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Job reference: 045900
Salary: Band 8B (£59,539 - £64,095)
Job closing date: 11/03/2021
Job Type: Nursing and Midwifery
Location: Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
Employment type: Temporary
Hours Per Week: 37.5
Job posted date: 25/02/2021
Employer (NHS Board): NHS Tayside
Department: Improvement Academy

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Improvement Academy, Lead Nurse for Quality Management, to provide expert clinical advice, professional advice, leadership, accountability and governance to support nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals in the Quality Improvement triumvirate.

This key professional leadership role will involve working in collaboration with all key stakeholders within the Improvement Academy, the Clinical Care Groups and Health & Social Care Partnerships in Tayside.

The Lead Nurse will ensure that nursing care recognises the uniqueness of the individual and their care needs. The Lead Nurse will ensure that nursing care is safe, contemporary, person centred and maximises the involvement of patients and carers of the individual.

The Post Holder will be a key member of the Quality Management Triumvirate and will lead on Nursing Care Governance, Standards of Practice and Professional Governance for all professional quality improvement and quality management initiatives, fellowships and development programme.

This is a new development and opportunity to establish a quality improvement professional     leadership role. We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable individual who will enjoy working in a challenging environment. The post holder must be a Registered Nurse with post registration experience gained in a variety of nursing environments, with experience of quality improvement, management and innovation in healthcare and working to a level of seniority commensurate with this post.

Additionally, professional knowledge acquired through degree level education and supplemented by specialist quality management & improvement training or experience and education to Masters Level with a formal qualification (or evidence of experiential learning commensurate with Masters level study) is required.

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Hours of work are:  37.5 predominantly Monday to Friday – 8.30-4.30pm.


Interviews will be held on or around the 29th of March.


NHS Tayside is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.  ​​​​​​​

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