Working to the Chief Nurse (CN), the postholder will deputise across a range of professional duties and provide leadership to the nursing workforce across the organisation. Working closely with the CN and fellow Deputy Chief Nurses, support the delivery of highest quality standards, supporting the strategic direction for (Nursing, Midwifery and AHP) NMAHP within the Trust, across corporate NMAHP functions with professional support to our clinical service units. The post holder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective, high quality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practice within available resources, taking full regard of all professional views and facilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trusts continued success. The postholder will contribute to the strategic planning for professional standards and will ensure that service objectives are implemented through NMAHP with demonstrable continuous improvement in standards of patient care.