Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
| Posting date: | 31 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Location: | Worcester, WR5 1DD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9365-CNO2025 |
Summary
The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is responsible for the overall development and leadership of the nursing, midwifery, Allied Health Professions (AHP) and Clinical Psychologist workforce with shared accountability for quality and safety with the Chief Medical Officer; and specific accountability for infection, prevention and control, safeguarding, risk and clinical governance and patient experience and engagement. Through excellent leadership, the CNO will enable the delivery of high quality of care in line with our vision, strategic objectives and commitment to our shared Values and Behaviours. This means providing the best, safest patient experience and best possible patient outcomes by putting patients first, right across the health and care system. The post holder will develop a professional culture that supports, recruits, nurtures, develops and retains a compassionate, skilled and flexible workforce. This includes promoting diversity and inclusion in all its forms, role modelling our values and behaviours in action and actively leading continuous clinical and quality improvement. The post holder will be an executive, voting member of the Board of Directors and report to the Chief Executive. Please view a full Job Description document uploaded to this advert in Supporting Information or use the link to the Trust's Working for Us pages for more information