Interim Head of Nursing and Quality(x2)

This is a strategic role within Lewisham and Addictions Operations Directorate, and Croydon BDP directing the development and performance of the nursing workforce to support successful delivery of care.

The provision of professional and visible nursing leadership, advice and support to nurses working in the directorate.

The direction of development of nursing policy and practice that reflects the needs of service users, implementing evidence-based practice, and contributing further to the knowledge base by evaluation of practice, and implementation of innovation.

Having an overview of quality across the services, reporting on learning from serious incidents and complaints, and leading in the improvement of patient experience. Ensuring the implementation of improvement science to improve practice and service delivery.

The provision of strategic professional advice to the Clinical Director and Service Director, and attending the service leadership meetings.

To be the Education and Training lead for the service. The direction of nursing workforce development and recruitment initiatives, and contribution to Trust wide initiatives that improve the quality of the nursing workforce.

Contribution to the development of the Trust-wide Nursing strategy, and local implementation, based on local service priorities, evaluating and feeding back to the Trust-wide Nursing strategy group.

Supporting the development of care pathways under the leadership of a Clinical Director

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Nursing and Quality within the Lewisham and Addictions Operational Directorate and the Croydon BDP Directorate. We welcome applications from highly motivated, dedicated and reflective nurses committed to placing nursing excellence at the heart of safe, effective and high-quality care.

This role will provide expert operational nursing leadership, advice and management support, ensuring both registered and unregistered nursing staff deliver care to the highest professional standards. The post holder will play a key role in driving nursing quality, safety and workforce effectiveness across the directorates.

Applicants must have significant experience in a senior nursing leadership and management role within a mental health setting. You will bring a proven track record of leading change and service improvement through a quality improvement approach, supported by demonstrable achievements in improving clinical outcomes. A strong commitment to collaborative, multi-professional working is essential, alongside excellent interpersonal and influencing skills to engage internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of the national nursing agenda and the ability to translate this effectively across the Operational Directorate.

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLAM. It's important to us that you feel valued and appreciated and that is why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer. o

o Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package, which is dependent on the role and length of service.

o Work life balance, flexible working and a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.

o Career development, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes. Car lease, our staff benefit from competitive deals to lease cars.

o Accommodation, our staff benefit from keyworker housing which is available on selected sites.

o NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands through the Health Service Discounts website.