Role Summary
The Head of Nursing (Outpatients and Cancer Care Services) is a key position within the Access Division, responsible for the day‑to‑day delivery of high standards of patient care across outpatients and cancer services. The post holder supports the clinical business of the service, assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing or development programmes, leads nursing recruitment and retention, and measures and improves standards of care and the patient experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide professional and clinical leadership to the clinical services.
- Manage budgets for pathways and services, achieving relevant cost improvement plans and early identification of cost pressures.
- Ensure staff are fairly and effectively managed, maintaining appropriate staffing levels, well‑managed leave, and up‑to‑date mandatory training and appraisals.
- Participate in the Trust’s senior manager on‑call rota.
- Maintain all clinical services within portfolio within budget and achieving key performance indicators.
- Deliver patient care with care and compassion to a high standard.
- Ensure a positive patient experience and attainment of clinical quality standards, measured through relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits.
- Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and proactively engaging with service areas as required.
- Ensure pathways and services achieve contracted activity and access targets.
- Develop local systems for gathering patient feedback and responding to adverse outcomes.
- Manage all complaints and incidents on time and to a high quality.
We are committed to fairness and equality. Through our Fair Recruitment Standards, all applicants are treated fairly. Homerton aims to ensure equality, values diversity, and supports inclusion for all staff. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
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