Job summary
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust provide community, acute and specialist services to more than half a million people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, as well as acute services in mid Wales and children and young people's community services in the Black Country. Together, we employ around 9,000 staff, are supported by over 300 volunteers, and have a combined income of £850m.
Following the appointment of Jo Williams as our Group Chief Executive, we are seeking to appoint our first Group Chief Nurse to lead Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional (AHP) services across both Trusts as we formalise our Group by April 2026. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of health and care across our system.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity to build on the excellent and transformative work already happening across both organisations, to drive further integration and enhance the quality of care for all the communities we serve. This includes our £300m Hospitals Transformation Programme, the Neighbourhood Health Transformation Programme bringing care closer to home, and wide ranging cultural and organisational improvements underpinned by our CARE framework and Poppy's Promise. Together, both organisations have already made significant progress. We are building seamless patient pathways, strengthening our workforce and restoring pride and confidence in our services.
We are seeking an open, compassionate and credible nursing leader with significant experience at, or near, Board level gained in complex, multi site provider environments. You will quickly build trusted relationships with staff, patients, partners, regulators and communities. As a visible and inclusive leader, you will empower our Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce, uphold professional standards and champion continuous improvement, informed by listening to, and learning from, our patients, families and communities.
About us
Working as part of a cohesive Group Executive Leadership Team, you will help shape strategy, deliver transformation and drive innovation across acute and community services, making a lasting difference for our populations and reducing health inequalities.
To find out more, please contact our recruitment advisors at GatenbySanderson: Joanna Riley, Emma Pickup or Emily Smith at joanna.riley@gatenbysanderson.com, and visit our dedicated microsite and apply today.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on the role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Registered Nurse.
- Evidence of recent management and leadership development.
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
Desirable
- Masters level or equivalent professional qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Deputy or Director of Nursing/Chief Nurse level in an NHS acute/community trust or other large complex multiprofessional organisation.
- In-depth understanding of the complexity in providing secondary healthcare.
- In-depth understanding of providing community healthcare.
- Demonstrable track record of achievement in quality and patients safety arena and patient experience.
- Experience of leading major service and/or transformational change.
- Experience of leading across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Experience of effective partnerships and working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in the management of large budgets.
- Experience of working with patients and the public to enhance and develop patient pathways.
Leadership and Management Style
Essential
- Dynamic, passionate, open, participative and supportive leadership style.
- Team builder, able to delegate.
- Able to make decisions and take charge of events through a performance management approach.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to shape development across the health and social care system.
- Experienced coach and mentor.
- Consistently model the values and leadership behaviours of the Trusts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Registered Nurse.
- Evidence of recent management and leadership development.
- Evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
Desirable
- Masters level or equivalent professional qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Deputy or Director of Nursing/Chief Nurse level in an NHS acute/community trust or other large complex multiprofessional organisation.
- In-depth understanding of the complexity in providing secondary healthcare.
- In-depth understanding of providing community healthcare.
- Demonstrable track record of achievement in quality and patients safety arena and patient experience.
- Experience of leading major service and/or transformational change.
- Experience of leading across organisational and professional boundaries.
- Experience of effective partnerships and working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience in the management of large budgets.
- Experience of working with patients and the public to enhance and develop patient pathways.
Leadership and Management Style
Essential
- Dynamic, passionate, open, participative and supportive leadership style.
- Team builder, able to delegate.
- Able to make decisions and take charge of events through a performance management approach.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Strong influencing skills with the ability to shape development across the health and social care system.
- Experienced coach and mentor.
- Consistently model the values and leadership behaviours of the Trusts.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
