Job summaryThe Associate Director of Nursing is appointed to provide expert, experienced, proven nursing leadership within the Triumvirate. The post holder will report to the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHP and Quality and will provide strategic vision, clarity of purpose and oversee a clinically safe and cost-effective service within Specialist MedicineMain duties of the jobThe Associate Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support, and direction to nurses, within the Specialist Medicine, Medicine & Urgent Care Division to ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely. The Associate Director of Nursing is expected to work in accordance with objectives agreed with the Divisional Leadership Triumvirate and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse.The Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the nursing workforce within Specialist Medicine Directorate portfolio and have autonomy to be able to flex that workforce within an agreed standard and funded establishment.As part of the Specialist Medicine Directorate, the Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the delivery of the full business agenda and on behalf of the Directorate and will lead the infection prevention and control agenda, the Regulatory and Quality Commission compliance agenda and will progress all elements of the clinical governance agenda. The Associate Director of Nursing will support the improvement and strengthening of quality of care by working closely with the local governance leads. A key part of this role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standardsAbout usNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond.Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing.We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families.For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe Associate Director of Nursing is responsible and accountable for providing comprehensive and robust professional leadership, guidance, advice, support, and direction to nurses, within the Specialist Medicine for Medicine & Urgent Care Division to ensure that patients are managed and cared for effectively, efficiently and safely. The Associate Director of Nursing is expected to work in accordance with objectives agreed with the Divisional Leadership Triumvirate and professionally accountable to the Chief Nurse.The Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the nursing workforce within the Specialist Medicine Directorate portfolio and have autonomy to be able to flex that workforce within an agreed standard and funded establishment.As part of the Specialist Medicine Directorate, the Associate Director of Nursing will be accountable for the delivery of the full business agenda and on behalf of the Directorate and will lead the infection prevention and control agenda, the Regulatory and Quality Commission compliance agenda and will progress all elements of the clinical governance agenda. The Associate Director of Nursing will support the improvement and strengthening of quality of care by working closely with the local governance leads. A key part of this role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standards.Locally, the post holder will have a primary responsibility to develop integrated service provision across the range of Directorate services to ensure optimal clinical and patient reported outcomes for the population served and work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality and the Clinical Directors and Director of Operations in moving the services, within the Directorate, towards an outstanding CQC rating.The Associate Director of Nursing will work with the Divisional Director of Nursing, AHP and Quality to develop and implement the strategy for nursing within the Directorate and oversee local delivery of nursing.Person SpecificationRegisterationEssentialNMC/HCPC RegistrationManagement / Leadership Training -portfolioMaster's Degree level qualification or relevant experienceEvidence of training in management processes and other HR issuesskillsEssentialBudgetary management experience and understanding of the current NHS financial regimeKnowledge and understanding of key Govt. legislation, national guidance / drivers relating to the DirectorateKnowledge of a wide range of staff management practices including: IPR, Disciplinary process, Recruitment, performance, redeployment and absence managementComprehensive understanding of clinical risk and quality governance principles and their applicationHigh-level interpersonal skills.Negotiation and influencing skills.Ability to write reports and papers.Ability to manage stressful situations.Ability to communicate information to senior colleagues in multi-disciplinary and multiagency fora.Commitment to working jointly with users, practitioners and other agencies to develop high quality services.Demonstrable ability to meet Trust valuesFlexibility and enthusiasm for working within a changing environment.Ability to motivate and lead teams of staff.Ability to deliver on agreed objectives to deadlines.DesirableBudgetary management experience and understanding of the current NHS financial regimeExperience of negotiating and influencing at operational and strategic levelsInvolvement in strategic planningEvidence of leading change management processesAbility to think corporately about issues.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustAddressNorth Middlesex University Hospital NHS TrustSterling WayLondonN18 1QXEmployer's websitehttps://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)