Head of Nursing

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Provide all necessary support to the overall leadership, direction and management of nursing staff the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

  • Mentorship: Providing guidance and support to nursing staff.
  • Collaboration: Working with multidisciplinary teams to improve service delivery.

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

Function as the senior professional lead within the department.

Ensure compliance with policies, clinical & professional standards.

Promote patient safety and lead on risk.

Governance lead for the department.

Support with patient flow through the Department.

Budget management.

On occasions deputise in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing.

Experience

  • years of experience at senior level
  • experience at head of nursing role

leadership

  • Trust-wide leadership experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Company: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
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Location: London
Job Description:

Provide all necessary support to the overall leadership, direction and management of nursing staff the Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care Unit.

  • Mentorship: Providing guidance and support to nursing staff.
  • Collaboration: Working with multidisciplinary teams to improve service delivery.

Interviews: tbc

Main duties of the job

Function as the senior professional lead within the department.

Ensure compliance with policies, clinical & professional standards.

Promote patient safety and lead on risk.

Governance lead for the department.

Support with patient flow through the Department.

Budget management.

On occasions deputise in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing.

Experience

  • years of experience at senior level
  • experience at head of nursing role

leadership

  • Trust-wide leadership experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Posted: May 15th, 2026