NHS England

Senior Nurse - Professional Strategies

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Job summary

This is a permanent role in the nursing directorate providing senior leadership within the CNO Policy and Strategy Unit.

As Senior Nurse - Professional Strategies, the post holder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse (Policy and Strategy) in driving forwards national policy, strategy and professional priorities relevant to the Nursing Directorate and wider nursing profession priorities.

Through these key strategic programmes of work we will accelerate the contribution of nursing to ensuring the NHS can meet its financial, people resource and sustainability as well as ensuring the continued delivery of high quality, safe and effective services through new innovative ways of working.

With a focus upon ensuring expert professional advice is available, the post holder alongside the wider PSU team will ensure the voice of nursing is central to all Policy and Strategy decisions.

As well as maintaining and supporting nursing influence and impact within health care strategy and policy environments, this role will work closely with our key ALB partners and professional bodies across the health and care system.

The post holder will hold a core role in ensuring close collaborative working with key internal and external partners ensuring evidence-based approaches which support and enable high quality nursing practice are routinely applied both in policy and strategy development and implementation.

Main duties of the job

The role will ensure the directorate and nursing voice is central to this through:

Providing clinical and professional advice and leadership - to support and inform an evidence-based approach for policy and strategy development and implementation across a range of sectors and systems.
Supporting delivery of specific strategic professional programmes to support delivery of the CNO vision for the profession.
Supporting in the effective influencing of strategic approaches, strategy and policy across NHSE ensuring the nursing voice is appropriately reflected within decision-making and provides value and insight into NHSE policy.
Operating as a senior nurse lead within the organisation, managing, nurturing and actively maintaining relationships with key stakeholders.
Leading key projects which support acceleration of the CNO Excellence programme ensuring these have strong foundations within policy and research and support the CNO's Strategic vision for the professions.
Championing evidence-based change management, continuous improvement processes innovation and research within all PSU activities.
Contributing to programmes of work which build capability and capacity of the profession within policy and strategy, ensuring effective resources and support area available to nursing teams across health and care.

About us

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

Date posted

29 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-NUR-6585334-E

Job locations

Any NHS England Office

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will work collaboratively across NHSE and the wider health and care system, supporting NHSEs new operating model including the Integrated Care Systems.

The successful candidate will be a professional nursing registrant with a good knowledge of national, regional and local strategy and a commitment to supporting our professions in the design, commissioning and delivery of high-quality services for the benefit of our communities.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will work collaboratively across NHSE and the wider health and care system, supporting NHSEs new operating model including the Integrated Care Systems.

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Proven leadership experience at senior nurse level;

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Able to interpret clinical information, research and evidence bases as well as national policy and guidance to support transformational programmes.
Demonstrable ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required seeking opportunities to innovate as well as highlighting areas of challenge.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for people and communities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with current Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) registration
Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Proven leadership experience at senior nurse level;

Skills Capabilities & Attributes

Essential

Able to interpret clinical information, research and evidence bases as well as national policy and guidance to support transformational programmes.
Demonstrable ability to work effectively between strategic and operational activities where required seeking opportunities to innovate as well as highlighting areas of challenge.

Values and behaviours

Essential

Consistently thinks about how their work can help and support clinicians and frontline staff deliver better outcomes for people and communities.

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHS England Office

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

Any NHS England Office

Leeds/London

SE1 8UG

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)