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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Nurse ITU, CCOT and Acute Pain

The closing date is 20 November 2025

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Job summary

The purpose of the role is to provide strategic and operational nursing leadership within Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU), Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) and Acute Pain services (SWNS Division) to ensure and consistently develop a high-quality efficient nursing service for patients.

The post holder will support the Head of Nursing and Deputy Chief Nurse (DCN) in leading the development of the nursing agenda within the division. The postholder will be one of the named deputies for the Head of Nursing. The postholder will provide professional leadership to nurses within the division and in conjunction with the Head of Nursing will develop the clinical leadership capability of nursing. They will lead on professional nursing education working in conjunction with the DCN and Head of Education to ensure that the divisional development needs are met.

The postholder will take a lead in local projects to promote and develop nursing and will be responsible for leading on the quality of patient care working closely with the Head of Nursing, DCN, Associate Medical Directors and Divisional Operations Directors. They will lead on the management and delivery of specific projects or initiatives as defined by the DCN and/or Divisional Operations Directors. The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of financial, quality, human resource, and productivity targets, development of the annual divisional business plan and cost improvement plan.

Main duties of the job

Please see JD and PS for comprehensive list.

Professional:To workin accordance withthe NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To provide,professional andoperational leadership of the nursing services within the sphere of responsibility.

To develop leadership capability at all levels through role modelling.

Patient Quality, Safetyand Improving Patient Experience

To develop a nursing team that continually strives to improve quality.

In conjunction with theHead of Nursingmanageandundertakethematic reviews of complaints,incidents,and PALSdata.

To lead on patient/family experience including bereavementmeetingsand complaints mitigation.

Lead and support staff in undertakingAfter Action Reviews(AAR)andassistin contributing to Patient Safety Incident Investigations (PSII).

Performance Management

Contribute to the development and implementation of the Divisional delivery plan by providing leadership and oversight of

Clinical quality, HR and financial standards

Education, Training and Development

Personal, People Management and Development

Toparticipateinappropriate personaldevelopment activities to ensure registration ismaintainedand clinical practice is up to date.

To line manage and develop the designated Matrons andWard Managers.

About us

Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). This includes an "Outstanding" rating for our Urgent and Emergency Services.

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's, originally a workhouse but now the home for many NHS bodies and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year p.a. inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0521

Job locations

Homerton Hospital

London

E9 6SR


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse
  • oMaster's degree or equivalent level of expertise and experience
  • oManagement/Leadership qualification
  • oOngoing professional development

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • oCommunicate effectively with a wide range of people in a variety of settings
  • oLead and motivate individuals and teams
  • oOrganise and prioritise own workload and that of others
  • oUtilise common IT applications including Datix

Experience

Essential

  • oSubstantive experience in a senior nursing management role (8a and above)
  • oEvidence of successfully leading and managing teams/ individuals
  • oDelivery of service improvement initiatives

Other Requirements

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of the Trust values
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • oRegistered Nurse
  • oMaster's degree or equivalent level of expertise and experience
  • oManagement/Leadership qualification
  • oOngoing professional development

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • oCommunicate effectively with a wide range of people in a variety of settings
  • oLead and motivate individuals and teams
  • oOrganise and prioritise own workload and that of others
  • oUtilise common IT applications including Datix

Experience

Essential

  • oSubstantive experience in a senior nursing management role (8a and above)
  • oEvidence of successfully leading and managing teams/ individuals
  • oDelivery of service improvement initiatives

Other Requirements

Essential

  • oUnderstanding of the Trust values

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Hospital

London

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Homerton Hospital

London

E9 6SR


Employer's website

https://www.homerton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Nursing

Lisa Buffon

l.buffon@nhs.net

07767003838

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£72,921 to £83,362 a year p.a. inc.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

293-SWNS-0521

Job locations

Homerton Hospital

London

E9 6SR


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