About this role
Job summary The Transformation Lead Nurse for Medicine and Emergency Care will provide senior nursing leadership to support the delivery of key transformation programmes across the Division. Working with clinical, operational and corporate teams, the post holder will help design, implement and embed service changes that improve patient care, safety, experience and efficiency. This role is ideal for an experienced senior nurse with strong leadership, communication and change management skills. The successful candidate will use evidence, data and best practice to support service redesign, engage teams through change and ensure transformation plans are delivered effectively and sustainably.
Main duties of the job
Provide senior nursing leadership for transformation across Medicine and Emergency Care, supporting delivery of the Divisional and Trust strategic priorities. Lead the development, implementation and embedding of redesigned clinical pathways, service models and ways of working.Work collaboratively with Clinical Directors, Centre Managers, Matrons and specialty teams to deliver safe, effective and sustainable service change. Manage delivery of the nursing transformation workstream, including project plans, documentation, risks, issues, dependencies and progress reporting. Support workforce planning and engagement, ensuring nursing workforce models are aligned to service need, quality standards and future transformation plans. Use evidence, benchmarking, best practice and business intelligence to inform service redesign and provide assurance to senior leadership teams. Promote high-quality, patient-centred care by ensuring transformation activity improves safety, experience, outcomes, efficiency and staff engagement.
About us
Our Poppy's Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Hospital Transformation Programme (HTP)
Our Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of HTP. This move will bring specialist services together in a modern, purpose-built facility to improve patient care and team experience.
We are actively recruiting, and successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028. The relocation will follow a formal management of change process, including full consultation and support for staff.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person Specification
Short Listing Essential
Registered nurse. Evidence of continuous professional development.
Desirable
Experience of supporting transformation linked to capital programmes, digital change or hospital reconfiguration. Awareness of commissioning, pathway redesign and system-wide transformation priorities.
Position Criteria Essential
Educated to Master's level or Postgraduate Diploma level, or able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience. Significant senior nursing experience within an acute NHS provider organisation, at Head of Nursing level or equivalent. Experience of delivering a portfolio of improvement work related to Medicine and Emergency Care. Track record of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams through large-scale change in a complex organisation. Understanding of specialty medicine pathways including frailty, dermatology, respiratory, stroke, cardiology, renal, diabetes and endocrinology services. Highly effective communicator, able to communicate complex information clearly and appropriately to different audiences. Ability to communicate clearly in writing, including production of reports for senior committees, Board or equivalent forums. Demonstrable track record of setting high standards and achieving them in complex, pressurised environments
Desirable
Formal qualification or training in project management, quality improvement, service redesign or change management. Experience of working with system partners across acute, community, primary care or local authority settings. Knowledge of digital transformation, productivity improvement or cost improvement methodologies. Ability to use data, benchmarking and business intelligence to support decision-making and assurance. Evidence of compassionate, inclusive and values-led leadership.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
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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 The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)