Assistant Director

The Assistant Director Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Quality for secured services provides senior professional, operational and strategic leadership for nursing, Allied Health Professionals, quality governance, patient safety and learning across NHFT's secured services. Reporting to the Group Chief Nurse, Executive Director Nursing, Allied Health Professionals and Quality, the post holder will be a key member of the senior leadership team and will work collaboratively with operational, medical, nursing, Allied Health Professionals, quality, safety and corporate colleagues to ensure services are safe, effective, compassionate and continuously improving. The role combines professional leadership for the nursing and Allied Health Professionals workforce with responsibility for strengthening quality assurance, patient safety systems, patient and carer experience, infection prevention and control, complaints learning, safeguarding interfaces and regulatory preparedness within a
secured care environment. The post holder will provide visible leadership, promote a just and learning culture, ensure robust ward-to-board governance, and support the delivery of high-quality care that reflects NHFT's vision, values and commitment to outstanding, compassionate care.

Main duties of the job

The main duties and responsibilities:

Provide inclusive leadership across secure services, ensuring safe, high-quality care through strong governance, an open learning culture and an effective nursing and Allied Health Professionals workforce.

Lead the delivery and continuous improvement of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring effective patient safety, risk management and quality governance.

Deliver nursing, Allied Health Professionals, quality and patient safety priorities in line with Trust strategy, national policy, regulation and secure care requirements.

Promote an open learning culture, using insight from incidents, complaints, safeguarding, audits, inspections and feedback to improve practice.

Provide assurance through quality metrics, risk review, regulatory and CQC readiness, clear escalation and reporting to senior and Board-level forums.

Develop a safe, skilled and sustainable nursing and Allied Health Professionals workforce through effective recruitment, retention, development, establishments, rosters and skill mix.

Champion patient and carer involvement, complaints and PALS learning, ensuring experience and co-production shape service improvement.

Work with clinical, corporate, commissioner, regulatory and system partners; use data to identify priorities; manage budgets and resources effectively; and deputise for senior leaders as required.

The post holder may undertake other duties appropriate to the grade, hours and scope of the role.

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

At NHFT we believe that work should be rewarded in every sense which is why we are proud to an accredited living wage employer.

We aim to support financial wellbeing and create an environment where are people feel valued and able to thrive.