Group Chief Nurse (University Hospitals Tees)

Job summary

At University Hospital Tees we have high ambitions and as a Group we are committed to delivering more together for the populations we serve. This is an exciting and rare opportunity for an experienced, dynamic and high calibre individual to join us as our Group Chief Nurse who will provide strategic leadership within one of the largest Group models in the NHS.

The Group Chief Nurse post is a key member of our Trust Board, providing clinical and strategic leadership in the development of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional standards. Working closely with our Group Chief Medical Officer, you will provide strong, visible and professional leadership and ensure that patient safety and the delivery of high-quality care remain central to our strategic direction and decision-making. You will be expected to work as part of an integrated team and take lead responsibility for strategic and corporate issues both within and external to your immediate portfolio, making a major contribution to the achievements of the Group vision and strategic goals.

Our Group will require focus on the development of a culture that will build alliances across any perceived organisational boundaries, creating a single set of values and behaviours that deliver improved patient care and staff experience. Our Group Chief Nurse will be pivotal in fostering that culture and articulating our vision, mission, values, and the behaviours needed for the Group to help us deliver our shared ambitions.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to speak with candidates who have significant and recent experience at executive level in a large, complex healthcare organisation or system. A highly visible and politically astute leader, you will have a demonstrable track record of improving quality and safety, leading and developing clinical strategy as well as the ability to build and maintain strategic relationships. Importantly, too, you will share our values and passion for the highest quality clinical care.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups, including disabled people and candidates from the global majority to improve the diversity of experience within our senior leadership team.

Please note that interviews will take place on 18th December 2024.

About us

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have worked together for many years to ensure the best care for local patients and this relationship was formalised earlier this year with the creation of the region's first hospital group.

While both trusts remain as separate organisations - keeping their own existing identities and names - going forward, when they are working together, they can now collectively be known as University Hospitals Tees.

Working as a group will deliver better outcomes for:

• Patients- by ensuring equal access to treatment and sharing best practice on how to deliver care.
• Staff- by enabling them to work on all of the group's sites more easily and develop career opportunities.
• The wider population - by collaborating to work on endemic health issues and having a coherent voice to represent the people of the Tees Valley and parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1 NMC)
• First level Degree or equivalent level of experience
• Master's degree in a relevant management or leadership subject
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Substantial experience of working within an Acute Trust setting at a senior and corporate nursing level (Deputy Executive Director equivalent or higher)
• Detailed knowledge of national and international nursing workforce development issues
• Evidence of delivering against service delivery targets whilst maintaining high quality services
• Evidence of delivering effective service change in partnership with staff and partners
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity whilst under workload and timescale pressures
• Broad understanding of NHS and associated regulatory environments.
• Knowledge of Adult and Child Safeguarding
• Clear understanding of national health policy
• Ability to develop a culture that empowers frontline staff, devolves decision making to its lowest level, is risk aware and encourages creativity and continuous learning

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Ability to present conceptual and complex issues effectively in verbal presentation and written report formats.
• Significant interpersonal and relationship building skills across a range of professions/sectors and with the ability to operate alone, within a team and in a leadership role; directing and influencing with or without formal power.
• Experience of working with local/national politicians and national media, particularly in times of crisis.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, self-awareness and resilience.
• Ability to be a full ambassador of the organisation

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.

UK Registration

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