Total 2 Director/C-Level Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in Havant, Hampshire, PO9 4AB

We are recruiting for a Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Reporting to the Divisional Director for Women and Children's Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children and Young people will work as part of a quadrant within Women and Children's services that includes a Divisional Medical Director, Divisional Director of Operations, and the Director of Midwifery. The Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children and Young people will provide senior strategic visible clinical and professional leadership, for nursing and allied health professions working within Paediatrics and neonatology.

Providing specialist expertise and taking specific responsibility for patient safety, quality and experience, the post holder will promote quality, innovation, productivity, and performance that improves quality of care and patient outcomes, driving transformation through agreed improvement models.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

The Divisional Director for Nursing and Quality for Children will provide highly visible and inspiring nursing leadership to all nurses and support roles. Championing a professional and open culture which empowers staff to deliver quality care with compassion acting as a role model for the behaviours and high professional standards which are expected.

Be accountable for the creation of an environment in which efficient delivery of safe patient care is in line with the fundamental and evidenced based standards to ensure a framework of safe practices exists.

Be responsible in actively participating, contributing, and implementing the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Strategy and the Quality Strategy across the Division.

Actively participate in the Clinical Excellence pathway, ensuring that all clinical areas progress through the local accreditation framework to achieve excellence within their sphere of responsibility. Develop and enable leadership through a shared governance pathway.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Jun 2024

Serco Environmental Services, a division of Transport and Community Services, is at the forefront of delivering essential municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and grounds maintenance services across England. With a combined turnover of approximately £140m per annum, our focus is on continuing to transform our business to enhance operational efficiency, modernize workforce practices, and drive sustainable growth. As we embark on this journey, we are looking for Performance and Compliance Director to help us drive productivity, efficiency, and compliance to achieve those goals.




Flexible (South ideally to accommodate contract visits)



Serco Environmental Services, a division of Transport and Community Services, is at the forefront of delivering essential municipal waste collection, street cleaning, and grounds maintenance services across England. With a combined turnover of approximately £140m per annum, our focus is on continuing to transform our business to enhance operational efficiency, modernize workforce practices, and drive sustainable growth. As we embark on this journey, we are looking for Performance and Compliance Director to help us drive productivity, efficiency, and compliance to achieve those goals.

As the Performance and Compliance Director, you will play a pivotal role in steering our Environmental Services sector towards its strategic goals. Reporting directly to the Managing Director for Environmental Services, this position offers the unique opportunity to shape the future of our services and make a significant impact on our success.

Your Role and Responsibilities

- Strategic Leadership: Contribute to the development of sector strategies and plans, ensuring alignment with our growth objectives and operational excellence.
- Growth and Financials: driving financial performance across the sector, ensuring the achievement of revenue and risk management whilst also working with colleagues in our Growth function to successfully prosecute bids, winning new business and retaining existing contracts.
- Operational Excellence: Lead the transformation activities to standardize processes, improve data use, and ensure commercial and operational compliance across the sector.
- People and Culture: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, safety, and inclusivity, developing a team of leaders and professionals who are engaged and motivated to excel.
What We're Looking For

- Demonstrable leadership experience in complex outsourcing or operational environments, with a track record of driving change, developing organisational culture and delivering results.
- Highly numerate with strong strategic thinking and analytical skills; with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
- Experience in managing commercial performance, with a focus on growth and operational excellence.
- A commitment to our values, with the capability to inspire and develop a high-performing team.
- Level 5 Management qualification, and Yellow/Green Belt or PMO Qualification preferred.
- Experience of leading and motivating teams at all levels
- High impactful, articulate and a strong relationship builder with the ability to influence at all levels
Why Join Us?

- Impact: Play a key role in transforming environmental services for communities across England.
- Growth: Be part of a sector with significant opportunities for expansion and innovation.
- Flexibility: Enjoy the benefits of a flexible location and hybrid working arrangements.
- Culture: Join a team that values diversity, innovation, continuous improvement and is committed to making a difference.
What we offer

- A competitive six figure salary
- Company car or car allowance
- Bonus potential of up to 30%
- 10% contributory pension
- 25 days holiday a



About SercoAt Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Silver Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
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