Strengthening Nursing Leadership for the Future
At North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) we believe that outstanding care begins with compassionate leadership.
Serving diverse communities across North East London and Essex, NELFT provides a wide range of mental health, community health and learning disability services. We are proud to be rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, reflecting our commitment to safe, high‑quality care and continuous improvement.
Our organisation is built on a strong foundation of relational care, co‑production and inclusive leadership. We work closely with patients, carers and communities to shape services that respond to real needs and deliver meaningful outcomes.
As we look to the future, we are strengthening our nursing leadership model to ensure that the voice of nursing continues to shape care across the organisation and within the systems we serve.
Following a significant consultation with our nursing workforce and clinical leaders, we are introducing a refreshed Deputy Chief Nurse structure, designed to strengthen professional leadership, support clinical excellence and ensure that nursing leadership is visible and influential at every level of the organisation.
NELFT is committed to driving organisational culture change towards more relational models of care and ways of working. Key to the success of this will be a whole‑organisation approach to instilling an ethos that enables us to put relationships first across clinical and corporate services. We have a number of key initiatives across the organisation that are currently working towards this and the successful candidate will play a key part in supporting the co‑production, ongoing development and delivery of that approach.
Our Opportunities
Deputy Chief Nurse, Quality Governance & Assurance Mental Health and Learning Disabilities & Autism
This role will provide professional leadership for mental health and learning disability nursing across the Trust.
Working closely with clinical and operational leaders, the postholder will champion the highest standards of compassionate care, strengthen professional leadership and support innovation in practice.
You will play a key role in advancing evidence‑based care, improving patient experience and ensuring that mental health and learning disability nursing continues to flourish across NELFT.
Deputy Chief Nurse, Quality Governance & Assurance Integrated Community and Physical Health
Community services are central to modern healthcare. This role will provide leadership across community health services and integrated physical health care.
The postholder will support the delivery of safe, effective and person‑centred care within community settings while strengthening professional leadership for community nursing.
Working with system partners and multidisciplinary teams, you will help shape services that support prevention, population health and care closer to home.
Deputy Chief Nurse, Quality Governance & Assurance Babies, Children and Young People (BCYP) & Children Looked After
This role will provide professional leadership for nursing across babies, children and young people’s services.
The postholder will champion the highest standards of care for children, young people and families while strengthening nursing leadership across services.
Working across organisational and system boundaries, you will support service development, workforce growth and improvements in care for the youngest members of our communities.
Our Nursing Leadership Ambition
At NELFT we believe that strong clinical leadership is essential to delivering safe, compassionate and high‑quality care.
Our Nursing Leadership Model Is Grounded In
* Relational leadership
* Psychological safety and compassionate cultures
* Co‑production with patients, carers and communities
* Continuous improvement and clinical excellence
A Message from the Chief Nursing Officer
At NELFT we are proud of our nurses and the difference they make every day for our patients, families and communities.
Through our recent nursing consultation we listened carefully to our workforce and partners about how we continue to strengthen nursing leadership across the organisation. The creation of these Deputy Chief Nurse roles reflects our commitment to ensuring that nursing leadership remains visible, influential and central to shaping the future of care at NELFT.
We are looking for leaders who combine professional credibility, compassion and strategic thinking, and who are passionate about supporting nurses to deliver the very best care. These roles provide an opportunity to help shape the future of nursing leadership in an organisation that values collaboration, innovation and relational leadership.
Who We Are Looking For
We are seeking inspiring, credible and values‑driven senior nursing leaders who:
Are Passionate About Improving Care For Patients And Communities
* Demonstrate compassionate and inclusive leadership
* Have strong professional credibility and clinical insight
* Can build trusted relationships across professions and systems
* Are committed to developing and supporting the nursing workforce
You will bring strategic leadership, operational credibility and a deep commitment to delivering safe and compassionate care.
Join Us
These Roles Offer The Opportunity To
* Influence care at scale across a large and diverse organisation
* Shape the future of nursing leadership at NELFT
* Work alongside a committed executive team and exceptional clinical leaders
* Contribute to improving care for the communities we serve
If you are an experienced nursing leader who shares our ambition to deliver outstanding care and build compassionate cultures, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Together we will continue building an organisation where staff feel they belong and patients receive the highest standards of care.
Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award‑winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
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