Senior Nursing Leader, Medicine & Transformation

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Associate Director of Nursing for Medicine (Band 8c). This senior role leads across Medicine, providing strategic and operational nursing leadership to deliver safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

You will work with Heads of Nursing and clinical leaders to develop the workforce, drive improvement and ensure alignment with Trust priorities.

Qualifications

• Senior nursing leadership experience across Medicine.
• Ability to lead across divisional and clinical boundaries.
• Experience in workforce development and service transformation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational nursing leadership across Medicine.
• Lead Heads of Nursing, Matrons and wider clinical leadership teams.
• Drive quality improvement, patient safety and experience.
• Oversee staffing, workforce development and budget management.
• Deputise for the Director of Nursing during emergencies and on-call periods.
• Champion safe patient flow and delivery of Trust priorities.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Financial management

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Associate Director of Nursing for Medicine (Band 8c). This senior role leads across Medicine, providing strategic and operational nursing leadership to deliver safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

You will work with Heads of Nursing and clinical leaders to develop the workforce, drive improvement and ensure alignment with Trust priorities.