Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Band 8d
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8515LD
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £93,903 - £107,412 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Chief Nurse
Band 8d
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen at London North West University Health Care NHS Trust for an Associate Chief Nurse (Band 8d).
The Associate Chief Nurse is accountable to the Chief Nurse primarily responsible for the provision of a high quality nursing service. They will lead on the delivery of the Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals strategy implementing and monitoring measures to provide assurance on the quality and safety of nursing midwifery and AHP practice. The post holder is a member of the Corporate Nursing Team assuming overall responsibility for nursing clinical effectiveness including the ward accreditation framework. The post will appeal to a senior nursing manager with current or previous experience of leadership within the NHS at a senior level. They will need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of complex healthcare delivery, service transformation and being able to develop collaborative partnerships to improve service delivery. A successful and proven track record of working
in a senior nurse leadership role in an acute setting is paramount.
Main duties of the job
Activity manage progress against delivery of the strategy for Nursing Midwifery and AHPs
· Ensure quality standards for nursing, midwifery and AHP practice are incorporated into policies and procedures were appropriate
· Develop professional relationships with senior multi-disciplinary colleagues at the Trust and network across the Integrated Care System.
· Professional nursing lead for nursing clinical effectiveness and the Ward Accreditation framework
· Professional nursing lead for research nurses
· Lead on the delivery of mental health workstreams
· Working closely with different Education providers support Senior Nursing and Midwifery leadership to drive forward non-medical education and research
· Professional lead for the Practice Development Nurses
· Line management responsibility for Matron Quality and Safety
· Lead for NMC revalidation and fitness to practice
· To participate is on the Silver Senior Manager on call rota
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For main duties and detailed responsibilities please refer job description and personal specification attached.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Midwife on the NMC register
- Educated to Masters level
- Leadership qualification
- Evidence of sustained personal and professional development.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of Nursing & Midwifery acquired through significant experience in a Senior Clinical role
- Extensive understanding of current NHS structures, policies and direction of travel
- Knowledge and experience in Quality Improvement methodology
- Experience of working across NHS organisational boundaries
Desirable criteria
- Presentation of papers and publications in peer reviewed journals
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Well-developed negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to establish credibility with external parties, clinical divisions, finance teams and board members
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Hardy
- Job title
- Deputy Chief Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796705861
- Additional information
- Anneth Davy [email protected]0208 869 5045
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