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Associate Director of Nursing Education and Professional Excellence

Job details
Posting date: 16 July 2024
Salary: £70,417.00 to £81,138.00 per year
Additional salary information: £70417.00 - £81138.00 a year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 30 July 2024
Location: Trustwide, TS6 0SZ
Company: NHS Jobs
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: C9346-24-1423

Summary

The Associate Director of Nursing Education and Professional Excellence is responsible for the strategic leadership of nursing education and development, workforce planning and support, and professional standards across the nursing and Nursing Associate workforce. They will ensure that the nursing and Nursing Associate workforce supports implementation of the Trusts strategy, and is able to deliver national and local priorities that enhance the safety, experience and outcomes of people using our services. They will achieve this by: Setting, implementing and monitoring professional standards, underpinned by programmes of learning and development for nursing and health support staff Collaborating with strategic leaders to quantify and predict the current and future workforce needs, and working with NHSE, external education providers and the Trusts People and Culture team to ensure provision of high quality, evidence-based programmes of education and development Attracting and retaining high calibre nursing and health support staff in sufficient numbers through the creation and delivery of a nursing career pathway Providing robust strategic leadership in delivery of the nursing plan overall, and specifically in setting and evaluating standards of nursing education, practice development and professional excellence. In all the above the post holder will be expected to act independently, decisively and effectively within all portfolio areas and to be able to positively and creatively challenge current thinking in order to develop new and better policy and operational working practices. The post-holder will work at all times to uphold the NMC Code professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.