Director of Nursing & Quality

• Provide strategic clinical and operational leadership for HUC's nursing and AHP workforce, setting standards that promote clinical excellence and patient-centred care.
• Lead delivery of the Quality Strategy, owning clinical governance, incident reporting, risk management, audit and learning from harm to drive continuous improvement.
• Hold organisational accountability for safeguarding (adults and children) and infection prevention and control, ensuring compliance with national legislation and best practice.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (CQC, NHS England, UKHSA), prepare inspection evidence and provide board-level assurance on safety, quality and mandated reports (e.g. Quality Account).
• Develop and implement a professional education and career framework aligned to "Build Your Own", including competency frameworks, preceptorship, mentorship and CPD to grow and retain talent.
• Line manage the Head of Nursing and Quality, Head of AHPs and IPC, and lead the new Patient Ambassador role, ensuring visible clinical leadership and support for the workforce.
• Partner with the CMO, Operations and executive colleagues to shape innovative service models, digital triage and telehealth, and to collate quality and safety reports that inform board decisions.

Essential

• Registered NMC professional
• Master's level qualification in nursing or equivalent demonstrated title
• Non-Medical Prescriber qualification
• Significant experience in a senior clinical and/or nursing leadership role
• Experience supporting nursing workforce development and revalidation
• Strong leadership of multi-professional teams and evidence of integrated cross functional working across teams
• Evidence of working clinically at Band 7 within Urgent / Primary care

Desirable

• Management or leadership qualification
• Experience working across urgent or out-of-hours services
• Involvement in multi-agency safeguarding, legal proceedings, or coronial work