Deputy Associate Director of Nursing – Emergency and Integrated Medicine Division
An Exciting Opportunity Has Arisen For An Experienced And Ambitious Senior Nurse Leader To Join The Emergency And Integrated Medicine Division At Whittington Health. This Is One Of Two Deputy Associate Director Of Nursing Posts Within The Division, Providing Senior Nursing And Operational Leadership Across a Defined Portfolio. This Post Will Have Specific Responsibility For The Emergency Department, Ambulatory Care Services And Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), While Working Collaboratively Across The Wider Division. Therefore Experience In These Settings Is Essential. As a Key Member Of The Divisional Senior Leadership Team, You Will Work Closely With The Associate Director Of Nursing, Clinical Director, Director Of Operations And AHP Lead. You Will Have Significant Responsibility And Accountability For The Delivery Of
- High-quality, safe and effective patient care
- Patient experience and clinical outcomes
- Operational performance, patient flow and service delivery
- Workforce performance, productivity and effective deployment of resources
- Financial performance and delivery within agreed budgets
- Quality improvement, risk management and clinical governance
Clinical and Professional Leadership
Ensure that, as a group the nursing services successfully contribute to the Trust’s clinical strategy. Ensure that the services have appropriate mission statements and objectives in line with this and that the ICARE values are incorporated into the work of all teams and individuals. To provide guidance, support and professional leadership to all nursing staff in their clinical areas with regards to service provision. To act as a positive role model though the provision of effective professional leadership for relevant clinical areas, maintaining high visibility through undertaking activities such as clinical practice or observations of care. To be highly visible, approachable and to be available to respond to patients, relatives, carers and staff, maintaining open and honest communication channels. To monitor clinical standards, evaluate patient care, ensuring practice is evidence based and that clinical guidelines and care pathways are developed and implemented.
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.
Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
- To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
- To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
- To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
- To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
- To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
- To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kelly Collins Job title: ADON Email address: kelly.collins1@nhs.net Telephone number: 0207 288 3047
Deputy Associate Director of Nursing employer: Whittington Health
Whittington Health is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises professional development through regular supervision and continuous training opportunities. Located in the diverse borough of Haringey, our Talking Therapies service not only values inclusivity but also encourages practitioners to engage with the community, making a meaningful impact on mental health while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid working model.
