Deputy Hospital Director of Nursing

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Job Summary

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Deputy Hospital Director of Nursing to join our leadership team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. This pivotal role provides professional nursing leadership and strategic direction, working closely with the Hospital Triumvirate to drive excellence in patient care.

As a key member of the hospital\’s senior leadership team, you will lead on urgent and emergency care transformation, champion nursing leadership development, and oversee initiatives to improve quality, safety, and patient outcomes. Your role will be instrumental in shaping nursing practice, ensuring workforce development, and leading improvements in patient flow, discharge processes, and clinical governance.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in a high-profile leadership position, ensuring our patients receive outstanding care while driving innovation and best practice in nursing across the hospital.

Main duties of the job

• Deputise for the Hospital Director of Nursing, providing strategic leadership and professional nursing advice while ensuring high standards of care across all services.
• Lead and oversee urgent and emergency care (UEC) transformation, improving key performance metrics such as waiting times and patient flow.
• Drive nursing leadership development, coaching and mentoring divisional nursing teams to enhance clinical leadership and workforce capabilities.
• Ensure patient safety and quality improvement, using data-driven decision-making to lead interventions that enhance care outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with senior stakeholders, including the Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Medical Director, to deliver Trust objectives and hospital-wide improvements.
• Oversee nurse staffing and workforce planning, ensuring safe staffing levels and effective escalation processes.
• Represent the Hospital Director of Nursing in strategic discussions, governance meetings, and external collaborations to support hospital-wide initiatives.

This role is ideal for a strong nursing leader with a passion for transformation, clinical excellence, and staff development. If you are ready to take on a high-impact leadership position, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement.

Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse (with current NMC registration)
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Master\’s Degree in a relevant field
• Recognised Management/Leadership qualifications

Experience Essential

• Extensive post registration experience working effectively in an acute MDT environment
• Significant experience at a senior level in a large acute setting including effectively managing staff, budgets, and high-quality patient-centred services
• Previous experience of managing nursing in a complex environment including understanding and applying relevant national standards.
• Experience contributing to Trust-wide decision making in a complex organisation
• Evidence of leading change, transformation, and developing effective internal controls.
• An expert awareness of the national and local context affecting nursing services and the delivery of care.
• An expert understanding of the statutory frameworks governing nurses and midwives
• A detailed awareness and an understanding of the clinical and corporate governance agenda

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Stadium Road, Woolwich, SE18 4QH

Employer\’s website: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

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