Director of Nursing

TouchConsult; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a Director of Nursing for High Secure Services. This pivotal role involves providing clinical leadership at Broadmoor Hospital, ensuring the highest standards of nursing and multi-disciplinary care. The successful candidate will lead transformative initiatives to enhance patient care and strengthen service pathways. This is an exceptional opportunity for a versatile and experienced professional focused on delivering top-tier mental health services in a dynamic environment. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Must have UK professional registration and a Master's degree.
• Five years' experience at a senior management level is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and ensure high standards of care.
• Support nursing staff in service transformation and patient care.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Clinical Supervision

Mental Health Care

Change Management

Communication Skills

Education

Master’s Degree

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Management Qualification

Job description

West London NHS Trust

About

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

We aim to meet the diverse needs of a local population of nearly 700,000 people and employ around 4,000 staff across 32 sites.

We take our responsibilities as an employer very seriously and are committed to equality and diversity.

Key details

Location

Site: Broadmoor Hospital
Address: Joshua Jebb Way
Town: Crowthorne
Postcode: RG45 7ET
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £90,290 - £103,799 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8 D)

Specialty

Main area: Director of Nursing
Interview date: 21/05/2025

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Director of Nursing – High Secure Services. This is a pivotal role and is a rare and exciting opportunity to provide the overall clinical leadership of Broadmoor Hospital.

The post holder will ensure that all aspects of nursing and multi-disciplinary care is delivered to agreed high standards which provide the best possible experience and outcome to service users across services in the Clinical Service Unit (CSU). They will provide professional leadership, supporting nursing and other staff to bring about service transformation and improved patient care, and will develop expert nursing practice and clinical leadership at a local level.

The post holder will contribute to work on strengthening care pathways and service developments to ensure they are safe and sound and evidence based, this will include taking a lead on PCREF and PSII initiatives.

We are looking for a versatile, enthusiastic and experienced professional who has proven leadership and clinical skills, who is focused on ensuring that patients within the hospital receive the highest standards of care and who will lead by example and be highly visible within the hospital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Master’s Degree or equivalent Qualification
• Completed Clinical Supervision Training

Desirable criteria

• General Nursing Qualification
• Higher Degree (PhD)
• Management Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Five years’ experience at a senior management level, including managing change and introducing new ways of working for mental health nurses and practitioners
• Experience of delivery of forensic mental health care
• Demonstration of sound and effective leadership skills
• Experience of undertaking work requiring intense concentration in unpredictable circumstances with frequent interruptions.
• Experience of setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care
• Experience of, or awareness of specific issues of working in a culturally diverse inner city area
• Experience of preparing and presenting reports at Executive level
• Experience of setting therapeutic boundaries with patients who exhibit extreme challenging and high risk behaviours, that require advanced interventions to enable effective de-escalation
• Experience of teaching staff advanced skills in setting boundaries, de-escalation and diffusion techniques
• Experience of working across professional boundaries, able to enthuse and inspire others using advanced communication, presentation skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in community services
• Project management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• National performance targets for mental health providers
• Understanding of governance framework and its application in practice.
• Research, audit and quality improvement methodologies and their application
• Theory and concepts associated with mental health practice and its application
• Demonstrable understanding of issues relating to provision of mental health care within a secure setting, and knowledge of policy developments relating to this
• System & Learning Theory
• Principles of managing change
• Current policy context and the implications for mental health nursing
• Contemporary developments in mental health nursing

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Leanne McGee
Job title: Chief Operating Officer
Email address: [email protected]