About this role
Job summary
Royal Free London Group is seeking an experienced and dynamic senior nursing leader to join as Head of Nursing for Nephrology, Urology and Transplantation within the Division of Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Health (CRM) at the Royal Free Hospital. This is a pivotal role at an exciting time, as the Trust implements a new clinical operational model to strengthen accountability, patient flow, and professional leadership across care pathways.
You will play a key role in delivering the Trust's ambitious vision to provide world-leading healthcare, meet increasing demand, and improve health outcomes for local and specialist populations. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic services within a forward-thinking and innovative organisation.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a visible, values-driven nurse leader who can inspire and motivate teams through strong clinical credibility, collaboration, and influence. As a key member of the directorate leadership team, you will work in partnership with clinical, operational, people and financial colleagues to drive performance, uphold professional standards, and improve patient outcomes. You will champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, creating an environment where staff feel supported to innovate and thrive. Applicants should have significant senior nursing leadership experience within acute services, with renal and/or urology experience desirable. In return we will offer professional development and leadership training.
Key responsibilities:
To lead nursing teams alongside nurse consultants across nephrology, urology, renal and dialysis services across sites. In collaboration with directorate colleagues ensure delivery of quality, safety, operational and financial objectives of the directorate contributing to overall divisional and health unit performance. To ensure delivery of clinical and quality strategies for high quality patient centred care Lead quality improvement, workforce development and professional standards To work collaboratively across all sites with directorate and divisional teams and senior nursing colleagues to promote and enhance both patient and staff experience. Contribute to divisional and Trust-wide strategy as a senior nursing leader.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts with over17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers' money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
Job description Job responsibilities
For further information please see the job description and person specification attached and to arrange an informal visit please contact Ms Anne McReynolds Divisional Director of Nursing Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolic Health at [email protected]
Person Specification
Education & professional Qualifications Essential
Registered trained nurse MSc and/ or equivalent clinical experience that recognises highly developed and complex levels of knowledge Management/leadership qualifications or equivalent experience Specialist knowledge at doctorate level or equivalent experience in a related field Evidence of continuing personal development
Experience Essential
Significant acute operational nursing experience in a complex healthcare organisation Evidence of nursing leadership role in an acute setting Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them Ability to manage and deliver to deadlines and within resources Experience in the supervision and management of staff and students Experience in complex employment related issues Experience of using acuity tools and triangulation of data to review and ensure safe skill mix Evidence of leading and managing change within a complex environment Experience of representing a service within a Trust setting Experience of managing a budget Experience of managing other staff groups Managing a cross site, complex function Experience of SLAs and contractual working
Skills and Aptitudes Essential
Ability to self -evaluate and self -reflect Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing meetings Ability to initiate and implement change and improvements Good analytical and organisational ability Ability to demonstrate and model strong leadership skills Able to communicate with patients and families in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures and communicate complex sensitive information Applies working knowledge of relevant health legislation
Personal Qualities & attributes Essential
Ability to lead by example, promoting the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, integrity and probity High level of work organisation, self - motivation, drive for performance and improvement and flexibility in approach and attitude Committed to the continuous development of staff and self To be flexible, decisive, using sound judgement in decision making in a timely and confident manner
Royal Free World Class Values Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hampstead
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)