Associate Director of Nursing: Patient Safety

Job summary
The post holder will have a leadership role, reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse and working closely with senior leaders, clinicians and managers across the Trust to ensure that services are safe and effective. They will create an environment, which promotes and supports patient safety and high-quality care.

The role is responsible for the management of quality, and patient safety across the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. This encompasses clinical effectiveness, and incident management, learning from incidents and compliance. The post holder is overall accountable for all the services provided by the Patient Safety Team, & Tissue Viability Team.

Associate Director of Nursing will provide strategic direction to the Trusts patient safety providing expert advice and guidance throughout the Trust. The post holder will lead and deliver on a range of patient safety & quality projects and contributing to the wider Trust Quality Strategy, Risk Strategy and compliance with the Care Quality Commissions standards.

Advise the Trust Board of any risk, patient safety concerns which would have the potential to impact on CQC compliance requirements.

Main duties of the job

• The Associate Director of Nursing will provide organisational wide leadership in shaping the on going direction of the patient safety strategy.
• To lead the development of priorities for PSIRF education and training raising awareness of patient safety and risk management across the Trust in line with the Trust Training Needs Analysis
• Accountable for leading, planning and delivery of patient safety improvement work streams (including NHS Safety Strategy) across the organisation in partnership with clinical leads and external with other providers or organisations to improve safety.

About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQCrated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: C ompassionate, A spirational, R esourceful, E xcellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Details
Date posted: 21 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8c
Salary: £79,504 to £91,609 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 193-8081404CORB8c-Nursing
Job locations: Royal Berkshire Hospital, London Road, Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Active registration with a relevant regulatory body in the UK
• Master's degree in healthcare/nursing or equivalent extensive senior experience

Experience
Essential

• Substantial senior clinical leadership experience

Desirable

• Evidence of proven ability to drive change management, resolve conflicts, and maintain emotional resilience in high-pressure, emotive environments
• Strong evidence of quality assurance, risk management, and regulatory compliance

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).