Head of Nursing

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Head and Neck Clinical Service Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for an experienced and dynamic senior nurse to join our senior leadership team as Head of Nursing. This pivotal role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the Trust's strategic objectives, ensuring the provision of high-quality, safe, effective and patient-centred care across the Head and Neck CSU. The successful candidate will provide professional nursing leadership and work collaboratively with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues to drive excellence in patient experience, clinical outcomes, workforce development and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking nurse leader who brings strong negotiating and influencing skills, alongside the ability to thrive within a large, complex organisation. The post holder will provide visible, compassionate and credible leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and accountability across nursing and multidisciplinary teams. You will demonstrate a proven track record in: Strategic and operational leadership within complex healthcare environments Operational and business planning Budgetary and resource management Leading and delivering transformational change Influencing, engaging and developing multidisciplinary teams Workforce planning and the delivery of safe staffing requirements Quality improvement, clinical governance and patient safety Performance management and service improvement Delivering excellent patient experience and outcomes

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 11 June 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: 001268
• Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Name Emma Rogers Position Director of Nursing Email Emma.rogers58@nhs.net An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Head and Neck Clinical Service Unit at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for an experienced and dynamic senior nurse to join our senior leadership team as Head of Nursing.

This pivotal role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the Trust's strategic objectives, ensuring the provision of high-quality, safe, effective and patient-centred care across the Head and Neck CSU. The successful candidate will provide professional nursing leadership and work collaboratively with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues to drive excellence in patient experience, clinical outcomes, workforce development and service delivery.

We are seeking an ambitious and forward-thinking nurse leader who brings strong negotiating and influencing skills, alongside the ability to thrive within a large, complex organisation. The post holder will provide visible, compassionate and credible leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and accountability across nursing and multidisciplinary teams.

You will demonstrate a proven track record in:

• Strategic and operational leadership within complex healthcare environments
• Operational and business planning
• Budgetary and resource management
• Leading and delivering transformational change
• Influencing, engaging and developing multidisciplinary teams
• Workforce planning and the delivery of safe staffing requirements
• Quality improvement, clinical governance and patient safety
• Performance management and service improvement
• Delivering excellent patient experience and outcomes

Why you should join our Team

As Head of Nursing, you will be responsible for ensuring robust systems and processes are in place to support safe staffing, effective workforce utilisation and compliance with professional and regulatory standards. You will provide assurance regarding quality, safety and clinical effectiveness, leading on the identification, management and mitigation of risks while promoting a culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

Working closely with the Clinical Director, General Manager and wider multidisciplinary teams, you will provide strategic nursing leadership across the CSU, ensuring that nursing practice reflects the highest professional standards and supports the delivery of outstanding care. You will play a key role in developing the nursing workforce, embedding a positive culture, and driving improvements in quality, safety, patient experience and operational performance.

The role requires an exceptional leader who can inspire and motivate teams, champion nursing excellence and work collaboratively with colleagues across organisational boundaries to deliver the highest standards of care for patients and their families.

If you are a motivated and experienced senior nurse with the vision, leadership skills and determination to drive quality, safety and operational excellence, we would welcome your application.

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Emma Rogers emma.rogers58@nhs.net

What you will bring to the role

• The Head of Nursing has overall responsibility for the leadership and line management of nursing/midwifery across the CSU and is the named and identified lead for all issues of nursing/midwifery practice within the CSU.
• Identified as the senior nurse/midwife within the CSU Triumvirate responsible for decision making where practice or service delivery issues cross matron specialities or require cross speciality leadership.
• Has overall responsibility for the delivery of safe and clinically effective care within the CSU - providing assurance evidence in this regard to the Director of Nursing and Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• Has line management responsibility for Matrons and directly reporting ward managers within the CSU.
• Leads and manages the clinical services in defined clinical areas/specialities.
• Deputises for the Clinical Director when required.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.