Lead Nurse, South West Burns Clinical Network (SWBCN) | North Bristol NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 09 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | North Bristol NHS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7726549/339-ASCR8227-HN-A |
Summary
An Exciting Opportunity to Shape the Future of Specialised Burn Care
Are you a visionary and compassionate nursing leader with a passion for improving outcomes in burn care? This is a unique and exciting opportunity to take on a strategic leadership role within the South West Burns Clinical Network (SWBCN), one of four specialised burns networks across England and Wales.
As Lead Nurse, you will be at the forefront of transforming how burn care is delivered across the South West region and influencing national collaborations. This role offers the chance to work alongside senior leaders, clinicians, educators, and commissioners to shape services that are equitable, patient-centred, and aligned with national standards and priorities.
You will lead on the nursing contribution to the Network’s strategic direction, influencing workforce planning, education, quality improvement, and service transformation. Drive forward service development, research, and education initiatives that improve patient outcomes and experiences. Champion the voice of burn nurses across the Network, advocating for excellence in care and professional development.
This role requires flexibility to attend regional and national meetings, occasional home working, and travel across the Network. You’ll work independently within a supportive leadership team, contributing to a dynamic and forward-thinking network.
The Lead Nurse is a key member of the SWBCN Leadership Team, representing and advocating for specialised burn nurses (adult and paediatric) across the Network. The role is a secondment position for an initial period up to 31 March 2027, with a possibility to extend at the end of this period.
The post-holder will provide strategic, professional and clinical nursing leadership across the SWBCN, ensuring high-quality, equitable and patient-centred care for adults and children. The post-holder will lead the nursing contribution of the Network’s strategic direction in respect of workforce development and planning, education and training, quality improvement and service transformation in accordance with theBritish Burn Association (BBA) National Standards for the Provision Adult and Paediatric Burn Careand regional priorities.
As a member of the Network Leadership Team, the post-holder will develop productive working relationships and practices across the Network, working in partnership with other relevant agencies and organisations offering advice and providing support to all specialised burn services within the region.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Please see the attached document for detailed job description.
Main duties
• Collaborating with the Network Leadership Team and contributing nursing expertise in all aspects of the burn care pathway across the Network region and nationally. The post-holder will co-ordinate a Senior Burn Nurses Specialist Interest Group (SIG), providing leadership and direction to the group to develop a collaborative approach to delivering improvement across the Network.
• Represent the nursing group at the Network Board and in other regional and national meetings.
• Work with Directors of Nursing and Lead Burn Nurses from the Network member organisations to maintain a sustainable expert nursing workforce into the future.
• Contribute expertise in the development of an integrated approach to burn care, ensuring the SWBCN nursing membership are involved in the planning and implementation of service developments and improvements in line with theTen Year Health Plan for England: Fit for the Future, regional commissioners objectives and theBBA National Standards for the Provision of Adult and Paediatric Burn Care.
• Work closely with all designated Specialised Burn Services within the SWBCN, primarily with nursing teams but also including medical and other allied health professionals.
• Work closely with the other Burns Clinical Networks’ Lead Nurses in order to deliver national nursing objectives as per the National Burns Clinical Network Group’s annual work programme.
Strategic Leadership, Clinical Governance and Network Governance
• Lead the development and implementation of a regional nursing strategy aligned withBBA National Standards for the Provision of Adult and Paediatric Burn Careand NHS priorities
• Identify gaps in service provision and ensure development of appropriate mitigation
Network Co-ordination & Communication
• Present complex, sensitive or contentious information at Network Board and NHS England Programme Board meetings
• Chair the Burns Nurses Specialist Interest Group (SIG), driving delivery of the Network Annual Work Programme objectives
Service Delivery & Quality Improvement
• Drive sustainable continuous improvement throughout the SWBCN
• Turn strategic goals into practical plans that guide teams and drive improvements across the Network
Patient, Family & Carer Advocacy
• Lead on patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the SWBCN
• Champion patient, family and carer involvement in service planning and improvement project
This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026
Are you a visionary and compassionate nursing leader with a passion for improving outcomes in burn care? This is a unique and exciting opportunity to take on a strategic leadership role within the South West Burns Clinical Network (SWBCN), one of four specialised burns networks across England and Wales.
As Lead Nurse, you will be at the forefront of transforming how burn care is delivered across the South West region and influencing national collaborations. This role offers the chance to work alongside senior leaders, clinicians, educators, and commissioners to shape services that are equitable, patient-centred, and aligned with national standards and priorities.
You will lead on the nursing contribution to the Network’s strategic direction, influencing workforce planning, education, quality improvement, and service transformation. Drive forward service development, research, and education initiatives that improve patient outcomes and experiences. Champion the voice of burn nurses across the Network, advocating for excellence in care and professional development.
This role requires flexibility to attend regional and national meetings, occasional home working, and travel across the Network. You’ll work independently within a supportive leadership team, contributing to a dynamic and forward-thinking network.
The Lead Nurse is a key member of the SWBCN Leadership Team, representing and advocating for specialised burn nurses (adult and paediatric) across the Network. The role is a secondment position for an initial period up to 31 March 2027, with a possibility to extend at the end of this period.
The post-holder will provide strategic, professional and clinical nursing leadership across the SWBCN, ensuring high-quality, equitable and patient-centred care for adults and children. The post-holder will lead the nursing contribution of the Network’s strategic direction in respect of workforce development and planning, education and training, quality improvement and service transformation in accordance with theBritish Burn Association (BBA) National Standards for the Provision Adult and Paediatric Burn Careand regional priorities.
As a member of the Network Leadership Team, the post-holder will develop productive working relationships and practices across the Network, working in partnership with other relevant agencies and organisations offering advice and providing support to all specialised burn services within the region.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Please see the attached document for detailed job description.
Main duties
• Collaborating with the Network Leadership Team and contributing nursing expertise in all aspects of the burn care pathway across the Network region and nationally. The post-holder will co-ordinate a Senior Burn Nurses Specialist Interest Group (SIG), providing leadership and direction to the group to develop a collaborative approach to delivering improvement across the Network.
• Represent the nursing group at the Network Board and in other regional and national meetings.
• Work with Directors of Nursing and Lead Burn Nurses from the Network member organisations to maintain a sustainable expert nursing workforce into the future.
• Contribute expertise in the development of an integrated approach to burn care, ensuring the SWBCN nursing membership are involved in the planning and implementation of service developments and improvements in line with theTen Year Health Plan for England: Fit for the Future, regional commissioners objectives and theBBA National Standards for the Provision of Adult and Paediatric Burn Care.
• Work closely with all designated Specialised Burn Services within the SWBCN, primarily with nursing teams but also including medical and other allied health professionals.
• Work closely with the other Burns Clinical Networks’ Lead Nurses in order to deliver national nursing objectives as per the National Burns Clinical Network Group’s annual work programme.
Strategic Leadership, Clinical Governance and Network Governance
• Lead the development and implementation of a regional nursing strategy aligned withBBA National Standards for the Provision of Adult and Paediatric Burn Careand NHS priorities
• Identify gaps in service provision and ensure development of appropriate mitigation
Network Co-ordination & Communication
• Present complex, sensitive or contentious information at Network Board and NHS England Programme Board meetings
• Chair the Burns Nurses Specialist Interest Group (SIG), driving delivery of the Network Annual Work Programme objectives
Service Delivery & Quality Improvement
• Drive sustainable continuous improvement throughout the SWBCN
• Turn strategic goals into practical plans that guide teams and drive improvements across the Network
Patient, Family & Carer Advocacy
• Lead on patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in the SWBCN
• Champion patient, family and carer involvement in service planning and improvement project
This advert closes on Friday 23 Jan 2026