About this role
Job summary
Associate Chief Nurse - Workforce and Patient Safety
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £79,504 - £91,609 per annum
Closing Date: Wednesday 25th November 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2026 (TBC)
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Main duties of the job
- We are seeking an exceptional candidate for the roles of Associate Chief Nurse - Workforce & Patient Safety, following the retirement of the existing post holder.
- The post holders will work across George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and South Warwickshire University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust leading strategic programmes contributing to quality improvement, workforce transformation, clinical governance, patient experience and professional leadership in their respective areas.
- In this influential leadership role, you will provide visible & credible professional leadership across nursing, midwifery and allied health professions (AHP) in conjunction with operational and medical teams.
- You will champion a culture of excellence, innovation, inclusion and continuous improvement ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high quality care.
- We are looking for highly motivated senior leaders, with substantial experience in nursing leadership, a strong record of delivering quality improvement and service transformation and a passion for developing high performing teams. You will possess excellent influencing decision making and relationship building skills, alongside the ability to lead cross-organisational boundaries.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits
On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensuring on-going transformation and new ways of working in line with agreed models of care, best practice guidance and innovation.
- Lead on and be responsible for ensuring that systems and processes are developed and implemented to provide assurance of evidence with regards to standards of nursing and midwifery care.
- Being responsible for the provision and delivery of Workforce Standards and Safety Culture outcomes and key performance indicators. Inclusive of strategic planning, operational management, analysis and evaluation of services.
- Lead on aspects of the Nursing and Midwifery Care Excellence agenda inclusive of the development, implementation and sustainability of a framework for Assessment and Accreditation across both Organisations.
- Lead on the implementation of an integrated and triangulated nurse sensitive dashboard inclusive of Safe Staffing and patient harms data the production of this will play an integral part of informing safe staffing, establishment reviews and harms, identifying areas of excellence and for improvement for Board reporting.
- Encouraging a culture that allows front line staff to question and redefine how their work is undertaken ensuring the on-going development of a patient centered focus and cost-effective use of resources.
- Support ward and department staff and patients where care issues have been identified and support the development of action plans to ensure acceptable standards of care are maintained
- Support staff in the clinical area when significant incidents (clinical or non-clinical) have occurred causing harm or potential for harm demonstrating a compassionate response.
- Work alongside clinical staff to empower patients and carers to take decisions about their care and planning their care whilst in the Trust
- Promote best practice with regard to Infection Prevention and Control monitoring HCAI and taking part in action planning and Root Cause Analysis with clinical teams
- Champion best practice and a culture of continuous learning to improve patient experience, reduce avoidable harm and strengthen patient safety outcomes.
- Proactively seek out opportunities to promote Workforce Standards and Safer staffing in proposed developments, service or Trust level objectives.
- Lead any re-organisation of the services within portfolio, continually review the ability to improve standards, improve efficiencies and highlight and champion the Care Excellence agenda
- Lead on the NHSE expectation for delivery of data collection, report writing and submissions as and when required. Liaise with the relevant authorities to deliver the National performance indicators.
- Supports the delivery of new, innovative and integrated services that meet national quality indicators and targets.
- Monitors clinical and workforce standards, including observations of care, patient experience and feedback and avoidable harms.
- Have a regular presence in the clinical areas for the purpose of observing and assuring standards of clinical practice and undertake clinical shifts when required.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Registered nurse with the NMC with evidence of personal and professional commitment to CPD in line with revalidation requirements.
- Evidence of working at a senior level leading change initiatives.
- Knowledge and understanding of education and research issues in an acute Trust.
- Able to demonstrate up-to-date clinical expertise and competence and expert proven knowledge of nursing Care Excellence frameworks.
- Evidence of knowledge understanding of the current issues in nursing policy and practice.
- A proven track record at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including quality improvement initiatives, assessment and accreditation framework implementation and leading bespoke services.
Desirable
- Evidence of experience of working strategically both regionally and nationally.
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Master's Degree level (or equivalent)
- Evidence of further academic/ personal development
- Evidence of formal management/leadership training
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrable leadership skills
- Well-developed inter-personal and communication skills
- Pro-active and self-motivated, with the ability to motivate others
- Critical Analytical Skills
- Ability to work effectively within a team and demonstrate focus, tenacity and flexibility.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to chair meetings
- Ability to network both internally and externally
- Able to work in a challenging, busy environment whilst meeting tight deadlines
- Ability to relate to and influence other senior nurses, clinical staff and managers
Other
Essential
- Takes part in the director on call rota.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Address
George Eliot Hospital
College Road
Nuneaton
CV10 7DJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.geh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)