Job Summary The Chief Nursing Officer is a key member of the Executive Team and Board, responsible for providing strategic professional leadership across nursing, allied health professions, quality and regulatory standards. The role collaborates with executive and operational colleagues to ensure services are safe, effective, responsive and continuously improving. The Chief Nursing Officer also acts as a visible professional leader across the organisation, championing inclusion, psychological safety, staff voice and compassionate care.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Contribute to the overall strategic leadership of the Trust
Support development and delivery of organisational strategy
Lead the nursing, AHP and quality agenda across the organisation
Promote innovation, transformation and continuous improvement
Professional Leadership
Act as the executive professional lead for nursing and allied health professions
Promote professional standards, accountability and development
Ensure professional practice frameworks are embedded and maintained
Support workforce development, leadership and succession planning
Quality & Patient Safety
Lead the Trust’s quality governance framework
Ensure effective systems for patient safety and clinical assurance
Provide Board assurance regarding quality and safety performance
Lead learning from incidents, complaints and patient experience
Ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements
Safeguarding & Patient Experience
Provide executive leadership for safeguarding across the organisation
Champion patient and carer involvement and co‑production
Promote trauma‑informed and person‑centred approaches
Ensure patient voice informs improvement and service delivery
Workforce & Culture
Promote compassionate and inclusive leadership
Support staff wellbeing, engagement and psychological safety
Champion equality, diversity and inclusion
Support delivery of the HEART cultural framework
Partnership Working
Build effective relationships across the Integrated Care System
Represent the Trust externally on nursing, quality and patient safety matters
Work collaboratively with regulators, commissioners and partner organisations
Governance & Accountability
Ensure robust governance arrangements are in place
Contribute to Board assurance and risk management processes
Support delivery of operational and financial objectives
Ensure effective use of resources and value for money
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (MR or LD) qualification
Current NMC registration
Significant senior nursing leadership experience
Board‑level experience
Desirable
Masters Degree
Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
Significant experience within mental health, learning disability, autism or community services
Experience leading quality governance
Experience of organisational transformation
Experience of partnership working across systems
Experience leading cultural improvement
Experience working with regulators
Desirable
Masters Degree
Leadership Qualification
Benefits
Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
Wellbeing support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
Staff networks and support group
Contact Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer Claire Dilley Email: claire.dilley@covwarkpt.nhs.uk Phone: 07760138619
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