Job overview
The Deputy to the Divisional Director of Nursing SUWON (DDON) is a key member of the Divisional Nursing Team who acts as a role model for outstanding clinical leadership and management of Nurses, Midwives and AHPs. The post-holder plays a vital role in supporting the DDON in developing and implementing the Divisional strategy in line with the Trust’s vision, values and strategic goals.
As with all clinical divisions in the Trust, we are responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of services within our area in line with Trust strategies, policies, and procedures. formation.
Main duties of the job
• Strategic development: support the DDON in the development of the strategic direction for the Division, deputising for the DDON as required.
• Operational Performance: work with the Divisional Senior Nurses to support, lead, influence and guide the development and delivery of excellent nursing care and in the delivery of the Division’s Business Plan.
• Workforce planning and resourcing: support the DDON in ensuring that the Division has the right nursing and AHP staff in the right place at the right time, working in partnership across the Trust and participating in Trust-wide groups as appropriate.
• Clinical governance: promote the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient care by nursing staff and set high standards in line with regulatory and commissioner requirements alongside Trust and Divisional strategic objectives.
• Clinical and Professional leadership: act as a visible role model for outstanding professional leadership to Nurses, Midwives and AHP’s in the Division and work alongside the DDON in ensuring that they make the fullest contribution to the development and delivery of the Division’s strategic goals.
• Trust-wide developments: support the DDON in developing, implementing and responding to Trust-wide policies, strategies and developments and service trans
As with all clinical divisions in the Trust, we are responsible for the management and delivery of services within our area in line with Trust strategies, policies, and procedures. formation.
Working for our organisation
As with all clinical divisions in the Trust, we are responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of services within our area in line with Trust strategies, policies, and procedures.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the