Chief Nurse, Children's Services

Job details

• Job reference: 254303
• Salary: Band 8C (£90,808 - £97,338)
• Job closing date: 28/08/2026
• Job Type: Senior Managers
• Location: Carseview
• Employment type: Permanent
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 17/08/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Forth Valley
• Department: Nursing

Chief Nurse Children’s Services

Senior Manager Band 8C

Full Time Permanent

Location: Forth Valley Royal Hospital

NHS Forth Valley is one of 14 regional health boards in Scotland and serves a population of nearly 310,000 in a diverse geographical area which covers the heart of Scotland and covers three council areas, CClackmannanshire, Stirling and Falkirk. We provide a range of primary, community based and acute hospital services and have strong strategic partnerships with our two Integration Joint Boards, three Local Authorities and our local University and College. Boards.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an engaging and inspiring professional leader to join NHS Forth Valley as Chief Nurse within the NMAHP Directorate, aligned to Women & Children’s Directorate. This is a strategic leadership role, providing professional leadership and working directly with the Director of Nursing and Acute Services Director to support safe delivery of care across the Women & Children’s Directorate, Including playing an active role in contributing to the strategic management of services and influencing of future service delivery in NHS Forth Valley.

The post holder will provide visible leadership, expert professional direction across multiple diverse services, influence and affect change at executive, clinical, service development and administration levels of the organisation ensuring local and national aims are met to the agreed quality standard.

The post holder will contribute to the corporate management of the Women & Children’s Directorate and assist the Director of Nursing in achieving the Executive Nurse Director objectives to deliver effective policies and strategy in order that the highest-level professional standards which underpin excellent outcomes for patients are deployed in all nursing services. The post holder will operate with significant autonomy, combining specialist knowledge and skills to lead all aspects of nursing across areas of responsibility.

The successful candidate will bring experience, at the highest professional leadership level, of developing and demonstrating excellent people management skills and an ability to work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

The Chief Nurse is accountable to the to the Director of Nursing.

Candidates must be educated to degree level with evidence of:

• First degree and Post Graduate Masters’ Degree of demonstrating work at this level
• A registered nurse on the NMC register
• Significant senior nursing leadership/management experience in the NHS

If you believe that you have the relevant skills, experience, and values we are seeking, we look forward to receiving your application.

NHS Forth Valley encourage applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of our diverse workforce.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 28th August 2026. Interviews will take place on 14th September 2026

Thank you for your interest in working for NHS Forth Valley.

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