Assistant Director of Nursing and Clinical Practice

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Midlands Nursing Directorate and the Clinical Practice Team as the Assistant Director of Nursing & Clinical Practice. The postholder will support the work of the Nursing Directorate with a key focus on supporting the professional aspects of the long-term workforce plan, Chief Nursing Officer for England priorities, Safe Staffing, Professional Nurse Advocacy and workforce productivity They will act as a regional champion for programmes of work within the Clinical Practice Teams portfolio and work directly with NHSE Workforce, Training and Education Directorate as well as other regional, national NHSE teams, systems, providers and wider key stakeholders across the health and care system to provide clinical and professional leadership, support and interventions within the workforce domain., The Assistant Director Nursing & Clinical Practice is an integral part of the regional nursing and midwifery management and leadership team at NHS England working with the regional Chief Nurse, Regional leadership team, statutory partners and the local health economy. The post holder will build upon their specialist knowledge and function as an expert professional leader within workforce development, effectively contributing to safe staffing through: Providing professional and clinical leadership for a team of staff and portfolio of work Providing expertise on safe staffing initiatives, professional nurse advocacy and workforce productivity Providing professional and clinical leadership for defined programmes of work Co-ordinating and informing the triangulation of workforce intelligence to support quality surveillance requirements Acting as the point of contact and co-ordination to facilitate delivery of transformation programmes within the region., NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you'll usually need to be paid the 'standard' salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the 'going rate' for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.