality oversight, assurance and improvement across the agreed provider and ICB portfolio, applying national quality and oversight frameworks to ensure services are safe, effective and person-centred and that risks are identified, escalated and addressed.
Act as the principal nursing relationship manager for an agreed portfolio of ICBs and providers, building trusted relationships and engaging directly with Board Directors, Chief Nursing Officers, Medical Directors and other stakeholders.
Use data, evidence, intelligence and regulatory insight to identify emerging quality and safety concerns, reduce unwarranted variation, scrutinise improvement plans and ensure risks are managed, escalated and resolved.
Support providers and systems to deliver sustained improvements in quality, safety, patient experience and outcomes, resulting in better care for patients and their families.
Work collaboratively with regional and national colleagues, regulators, commissioners and wider partners to align priorities and enable system-wide improvement.
Deputise for the Director of Nursing (Quality Oversight) as required.
About us
Our work supports the NHS to deliver high quality services for patients and best value for taxpayers.
Our staff bring expertise across hundreds of specialisms -- including clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.
We lead the NHS in England by:
Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation Delivering value for money
Earlier this year, the Government announced that NHS England will gradually merge with the Department of Health and Social Care, leading to full integration. The aim is to create a smaller, more strategic centre that reduces duplication and eliminates waste.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
Job description Job responsibilities
We are looking for experienced and credible senior nursing leader with a strong track record of leading large-scale change, quality oversight and improvement and system leadership within complex healthcare environments.
Working closely with provider boards, Integrated Care Boards and regional and national colleagues, you will identify and respond to quality and safety risks, support sustainable improvement and help translate national priorities into better outcomes and experiences for patients, families and communities. You will lead major programmes, manage resources and develop strong partnerships across organisational boundaries.
A Mental Health Nursing qualification and active registration are essential, alongside a strong record of delivering strategic change, quality improvement and effective system leadership.
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For further details / informal visits contact: [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Clinical qualification and extensive experience, current clinical nursing registration with appropriate professional body Mental Health Nursing qualification with current registration Educated to Masters level or equivalent level or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area
Desirable
Experience of project and programme management techniques and tools such as Prince 2 or Managing Successful Projects
Knowledge and experience Essential
In depth additional expert knowledge acquired over a significant period of time of the regulatory frameworks In depth knowledge and experience of managing complex professional regulatory issues Knowledge and experience of working across complex Systems Knowledge of quality assurance and improvement methods and their application Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to Nursing and Midwifery. Proven and significant leadership experience and/or formal management qualification. Significant evidence of continued professional development Proven Board level experience of leading and delivering complex change and strategy development programmes in a politically sensitive and complex environment Experience of successfully operating in and delivering priorities in a partnership environment. Experience of leading major change initiatives with entrepreneurialism in a challenging organisational environment Member of a relevant professional body.
Skills Capabilities & Attributes Essential
Ability to deal with challenging situations in a formal setting Strong external communications skills in a politically sensitive environment with knowledge of and experience in handling media relations Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required Demonstrable leadership, vision, strategic thinking and planning with highly developed political skills Demonstrable ability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly Ability to provide informative reporting on finances and impact to Board management Demonstrable ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities Demonstrable ability to use autonomy to undertake actions as a result of own interpretation of policy and guidance providing a source of expert advice to the organisation
Values and Behaviours Essential
Commitment to and focused on quality, promotes high standards in all they do Works well with others, is positive and helpful, listens, involves, respects and learns from the contribution of others Demonstrable commitment to partnership working with a range of external organisations Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence, biases and personal triggers with cultural sensitivity and awareness Demonstrates honesty and integrity and promotes organisational values.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name NHS England
Address Any office across the Midlands
Any office across the Midlands
B2 4HQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)