Are you an experienced and compassionate nursing leader with a passion for reproductive health and women's services? We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Head of Nursing and Professions to lead our Reproductive Health Directorate within the Family Health Care Group at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) .
This is a unique opportunity to provide strategic and professional leadership across a diverse portfolio of services, including:
Gynaecology
Gynaecology Oncology
Sexual Health
Fertility
Clinical Genetics
You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, and patient-centred care, while championing professional standards, workforce development, and continuous service improvement. As a key member of the directorate leadership team, you will help shape the future of reproductive health services at one of the UK's largest acute teaching hospitals.
We are looking for someone with strong clinical credibility, exceptional leadership skills, and a commitment to innovation, equality, and excellence in care.
If you're ready to make a real difference in the lives of patients and lead transformational change in a high-profile leadership role — we'd love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities include:
Lead and manage nursing and allied health professional teams within the Reproductive Health Directorate .
Ensure the delivery of high-quality, compassionate, and safe patient care through effective clinical governance.
Provide expert clinical leadership and guidance to nursing and AHP staff.
Collaborate with senior multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement service improvements and initiatives.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with other healthcare professionals, both within the Trust and externally.
Oversee the management of budgets, resources, and staffing across the Directorate.
Promote a culture of continuous learning, development, and improvement, ensuring the Directorate remains at the forefront of clinical practice.
Contribute to Trust-wide strategic planning, policies, and clinical initiatives.
Please also refer to the job description for further detailed information
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
The role is split between two campuses with services spanning the Queens Medical and City Hospital sites.
This role also encompasses an on call requirement.