# Head of Nursing - Urgent and Emergency Care

**Company**: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £88250.00 to £100355.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic senior nursing leader to join our Urgent and Emergency Care Directorate as a key member of the Directorate leadership team.

The postholder will provide visible, compassionate professional leadership, working closely with the General Manager, Clinical Director, Heads of Service, Matrons and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality care and an excellent experience for patients and staff.

The role has a strong focus on quality, safety, performance and service transformation. The successful candidate will use data, professional judgement and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement, challenge existing ways of working and support innovative solutions that improve patient flow, quality and productivity.

People leadership will be central to the role, supporting staff engagement, recruitment and retention, professional development and succession planning while promoting a positive and inclusive culture.

Working with the Directorate leadership team, the postholder will contribute to workforce and business planning, financial management and delivery of Trust priorities. They will be confident working in a complex, fast-paced environment, influencing across professional boundaries and supporting teams to deliver the best possible outcomes for patients.

**Main duties of the job**

- The postholder will provide senior professional and operational leadership for Urgent and Emergency Care, working with the General Manager, Clinical Director, Heads of Service, Matrons and multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and high-quality patient care.

- They will lead service development and support delivery of operational, quality, workforce and financial priorities in line with Trust objectives. Using data and performance information, they will identify opportunities for improvement, develop action plans and ensure improvements are implemented and sustained.

- The postholder will provide visible professional leadership, supporting high standards of clinical governance, patient experience, risk management and infection prevention and control. They will ensure learning from complaints, incidents and feedback informs continuous improvement.

- The role includes leading workforce development, recruitment and retention, staff development and succession planning, while promoting a culture of engagement and innovation. The postholder will support service redesign, business planning and effective financial management, working collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries.

- As a key member of the Directorate leadership team, they will work closely with the General Manager and Clinical Director and deputise for the General Manager when required.

**Benefits**

- Career development

- Flexible working

- Wellbeing

- Staff recognition scheme

- Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities

## Skills

### Required
- Registered Nurse
- MSc or working towards attainment
- Significant and extensive experience in a senior clinical operational role within the specialty
- Expert Negotiation, influencing and Change management experience and skills
- Extensive Experience of managing multidisciplinary teams and the ability to build high-performance teams

### Nice to have
- Management Qualification
- Formal Improvement training

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