Group Deputy Chief Nurse

Job summary

Main duties of the job

As Group Deputy Chief Nurse, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of our corporate Quality Strategy.
• Champion patient safety, safeguarding, equality, and diversity.
• Provide visible, professional leadership to nurses, midwives, AHPs, and clinical teams across both Trusts.
• Support the Chief Nurse in strategic planning, governance, and transformation programmes.
• Represent the Trusts regionally and nationally, shaping policy and service design.

Job responsibilities

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.