Head of Nursing (Outpatients and Cancer Care Services)
The closing date is 23 April 2026
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Head of Nursing (Outpatients and Cancer Care Services) role is a key position within the Access Division, responsible for a prime focus on the day‑to‑day delivery of high standards of patient care across Outpatients and Cancer Services.
The post holder supports the day‑to‑day delivery of the clinical business of the Service and assumes delegated functions of corporate nursing or development programmes, nursing recruitment and retention, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.
Post holders will demonstrate a highly visible, authoritative and democratic leadership style, which is underpinned by the values of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
* Work with the Divisional management team and service leads to provide professional and clinical leadership to the clinical services.
* Manage budgets for pathways and services within the portfolio, including achievement of relevant cost improvement plans, and early identification of cost pressures.
* Ensure all staff are fairly and effectively managed so that clinical services have appropriate staffing levels, well managed leave, and up to date mandatory training and appraisals.
* Participate in the Trust’s senior manager on call (silver) rota.
* Ensure all clinical services in the post holder’s portfolio are managed within budget and achieving their key performance indicators.
* Ensure that patient care is delivered with care and compassion to a high standard.
* To ensure a positive patient experience and achievement of clinical quality standards as measured through the collection and use of relevant clinical indicators and High Impact Intervention audits.
* Maintain a highly visible leadership profile, undertaking quality rounds and being proactive about engaging with service areas where required.
* To ensure that the pathways and services achieve contracted activity and access targets.
* Develop local systems for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes.
* Manage all complaints and incidents on time and to a high quality.
About us
Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well‑regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job 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 on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* Quality and risk training
Skills and abilities
* Able to successfully implement change
* Respond and adapt in challenging situations
* Produce high quality reports and papers
* Chair disciplinary and appeal panels
* Understanding of community services and their impact on acute services
Experience
* Substantive experience in a senior nursing management role
* Able to lead and manage multiple teams
* Service improvement delivery at Trust wide and divisional leave
Knowledge
* Professional Nursing issues
* Governance agenda
* Patient and staff experience
Other requirements
* Understand 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.
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