Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the North East and Yorkshire Regional team within NHS England for a Chief Nurse. This is a key leadership role in the regional health system, with responsibility, in conjunction with other leaders from across the professional spectrum, for delivery of high-quality nursing and midwifery services for the region's population, in line with NHS and other governmental priorities.
The Chief Nurse will provide expert professional nursing leadership and advise the Regional Director on quality and clinical assurance. This will require high calibre, credible and trusted leadership to support commissioners, providers and systems to deliver and commission high quality care in line with the requirements of Long Term Plan.
As regional Chief Nurse, the post holder will be expected to use expert knowledge of quality care combined with a robust knowledge of the health and care service. Working in collaboration with relevant colleagues, they will take the regional leadership responsibility for : clinical and professional leadership for nursing and midwifery staff, patient safety (in conjunction with the regional Medical Director) patient experience and delivery of national priorities and relevant national strategies
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact richardbarker.neyrd@nhs.net
We would also welcome candidates on a secondment basis
Main duties of the job
The Chief Nurse will take the lead on initiatives identified by the Regional Director, and through personal action and professional leadership shape and develop a culture of continuous service improvement that benefits patients. Operating in a matrix fashion, the post holder will utilise specialists, and bring their clinical expertise and knowledge to bear across NHS Improvement and NHS England to ensure clinical engagement and coordination is at the heart of the assurance and improvement roles.
The post holder, as a member of the regional senior management team, will support the Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England.
The Chief Nurse will provide professional support to the Regional Director.
He/she may lead or support initiatives set out by the Chief Nursing Officer for England in relation to commissioning or the National Nursing and midwifery agenda.
The Chief Nurse will strategically lead the nursing input for NHS England's commissioning responsibilities to meet relevant national and regional requirements for directly commissioned services. The Chief Nurse will work with the regional Director of Commissioning to ensure that relevant nursing input and quality assurance systems are in place.
About us
NHS England leads the NHS in England to deliver high quality care for all. We support NHS organisations to deliver better outcomes for our patients and communities, work to get the best possible value for taxpayers, and drive improvement across the NHS.
Through ourseven regional teams, NHS England supports localintegrated care systems, made up of public services that provide health and care - NHS organisations, primary care professionals, local councils, social care providers and the community, voluntary and social enterprise sector - to improve the health of the population, improve the quality of care, tackle inequalities and deliver care more efficiently.
From April 2023, NHS England, Health Education England and NHS Digital became one single organisation, putting workforce, data, digital and technology at the heart of our plans to transform the NHS.
Having listened to our staff over the last year, we aim to create a healthy and high performing organisation, underpinned by the NHS Constitution values:
- Respect and
- Commitment to the quality of
- Compassion
- Improving
- Working together for
- Everyone
Our people all have a part to play in helping to shape and develop our culture and in embedding and living these values.
Our behaviors:
- Leading by example:
- We prioritise patients in every decision we
- We listen and
- We are evidence-
- We are open and
- We are
- We strive for improvement
Details
Date posted
31 October 2023
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
Depending on experience To be confirmed
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
990-N-NEY-11-21539
Job locations
Waterfront 4
4 Goldcrest Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer details
Employer name
NHS England
Address
Waterfront 4
4 Goldcrest Way
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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