Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,965 - £105,337 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 March 2026 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7810332/249-7810332 |
Summary
Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning
Band8c- 8d (Subject to Job Evaluation + Experience)
Are you an experienced senior nurse leader with a passion for patient safety, high‑quality care and organisational learning? We are seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning to provide strategic leadership, expert guidance and professional oversight across our Trust’s patient safety, quality governance and learning systems.
This is a pivotal role at the heart of our ambition to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care. Working closely with the Chief Nurse, Chief Medical Officer, Deputy Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, you will shape and strengthen the Trust’s approach to quality, safety and regulatory compliance. You will lead the development of a culture where learning is embedded, staff feel psychologically safe to speak up, and improvement is driven by insight, evidence and compassion.
As Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning, you will:
• Provide senior clinical and professional leadership to ensure the Trust meets its statutory, regulatory and patient safety obligations.
• Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), embedding systems‑based learning and proportionate, high‑quality responses to patient safety events.
• Strengthen the Trust’s quality governance arrangements, ensuring they are robust, data‑informed and aligned to national standards.
• Oversee the development of the Annual Quality Account, support compliance with the ICB Quality Contract, and ensure the organisation is well‑prepared for regulatory inspection.
• Provide expert advice to Divisional Directors, clinical leaders, patient safety specialists and external partners on patient safety, clinical governance and continuous improvement.
• Ensure strong assurance mechanisms are in place to support Divisions in delivering consistently safe and effective care
This is a high‑impact, high‑visibility leadership role that shapes how our organisation learns, improves and protects patients from avoidable harm.
You will join a supportive executive team, lead talented specialist teams, and play a central role in strengthening the Trust’s safety and quality culture.
If you are driven by improving care, passionate about learning, and ready to lead at scale, we would love to hear from you.
The Associate Director of Nursing, Insights and Learning provides senior clinical and professional leadership to support the Chief Nurse and Chief Medical Officer in delivering safe, high‑quality care and ensuring full regulatory compliance across the Trust. Working closely with the Deputy Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the post holder strengthens the organisation’s quality governance, patient safety and learning systems so that they are robust, data‑informed and aligned to national standards.
Please see attached full Job Description
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026
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