We are looking to
recruit an experienced critical care manager to provide leadership to the Network alongside the Clinical Director as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and a nurse lead who has demonstrable capability for operational /clinical service management including change management, people management & financial management to lead the planning and development of the annual work programme to ensure achievement of the network vision, aims and objectives across the whole patient pathway across critical care.
The post holder will oversee key deliverables and initiatives in relation to equity of access, experience, and health outcomes for patients within critical care services, acting as a critical partner and conduit for all clinicians and managerial leads across the South West region and beyond ensuring clear guidance and support to achieve meeting care standards for the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing ICNARC data across the Network and have a pivotal lead role in chairing nursing forums at the local, regional and national level. The post requires regular travel within the network.
If you have any questions regarding the role please do not hesitate to contact Graham Brant (current postholder) graham.brant@uhbw.nhs.uk, Donna Bowen (System Transformation Lead) for NHS England donna.bowen2@nhs.net or Andy Georgiou Clinical Director SWCCN and Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at RUH Bath andrew.georgiou@nhs.net
Closing date - Friday 19th December 2025
Interviews - Wednesday 21st January 2026
See below for areas of responsibility and core functions
NHS England » Specialised services clinical network specifications
Service Delivery: the network’s role in planning and managing capacity and demand
Resources: the network’s role in stewardship of resources across the whole pathway and minimising unwarranted variation
Workforce: the networks role in ensuring flexible, skilled resilient staffing
Quality: the network’s role in improving quality, safety experience and outcome
Collaboration: the network’s role in promoting working together at local, system and national level
Transformation: the network’s role in planning sustainable services that meet the needs of all patients
Population health: the network’s role in assessing need, improve health, reduce inequalities
Person specification
essential
Essential criteria
1. extensive critical care experience
2. Registered nurse level 1 currently registered
3. Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals
4. Evidence of the ability to take decisions on difficult and highly contentious issues where there may be a number of courses of action where there may be significant barriers to overcome e.g. major organisation change.
5. Educated to master’s degree level
6. Ability to negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including performance and change.
Desirable criteria
7. Comprehensive experience of project principles techniques and tools such as Prince 2 and Managing Successful Projects or equivalents
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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