Group Director of Mental Health Nursing

Job summary

Barts Health is seeking an exceptional senior Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the Chief Nurse's team as Group Director of Mental Health Nursing, initially on a six-month fixed-term contract, providing strategic and professional leadership for mental health and enhanced care across our hospitals.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse and working in a matrix with Hospital Directors of Nursing and the broader multidisciplinary teams, the immediate priority will be to lead the design, delivery and evaluation of the Acute Enhanced Care Framework pilot at the Royal London Hospital. The role will drive implementation, establish consistent standards and assess impact, providing clear assurance to executive and Board committees on progress, outcomes and risk.

Working closely with clinical teams, mental health providers, system partners, patients and carers will be central to delivering meaningful improvements in quality, safety, equity and patient experience.

This is a unique opportunity to lead change at scale, generate evidence and learning from the pilot, and use this to shape a clear and sustainable forward plan for mental health and enhanced care across Barts Health

Main duties of the job

Drawing on your professional expertise and ability to influence across organisational boundaries, you will provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, role-modelling the Barts Health WeCare values throughout your work.

Key responsibilities include:o Leading implementation and evaluation of the Acute Enhanced Care Framework pilot, with clear measures of impact, robust governance and effective management of risks and issues.o Providing expert professional leadership and advice on mental health nursing, patient safety, quality improvement and clinical governance.o Providing high-quality assurance to executive and Board committees on delivery, outcomes, risks and recovery actions.o Building strong partnerships across acute and mental health services, engaging clinical teams, system partners, patients and carers.o Driving productivity, value and effective use of resources to support a safe and sustainable model of care.o Translating strategy into delivery and leading complex change through sound judgement and collaborative working.o Using evidence, data and learning from the pilot to shape a credible and sustainable forward plan for mental health and enhanced care across Barts Health.

About us

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

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.