Lead Nurse Mental Health and Learning Disability

Mountainhall Treatment Centre

NHS Dumfries and Galloway Mental Health Directorate is seeking an experienced, credible and inspirational nursing leader to join our Senior Management Team as Lead Nurse for Mental Health and Learning Disability Services.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing across Dumfries and Galloway, providing strategic, professional and clinical leadership within a progressive and ambitious Mental Health Directorate.

As Lead Nurse, you will be responsible for leading the professional development, quality, governance and strategic direction of the nursing workforce across Mental Health and Learning Disability Services. Working as a key member of the Directorate Senior Management Team, you will influence and support the delivery of the Directorate's strategic priorities, ensuring nursing services continue to deliver safe, effective, person-centred care and achieve key performance objectives. The role also has a significant contribution to wider nursing leadership across NHS Dumfries and Galloway and national nursing developments.

You will work collaboratively with senior clinical leaders, operational managers, partner agencies and external stakeholders to support service improvement, workforce development, quality assurance and transformation programmes. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, a commitment to compassionate leadership and a proven ability to influence change and deliver improvement across complex healthcare systems.