Head of Nursing and Quality (CAMHS)

Clinical Leadership

• Ensure, with the Clinical Director, that robust quality governance arrangements are in place within the Service Line(s), and to ensure the clear monitoring of these is implemented.
• Lead, with the Clinical Director, quality improvement and innovation in the Service Line(s).
• Provide strong visible professional leadership and support to the Service Line(s) to define the quality of clinical/patient care within a recovery focused approach.
• Analyse data in order to improve quality standards, through quality improvement methods and the reporting of progress through to committees.
• Have project management knowledge and experience and can lead complex projects programmes.
• Practice in a way that supports recovery by helping the service users to achieve the best quality of life possible whilst living with ongoing symptoms.
• Encourage service users to think about their strengths and abilities and the changes they can make in their lives to take control, reach their goals and achieve improved mental wellbeing.
• Use professional judgment and personal resilience to deal with a wide variety of situations relating to nursing and other aspects of patient care.
• Interpret, implement, and exercise professional judgment, with regard to national and local policy in relation to nursing and other clinical areas.
• Contribute to the formulation and delivery of Strategic plans for all professional groups, particularly nursing.
• Ensure consistent delivery of the quality standards agreed by the Trust and to ensure the agreed monitoring/audit mechanisms that allow performance against those standards to be measured objectively are implemented effectively.
• Ensure that all services have clear practice standards which are monitored and used to constantly improve patient, carers and staff experiences.
• Provide support to ensure that the patient environment is fit for purpose, and meets the requirements of regulatory bodies.
• Agree and take a lead on defined areas of clinical specialty, acting as the principal point of contact for internal/external stakeholders.
• Participate in the Trusts on call rota.
• Ensure robust arrangements are in place for safeguarding both adults and children.
• Prepare and/or present papers, briefings, reports, presentations as required by the Chief Nurse.
• Provide support and cover arrangements to the Clinical Director and Head of Service Delivery.

SERVICE USER CARE

• Develop and support implementation systems to ensure the safe delivery of patient care.
• Ensure the Fundamental Standards of Care are fully implemented across the service line.
• Engage and support the clinical and professional aspects of the delivery of Adult Patient Journey.
• Ensure care is safe, recovery and patient focused, evidence based and within designated financial and staffing resources.
• Ensure highest standards of cleanliness and infection control by working collectively with other relevant departments.
• Respond to all incidents relating to patient safety and care taking action as necessary.
• Ensure that systems are in place to hear from service users and carers and that their feedback is used consistently to improve services.
• Ensure all new initiatives are co-produced.
• Minimise the risk of infection by adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.

CLINICAL AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

• Ensure nurses and nursing policy and practice adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct and NMC/Trust guidance on professional issues.
• Ensure that best, evidence-based, nursing practice informs the leadership of the Service Lines.
• Ensure the Service line(s) is compliant with national requirements and best quality governance practice.
• Challenge ways of working and persuade, motivate and influence other senior managers to realign their practice where necessary.
• Provide mentorship and expert clinical knowledge in nursing awards, fellowship application and research applications.
• Support the recruitment and supervision of clinical research nurses and clinicians.
• Devise professional development plans, supervise, mentor and develop prospective and actual MSc and PhD students.
• Ensure that the most up-to-date research and practice initiatives are made available for front line clinical staff.