Head of Nursing and Quality (CAMHS)

This is an amazing opportunity for a senior nurse to develop and employ their skills in a senior leadership position. It is an exciting time to join an organisation that is totally committed to anti racism and the development of its leadership across all levels.

This opportunity will enable candidates to apply their clinical and strategic expertise to enhance patient care and experience through a quality improvement approach. It will also empower them to lead specific improvement programmes and contribute to reducing health inequalities by promoting equitable access to high-quality care.

This role will work with different systems across south west London(ICB and SLP) to enhance care for our communities, as well as neighbouring and national catchment areas of our national and specialist CAMHS and ED services. They will lead on the education and professional development of the nursing workforce and support the recruitment and retention of staff., 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 and Lead, with the Clinical Director, quality improvement and innovation in the Service Line.

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, including taking an active leadership role in the Trusts CQUIN and Quality Account initiatives.

They will be responsible for ensuring Quality Improvement is embedded throughout all aspects of service improvement and programmes of work and provides high quality reports to Board, and that reducing health inequalities and racism are embedded in all aspects of improving clinical care and patient experience.

They will work closely with service users and carers to ensure that practice supports recovery by helping the service user to achieve the best quality of life possible whilst living with ongoing symptoms. To ensure they are consistently acting and learning from feedback from the people who use our services.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert this role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.