Chief Nurse QEH

Job overview

This is an exceptional opportunity for two outstanding nursing leaders to shape the quality, safety and experience of care at two of the hospital sites within the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

The role will be based at either the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital or Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn.

As Site Chief Nurse, you will provide visible, empowering professional leadership for our nursing, midwifery and allied health professional workforce. Working as a key member of the Hospital Leadership Team, you will share responsibility for delivering safe, high-quality and compassionate services, while helping to shape the Group’s wider strategic direction.

You will lead organisation-wide improvements in patient care and experience, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, inclusion and continuous improvement. The role offers the scope to influence beyond the hospital site: deputising for the Group Chief Nurse and leading Group-wide portfolios, programmes and priorities.

As we are advertising for positions at both QEH and NNUH please make sure you express in your supporting statement whether you wish to be considered for QEH, NNUH or both.

There is no need to apply to both adverts.

Please be aware your application will be shared with colleagues at NNUH for shortlisting and interview purposes

Contact details to find out more about each site and the Group can be found below.

Main duties of the job

Working closely with the Site Medical Director, Executive Managing Director and Group Chief Nurse, you will:

• Hold senior professional responsibility for the quality and safety of care delivered at the hospital site.
• Provide visible leadership to nursing, midwifery and allied health professional teams.
• Lead improvements in patient safety, patient experience, clinical governance and professional practice at site and Group level.
• Ensure the workforce is skilled, productive, engaged and clinically and financially sustainable.
• Shape workforce, education and development plans that meet current and future service needs.
• Lead the site’s response to regulatory requirements and maintain constructive relationships with the Care Quality Commission and professional regulators.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will bring extensive senior nursing leadership experience within a complex organisation, including experience operating at director level and influencing strategic decisions. You will have a strong track record in quality governance, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management, alongside experience of leading service innovation, transformation and collaboration across health and social care. You will be able to manage complexity, make sound decisions and communicate clearly with staff, boards, regulators and partners, supported by strong financial, workforce and strategic planning capability. Your collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leadership style will give you the credibility to inspire others, challenge constructively and role-model the highest professional standards.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.