Regional Chief Nurse | NHS England
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £131,301 - £146,450 ESM2 £131,301 - £146,450 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 June 2024 |
| Location: | Leeds, LS1 4AP |
| Company: | Health Education England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6320034/990-S3-NEY-22780 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the North East and Yorkshire Regional team within NHS England for a Chief Nurse. This is a key leadership role in the regional health system, with responsibility, in conjunction with other leaders from across the professional spectrum, for delivery of high-quality nursing and midwifery services for the region’s population, in line with NHS and other governmental priorities.
The Chief Nurse will provide expert professional nursing leadership and advise the Regional Director on quality and clinical assurance. This will require high calibre, credible and trusted leadership to support commissioners, providers and systems to deliver and commission high quality care in line with the requirements of Long Term Plan.
As regional Chief Nurse, the post holder will be expected to use expert knowledge of quality care combined with a robust knowledge of the health and care service. Working in collaboration with relevant colleagues, they will take the regional leadership responsibility for: clinical and professional leadership for nursing and midwifery staff, patient safety (in conjunction with the regional Medical Director) patient experience and delivery of national priorities and relevant national strategies.
The post holder, as a member of the regional executive team, will support the Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England.
The Chief Nurse will take the lead on initiatives identified by the Regional Director, and through personal action and professional leadership shape and develop a culture of continuous service improvement that benefits patients. Operating in a matrix fashion, the post holder will utilise specialists, and bring their clinical expertise and knowledge to bear across NHS England to ensure clinical engagement and coordination is at the heart of the assurance and improvement roles.
The Chief Nurse will provide professional support to the Regional Director. They may lead or support initiatives set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England in relation to commissioning or the National Nursing and midwifery agenda.
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Please see the following attachment for Regional Chief Nurse Job Description and functional requirements.
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
This advert closes on Sunday 2 Jun 2024