Deputy Director of Nursing | Barts Health NHS Trust

The vacancy of Deputy Director of Nursing has arisen at Whipps Cross Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust.

We are looking for a nurse leader with significant experience of nursing leadership and corporate nursing experience.

You will need to have extensive experience of workforce safeguards and professional development. Highly competent with the use of workforce roster platforms. Ability to analyse and write summary reports of workforce productivity and efficiency. Experience of developing and implementing workforce strategy.

You must have senior nurse leader experience in Emergency Medicine, have a clear understanding of patient flow within the hospital and safe patient placement in a pressured hospital.

You will also need to have good understanding of adult, children and maternity safeguards. Significant experience of managing allegations against staff with good professional understanding, clear governance process and compassionate to all parties concerned.

The post holder will be directly managed by the Director of Nursing for Whipps Cross Hospital.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.