Associate Chief Nurse

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 and is 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 demonstrate an understanding of complex healthcare delivery, service transformation, and the ability 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.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure quality standards for nursing, midwifery, and AHP practice are incorporated into policies and procedures where appropriate.
• Develop professional relationships with senior multi-disciplinary colleagues at the Trust and network across the Integrated Care System.
• Act as the professional nursing lead for nursing clinical effectiveness and the Ward Accreditation framework.
• Act as the professional nursing lead for research nurses.
• Lead on the delivery of mental health workstreams.
• Work closely with different education providers to support Senior Nursing and Midwifery leadership in driving forward non-medical education and research.
• Serve as the professional lead for the Practice Development Nurses.
• Hold line management responsibility for Matron Quality and Safety.
• Lead for NMC revalidation and fitness to practice.
• Participate in the Silver Senior Manager on-call rota.

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 serves 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, providing 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 a 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, recognizing the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

For main duties and detailed responsibilities, please refer to the job description and personal specification attached.