Chief Nurse

Job description

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is inviting applications for the role of Chief Nurse, offering an outstanding opportunity for a compassionate and inclusive leader to join a high-performing NHS organisation at a pivotal moment in its development.

As an integrated provider of acute and community services, the Trust serves a population of over half a million people and employs more than 7,000 colleagues, delivering care across hospital sites, community settings and patients' homes.

This is an organisation with a strong sense of purpose and momentum. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has achieved significant improvements in performance in recent years, including reducing long waiting times and being recognised nationally for emergency care and frailty services. At the same time, it has maintained a deep commitment to staff wellbeing, ranking highly in national staff survey results and demonstrating a culture where people are supported to thrive.

The Trust leads the Buckinghamshire Neighbourhood Programme, as well a forward-thinking approach to embedding digital and AI in its services, whilst construction has begun on the new Wycombe Hospital building.

For further information please visithttps://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134536, or contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson.

Julia St Clare

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564

Laura Cubillo-Aparicio

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7586 706 878

Main duties of the job

The Trust is looking for a Chief Nurse who shares their ambitions and who is passionate aboutimproving quality, reducing inequalities, championing professional excellence and ensuring patients' voices are at the heart of everything we do.

You will bring a strong track record of delivering improvements in quality and safety, leading large-scale cultural change, developing high-performing teams and working effectively across organisational boundaries. Just as importantly, you will be values-driven, politically astute and resilient, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge and make difficult decisions in the best interests of patients, colleagues, and communities.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of care across Buckinghamshire and make a lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities.

About us

Why colleagues think we are"a great place to work!"?

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We are proud to achieve the Gold award for the Armed Forces Covenant and support applications from the Armed Forces Community. Please contact [email protected] (Armed Forces Covenant Lead) if you would like guidance or assistance with your application.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see Job Description and visithttps://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134536, or contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson.

For further information please visithttps://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134536, or contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson.

Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564

Laura Cubillo-Aparicio, Senior Researcher

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7586 706 878

Job description
Job responsibilities

For further information please see Job Description and visithttps://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134536, or contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson.

For further information please visithttps://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe134536, or contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson.

Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564

Laura Cubillo-Aparicio, Senior Researcher

E:[email protected]

T: +44 (0) 7586 706 878

Person Specification

Professional Registration

Essential

• Holds current NMC registration

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Suitable previous experience

Person Specification
Professional Registration

Essential

• Holds current NMC registration

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Suitable previous experience

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

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 .

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. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Address

Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Aylesbury

HP21 8AL

United Kingdom

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