Job summary Group Chief Nursing Officer Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest and most respected healthcare providers in the NHS, employing over 21,000 people with a budget of £2.4bn, delivering care to more than 2.5 million people across London. Recognised for its excellence in clinical services, including the largest cardiovascular centre in the UK and the second largest cancer centre in London, Barts Health also has an internationally renowned trauma team and cutting edge research programmes. Our Trust operates from four major hospitals: Newham, The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, and Whipps Cross, each providing a unique range of services and playing a pivotal role in our healthcare strategy and offering a dynamic, inclusive, and rewarding environment for all staff. Following the recently announced retirement of Caroline Alexander, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an exceptional individual to join the Trust as Group Chief Nursing Officer (CNO). As part of the Group Executive leadership team and a voting member of the Trust Board, the CNO plays a pivotal role in shaping the Trust's clinical strategy, ensuring the highest standards of care, and providing professional leadership for nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals. Reporting directly to the Group Chief Executive, the CNO will lead on critical areas including patient engagement, quality governance, safeguarding, and infection prevention and control across all hospitals within the group. Main duties of the job The CNO is responsible for driving a culture of excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring the delivery of equitable, safe, and high-quality care. Working in partnership with the Group Chief Medical Officer, the CNO will foster a multidisciplinary approach to clinical care and governance, prioritising patient safety and experience. This role will lead the development and implementation of clinical strategies to improve care outcomes, tackle health inequalities, and ensure alignment with national priorities and regional healthcare needs. The CNO will provide professional leadership to the Hospital Directors of Nursing and executive leadership for maternity services and AHP colleagues, act as the Trust's executive lead for safeguarding and infection prevention, and ensure robust governance frameworks are in place to maintain the highest professional standards. Externally, the CNO will work collaboratively with ICS partners and other system CNOs to address shared challenges and deliver transformative improvements in population health outcomes across north-east London. Given the scale of Barts Health, our new CNO will also build relationships and influence regional and national nursing colleagues. About us Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band. Date posted 17 January 2025 Pay scheme Very senior manager (VSM) Salary Depending on experience Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 259-6943912GSS Job locations Royal London Hospital London E1 2ES Job description Job responsibilities We are seeking an inspirational and experienced nursing leader who has a track record of delivering excellence in clinical leadership at Board or senior system level. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in a complex organisation or healthcare system alongside a demonstrable ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, drive quality improvement, and deliver transformational change. An expert in quality governance, clinical assurance, and workforce development, as our new CNO you will have a dynamic, compassionate, inclusive leadership style with a strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and championing diversity. A relationship former, you will bring the ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders while inspiring, motivating and engaging clinical teams across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity for an innovative leader to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare delivery across north east London and beyond. If you are a visionary leader driven to shape the shape the future of nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions in one of the largest providers in the country, then we look forward to hearing from you. For a confidential discussion, please contact Thomas Patterson, Managing Director at Alumni Global on thomas.pattersonalumniglobal.com. Job description Job responsibilities We are seeking an inspirational and experienced nursing leader who has a track record of delivering excellence in clinical leadership at Board or senior system level. The ideal candidate will bring significant experience in a complex organisation or healthcare system alongside a demonstrable ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, drive quality improvement, and deliver transformational change. An expert in quality governance, clinical assurance, and workforce development, as our new CNO you will have a dynamic, compassionate, inclusive leadership style with a strong commitment to reducing health inequalities and championing diversity. A relationship former, you will bring the ability to influence and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders while inspiring, motivating and engaging clinical teams across the Trust. This is a rare opportunity for an innovative leader to make a significant impact on the future of healthcare delivery across north east London and beyond. If you are a visionary leader driven to shape the shape the future of nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions in one of the largest providers in the country, then we look forward to hearing from you. For a confidential discussion, please contact Thomas Patterson, Managing Director at Alumni Global on thomas.pattersonalumniglobal.com. Person Specification Experience Essential oSubstantial experience as a very senior nurse leader in a system role and/or as a/ Chief Nursing Officer in a large teaching NHS Trust oExtensive experience of quality governance and quality assurance, desirably from a group/system lens Skills Essential oAbility to lead a multi-professional team, both when directly managed and in a matrix management model oAbility to identify innovation and transformational opportunities and deliver these in a large, complex organisation oAbility to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and translate strategies into delivery plans Knowledge Essential oUnderstanding of how a group model operates, and the ability to lead within a group Qualifications Essential oBe a registered nurse, with appropriate post graduate qualifications Other Essential oCompassionate and inclusive leadership style with ability to develop a culture in which all individuals can thrive and feel a sense of belonging oAble to work collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer, ensuring that both directorates operate as one in the setting of clinical strategy, standards and assurance of quality Person Specification Experience Essential oSubstantial experience as a very senior nurse leader in a system role and/or as a/ Chief Nursing Officer in a large teaching NHS Trust oExtensive experience of quality governance and quality assurance, desirably from a group/system lens Skills Essential oAbility to lead a multi-professional team, both when directly managed and in a matrix management model oAbility to identify innovation and transformational opportunities and deliver these in a large, complex organisation oAbility to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively and translate strategies into delivery plans Knowledge Essential oUnderstanding of how a group model operates, and the ability to lead within a group Qualifications Essential oBe a registered nurse, with appropriate post graduate qualifications Other Essential oCompassionate and inclusive leadership style with ability to develop a culture in which all individuals can thrive and feel a sense of belonging oAble to work collaboratively with the Chief Medical Officer, ensuring that both directorates operate as one in the setting of clinical strategy, standards and assurance of quality 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 Barts Health NHS Trust Address Royal London Hospital London E1 2ES Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)