# Chief Nurse

**Company**: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
**Location**: Harlow
**Experience**: executive
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is seeking an exceptional Chief Nurse to join our Board and Executive Team at a pivotal time in our journey.

Serving a population of over 350,000 people across west Essex and east Hertfordshire, and employing over 4,000 colleagues, we are committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care while transforming services to meet the needs of our communities now and in the future.

As Chief Nurse, you will be a voting member of the Trust Board and a key contributor to organisational strategy, providing visible and inspirational leadership across nursing, midwifery and allied health professions. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, you will ensure the highest standards of patient care, professional practice, patient safety and patient experience across the organisation.

Main duties of the job:

- Provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership across the organisation.

- Lead and inspire nursing, midwifery and allied health professional teams to deliver excellent patient care.

- Drive continuous improvement in quality, safety and patient experience.

- Champion professional standards, education, research and workforce development.

- Lead organisational transformation and support the delivery of the Trust's strategic ambitions.

- Build strong partnerships across the health and care system to improve outcomes for patients and communities.

- Foster a culture of openness, learning, innovation and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will be a registered nurse with substantial senior leadership experience and the ability to influence at Board, system and regional level. Above all, you will share our commitment to putting patients first and creating an environment in which our staff can thrive and provide their very best care.

At PAHT, our values guide everything we do:

- People at Heart - Putting compassion, respect and inclusion at the centre of everything we do.

- Creative Collaboration - Working openly and collaboratively to achieve better outcomes together.

- Everyday Excellence - Continually striving to improve and deliver outstanding care every day.

This is a rare opportunity to join an ambitious Trust and play a leading role in shaping the future of healthcare services for our patients, communities and staff.

If you are an inspirational leader with the experience, ambition and passion to make a lasting difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse
- Masters degree in nursing, healthcare leadership, or equivalent senior-level experience
- Significant experience at executive or sub-board level in an NHS provider or equivalent healthcare organisation

### Nice to have
- Doctorate or postgraduate qualification in leadership, management, or research
- Experience as a Chief Nurse or equivalent Board-level professional lead
- Experience of working within an Integrated Care Board or multi-agency environment

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