Assistant Chief Nurse for Workforce, Quality and Assurance

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Assistant Chief Nurse for Workforce, Quality and Assurance Band 8d

Main area assistant chief nurses for workforce and quality Grade Band 8d Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 271-NPE-

Site Great Ormond Street Hospital Town London Salary £103,102 - £117,560 per annum inclusive Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/:59

Job overview

Assistant Chief Nurse for Quality, Workforce and Professional Standards (Band 8D)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH)

Full-time 37.5 hours per week London

Lead. Influence. Transform. Deliver world class care for children and families.

At Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), our purpose is clear: to deliver life changing care to children and young people with rare and complex conditions. As an international centre of excellence, our impact extends far beyond our hospital-through pioneering research, innovation, and compassionate care.

We are now seeking an exceptional senior nursing leader to join our Corporate Nursing team as Assistant Chief Nurse for Quality, Workforce and Professional Standards-a pivotal role at the heart of our future.

Shape the future of nursing

You will be central to delivering our Nursing Strategy: "Safe in our hands, to achieve joy at work"-focused on growing a skilled workforce, amplifying the nursing voice, and developing extraordinary leaders and careers.

Be part of an ambitious Trust strategy

Our Trust strategy, Together We Power Care, commits us to:

• Delivering safer, seamless care
• Accelerating innovation and discovery
• Supporting the whole child, family and future

Main duties of the job

Work at the forefront of paediatric care

• 60+ specialist services on one site
• Leading centre for paediatric intensive care and complex conditions
• Global impact through research and innovation

Join us If you are an ambitious, values driven senior nurse leader ready to influence at scale and deliver meaningful improvement for children, families and staff-we would love to hear from you.

About the role

This is a high profile leadership opportunity to shape the future of nursing at GOSH. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, you will provide visible, credible leadership across the Trust-driving excellence in:

• Nursing Quality and Patient Safety
• Workforce Planning, Productivity and Safe Staffing
• Professional Standards and Regulatory Compliance

You will lead Trust wide programmes including:

• Implementation of nursing quality metrics and dashboards
• Delivery of ward accreditation and quality improvement programmes
• Bi annual establishment and skill mix reviews
• Workforce transformation, including new roles and innovative models of care
• Nursing contributions to regulatory inspections (CQC, NHSE, NMC)

You will also deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse and play a key role in shaping and delivering the corporate nursing agenda.

This role requires the ability to operate confidently at senior level-working across clinical, operational and executive teams, and influencing at IIS, national and system level.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women's Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification GOSH Culture and Values

• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
• Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace
• RN with current NMC registration
• Evidence of ongoing, dynamic continuing professional development
• Educated to master's level or significant equivalent experience
• Safe Staffing Fellowship/expected to work towards

Experience / Knowledge

• Extensive management experience in a senior nurse position
• Experience in designing and implementing safety and quality strategies
• Experienced in safe staffing compliance, leading on establishment review and reporting
• Experienced in leading trust wide projects
• Experience of system wide working on quality improvement projects

Skills / Abilities

• Well developed leadership, influencing and negotiating skills with the ability to motivate, enthuse and involve clinical teams and individuals
• Excellent inter personal, communication, written and presentation skills with the ability to communicate a vision
• Experience in learning methodologies e.g. After Action Reviews

Please be advised that:

The recruitment process for all admin and clerical roles at Bands 2 4 will be a two stage recruitment process whereby shortlisted candidates will undertake an online literacy, numeracy, ICT and typing test. Only those candidates who pass the competency test will proceed to a formal interview.

The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification criteria for this post will be shortlisted. Please note that where high volumes of applicants have been received, additional criteria may on occasion be used to determine the final shortlist.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.