Director of Nursing & Quality inMiddlesbrough inMiddlesbrough PUBLISHED 16 DEC 2023
Teesside Hospice rHKAyHSR
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The Director of Nursing and Quality is the Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager with a key role in enabling and monitoring compliance with the Fundamental Standards across regulated activities and sharing legal responsibilities in the Hospice. The Director of Nursing and Quality will provide leadership and clear lines of accountability for designated clinical teams at Teesside Hospice. Additionally, they attend Board of Trustees meetings and will work alongside the Chief Executive in achieving the Hospices vision to be a well led organisation delivering compassionate and safe patient care through an engaged and motivated workforce.
Reporting to the Chief Executive they will be responsible for the provision of safe and good quality nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals to ensure the effective and efficient organisation of Teesside Hospice clinical services. The Director of Nursing and Quality working in partnership with the medical team will ensure the highest standard of specialist palliative care (SPC) is provided for patients and carers by providing effective professional leadership, advice and direction to all clinical and support services, nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals.
They will be encouraged and supported to maintain an element of clinical practice ensuring that developments are supported from a practice base and will be encouraged to pursue clinical development in an area of special interest. The post holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of all aspects of nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
They will be encouraged and supported to maintain an element of clinical practice ensuring that developments are supported from a practice base and will be encouraged to pursue clinical development in an area of special interest. The post holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of all aspects of nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
The Director of Nursing and Quality will provide leadership and accountability for the following areas:
Leadership and governance for Nursing, Allied Health Professions and Non-Medical Professions (excepting Pharmacy)
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Adult and Children and Young Peoples Safeguarding
Non-Medical Education and Professional Development
In conjunction with the Chief Executive, the Senior Management Team and medical team will ensure quality, safety and patient experience is delivered and assured.
Medicine Management
Caldicott Guardian and Registered Manager.
Freedom To Speak Up:
To be a Champion.
Behavioural Skills:
All roles within the Hospice require employees to demonstrate our core values (Compassionate, Skilled, Trustworthy, Ethical, Accountable, Integrity) in the care they provide to patients. All members of staff should consider these behaviours an essential part of their job role and are required to role model these behaviours and values.
Are you ready to lead quality, improvement and development of services within a growing, high performing Palliative and End of Life Care team, alongside other supportive services?
Do you want to see creative ideas grow into services that meet the needs of people with life limiting illnesses and their carers?
Teesside Hospice, a highly regarded organisation that operates across South Tees and North Yorkshire is seeking a Director of Nursing and Quality, reporting to the CEO, to lead its current services and develop new initiatives that meet the needs of the community.
The Clinical Team currently provides hospice care for people in the onsite In-Patient Unit, Lymphoedema clinic, Wellbeing and Bereavement Support hubs, and in the community. Other services to meet the needs of our community are being considered in the context of our new strategy, which will be implemented from April 2025.
The hospice was rated Good by CQC at its last inspection and is ambitious to achieve better results at its next review.
We require an experienced leader who can fulfil the role of Registered Manager, preferably with experience of end of life care provision but this is not essential and who can work with the CEO to establish and deliver a strategic vision for the clinical services.
We can offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, flexible working and a commitment to your personal development.
The Director of Nursing and Quality is the Care Quality Commission (CQC) registered manager with a key role in enabling and monitoring compliance with the Fundamental Standards across regulated activities and sharing legal responsibilities in the Hospice. The Director of Nursing and Quality will provide leadership and clear lines of accountability for designated clinical teams at Teesside Hospice. Additionally, they attend Board of Trustees meetings and will work alongside the Chief Executive in achieving the Hospices vision to be a well led organisation delivering compassionate and safe patient care through an engaged and motivated workforce.
Reporting to the Chief Executive they will be responsible for the provision of safe and good quality nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals to ensure the effective and efficient organisation of Teesside Hospice clinical services. The Director of Nursing and Quality working in partnership with the medical team will ensure the highest standard of specialist palliative care (SPC) is provided for patients and carers by providing effective professional leadership, advice and direction to all clinical and support services, nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals.
They will be encouraged and supported to maintain an element of clinical practice ensuring that developments are supported from a practice base and will be encouraged to pursue clinical development in an area of special interest. The post holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of all aspects of nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
They will be encouraged and supported to maintain an element of clinical practice ensuring that developments are supported from a practice base and will be encouraged to pursue clinical development in an area of special interest. The post holder will be responsible for the professional leadership of all aspects of nursing and Allied Health Professionals.
The Director of Nursing and Quality will provide leadership and accountability for the following areas:
Leadership and governance for Nursing, Allied Health Professions and Non-Medical Professions (excepting Pharmacy)
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)
Adult and Children and Young Peoples Safeguarding
Non-Medical Education and Professional Development
In conjunction with the Chief Executive, the Senior Management Team and medical team will ensure quality, safety and patient experience is delivered and assured.
Medicine Management
Caldicott Guardian and Registered Manager.
Freedom To Speak Up:
To be a Champion.
Behavioural Skills:
All roles within the Hospice require employees to demonstrate our core values (Compassionate, Skilled, Trustworthy, Ethical, Accountable, Integrity) in the care they provide to patients. All members of staff should consider these behaviours an essential part of their job role and are required to role model these behaviours and values.
Are you ready to lead quality, improvement and development of services within a growing, high performing Palliative and End of Life Care team, alongside other supportive services?
Do you want to see creative ideas grow into services that meet the needs of people with life limiting illnesses and their carers?
Teesside Hospice, a highly regarded organisation that operates across South Tees and North Yorkshire is seeking a Director of Nursing and Quality, reporting to the CEO, to lead its current services and develop new initiatives that meet the needs of the community.
The Clinical Team currently provides hospice care for people in the onsite In-Patient Unit, Lymphoedema clinic, Wellbeing and Bereavement Support hubs, and in the community. Other services to meet the needs of our community are being considered in the context of our new strategy, which will be implemented from April 2025.
The hospice was rated Good by CQC at its last inspection and is ambitious to achieve better results at its next review.
We require an experienced leader who can fulfil the role of Registered Manager, preferably with experience of end of life care provision but this is not essential and who can work with the CEO to establish and deliver a strategic vision for the clinical services.
We can offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, flexible working and a commitment to your personal development.
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