# Lead Nurse for Quality Improvement > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-for-quality-improvement/9694c948-f790-41d9-bbf1-4835368e341a - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/lead-nurse-for-quality-improvement/9694c948-f790-41d9-bbf1-4835368e341a.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £72719.00 to £83505.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-21T14:37:21.344Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8372689 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372689?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Lead Nurse for Quality Improvement provides strategic and operational leadership for quality improvement, patient experience, patient safety and harm-free care across the Trust. As a senior nursing leader within the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, a world-renowned specialist orthopaedic centre, the post holder plays a pivotal role in ensuring that high-quality, safe and compassionate care remains at the heart of everything the Trust delivers. The role leads Trust-wide programmes that drive continuous improvement in patient outcomes, experience, quality and safety, embedding a culture of learning, innovation and excellence. Working collaboratively with clinical, operational and corporate teams, the post holder provides expert professional advice and assurance to the Chief Nurse and Board, ensuring services meet the highest standards of care, governance and regulatory compliance while supporting the Trust's strategic ambitions and reputation for specialist excellence. ### Main duties of the job Provide strategic leadership for quality improvement, patient safety, patient experience and continuous improvement across the Trust, ensuring that the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital maintains the highest standards of specialist care. Lead the development and implementation of programmes that improve clinical outcomes, patient experience, operational effectiveness and quality governance. Promote a culture of continuous learning, innovation and improvement, ensuring that quality and safety are embedded within all aspects of service delivery and aligned to the Trust's strategic objectives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Responsibilities cover: - Patient Experience - Quality Improvement - Harm-free Care and Patient Safety - Professional Leadership - Quality Governance and Assurance - Partnership Working - Leadership and Management Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### IT skills **Essential** - Advanced MS Office and reporting systems **Desirable** - BI tools experience ### Analytical & Judgment Skills **Essential** - Interpret complex quality and safety data **Desirable** - Advanced analytics experience ### Knowledge, Training & Experience **Essential** - Registered Nurse (NMC), Masters degree or equivalent, extensive senior leadership and QI experience. **Desirable** - QI qualification ### Planning & Organisational Skills **Essential** - Manage multiple Trust-wide programmes **Desirable** - Programme management qualification ### Communication & Relationship Skills **Essential** - Highly developed communication, influencing and presentation skills. **Desirable** - Leadership qualification. ### Responsibility for Research & Development **Essential** - Direct budget holder **Desirable** - Publication/research experience ### Freedom to Act, Mental and Emotional Effort **Essential** - Operate autonomously and advise executives - Frequent concentration on complex issues - Exposure to incidents and complaints **Desirable** - Acting on behalf of directors ### Responsibility for Policy/Service Development **Essential** - Develop Trust-wide policies and strategies **Desirable** - Lead quality strategy experience ### Responsibility for financial & physical resources **Essential** - Resource and budget management experience **Desirable** - Direct budget holder ### Responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion **Essential** - Demonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices **Desirable** - Experience leading EDI initiatives ## Documents - [letter from chief executive (pdf, 1018.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2864) - [lead nurse for quality improvement (pdf, 276.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10701042) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.