Deputy Director of Nursing | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £117,645 - £134,103 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7668995/259-7668995RLH |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Royal London and Mile End Hospitals as our Deputy Director of Nursing and Governance.
The role will report directlytotheHospitalDirector of Nursing, youwill be accountable for supporting thedeliveryof the professional nursingagenda at The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals.The role has specific focus on quality, end of life,mental healtheducation, governanceas well asprofessional practice, researchandinnovationandpatientexperience.
We are looking for a skilled compassionate and inclusive leader who will provide strong professional leadership across all care settings, encouraging innovation, creativity, and strategic thinking about service provision and staff experience.
The successful candidate will be joining a corporate nursing team who will support you so that you are able to flourish in the role alongside being a key player in the wider Barts Health NMAHP leadership community. There will be many opportunities for both personal and professional development.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025