Head of Nursing - Education and Development

• Support the development, implement and monitor the Trust's nursing strategy within the Trust in discussion with the Deputy Chief Nurse.
• Deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse as required.
• Establish standards of nursing practice and promote nursing and nursing education, research and development throughout the Trust.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with University of Greenwich and support any institute of integration work with the nursing workforce.
• The post holder will become involved with research projects as required by the Trust and report on these as required.
• Develop leadership and staff support initiatives across the Trusts nursing workforce, including Professional Nurse Advocate service and annual influenza vaccination campaign.
• Will manage and have oversight of staff supporting practice improvement, including end of life care, physical health and education and development.
• Support the planning and development of annual nursing events such as the nursing conference and the health support worker conference.
• Advise Executive Directors, Directors of Service, the Trust Board, Management Directorate teams, other clinicians and external organisations on all of the above.
• To work with and support governance structures to improve service delivery and safety.
• To work with directorates and HR on clinical competencies to ensure quality service delivery and equity across the Trust and to lead on competency frameworks across the Trust.

• Work with other key leads to ensure continuous improvement in nursing practice which includes the management of risk, patient safety and clinical record keeping.
• The post holder will lead the development of new clinical policies and practice guidance that will embed practice improvement throughout the Trust and revise relevant existing policies to ensure that they reflect current best practice and regulatory requirements.
• The post holder will ensure that practice improvement initiatives are developed and implemented across the organisation as appropriate.
• The post holder will keep up to date with and interpret NHS policy and strategy and ensure that the information is disseminated to nursing staff through a range of media.
• Organise, lead and manage identified areas of responsibility and report back on progress to the Nursing Directorate and Nursing Executive, and other key nursing and Trust wide meetings
• Assist the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer in the implementation of all national strategies associated with nursing, interpreting health service policy and strategy, in order to establish goals and standards.
• Demonstrates full commitment to the positive performance management of nursing staff throughout the Trust. Providing expert advice and chair disciplinary hearings where appropriate.
• Represents nursing and the Trust by attending and as appropriate presenting at regional and national nursing networks and forums.

• Think strategically and see both the bigger picture and the detail.
• Understand and work within complex and stressful circumstances.
• Successfully negotiate conflict.
• Understand the nature of clinical and social care interventions.
• Proactively participate in management supervision, annual objective setting and PDR/appraisal.
• Participate in development opportunities.
• Maintain knowledge of best practice in health and social care services.
• Implement trust and national policy.
• Work autonomously and make clear decisions in senior forums.
• Use analytical skills and make sound judgements in complex multi-agency situations.
• Liaise with external agencies and coordinate projects across services and corporate departments.
• Chair complex meetings.
• Use and promote the use of digital tools and new technologies.

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

Essential

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal and negotiating skills, written and verbal.
• Ability to teach and facilitate learning for nurses.
• Ability to chair complex meetings

Essential

• Evidence of strong clinical and professional leadership resulting in high clinical standards and best professional practice.
• Evidence of leading on cultural change to embed new ways of working across a range of dispersed and diverse services and teams
• Evidence of successfully involving patients and families in the development and improvement of services.

Desirable

• Evidence of successful leadership of transformational change across services, involving other statutory and third sector providers and supporting other providers, teams and individuals to achieve objectives.