Deputy Chief Nurse (XR12)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Deputy Chief Nurse to support patient care and workforce development initiatives. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading nursing standards and quality improvements, ensuring high-quality service delivery across the Trust's diverse clinical settings. This senior role offers an excellent opportunity for experienced nursing leaders to contribute to impactful changes in patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse - Adult level 1.
• Extensive experience in professional leadership and operational management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and expert advice in nursing across all portfolio areas.
• Support strategic goals for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Patient-Centered Care

Team Development

Education

Degree in Nursing

Current NMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

We are pleased to recruit to the role of Deputy Chief Nurse (DCN) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and warmly welcome applications from experienced nursing and midwifery leaders who are passionate about the profession, valuing high standards of patient care, workforce development and innovation. The role of the Deputy Chief Nurse is to provide support to the Chief Nurse (CN) across the large CN portfolio, being an active member of the senior NMAHP team. The post holder will have significant knowledge and experience in implementing and supporting a NMAHP strategy as well as in issues relating to quality, patient safety, safeguarding and workforce development. The post holder will be required to work in partnership to manage and develop further Trustwide systems and processes to provide assurance of quality and safe service delivery and appropriate risk management, working alongside the site based and Clinical Service Unit teams. Together with the CN they will lead the development and implementation of quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction. In realising this ambition, the DCN will ensure that there are structures in place to support the engagement of clinical staff across the organisation to deliver effective and efficient services to our patients. They will develop a culture that encourages excellence in clinical practice, facilitates team working and multi professional care delivery.

Main duties of the job

To deputise for the CN across all areas of the portfolio as and when required,providing expert leadership, knowledge, and advice to all areas of the portfolio. Working closely with the CN, Deputy Peers (Deputy Chief Nurses),Director of Midwifery, Director of Quality and Heads of Nursing, the post holder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective,high quality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practice within available resources, taking full regard of all professional views and facilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trusts continued success.The DCN will work with the CN and wider Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Leadership team to lead the nursing, midwifery,and Allied Health Professional workforce to aspire towards excellence through developing and valuing our talented nursing workforce.The DCN will work within a team of Deputy Chief Nurses either leading on or supporting the delivery of a number of portfolios including, safer staffing, Education and Development, Quality Standards, Harm Free Care, IPC, NMAHP strategy,Patient Experience,and regulatory and professional body compliance.The DCN will support the delivery of our strategic Quality objectives, supported by our values which set the standards of behaviour for all staff, actively promoting a culture aligned to our values.The DCN will work with the Deputy Director of Operations and Deputy Medical Director of Operations

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is a large and complex organisation, providing services from five sites, serving the large and diverse population of Leeds. We employ approximately 22,000 staff, who are dedicated to the Leeds Improvement Method and our Leeds Way Values.

We are committed to providing the best care possible, ensuring research, innovation and quality improvement methodology is engrained in everything we do. Our facilities are some of the best in the country.

Thanks to the continued extraordinary efforts of our staff we remain one of the top performing health providers in the country. It has never been more evident that, to provide excellent care to our patients, we must also provide excellent support to the people who work within the Trust to deliver our aspirations for excellence. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Details Date posted

06 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£105,385 to £121,271 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-TEX-0080

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description Job responsibilities

Working to the Chief Nurse (CN), the postholder will deputise across a range of professional duties and provide leadership to the nursing workforce across the organisation. Working closely with the CN and fellow Deputy Chief Nurses, support the delivery of highest quality standards, supporting the strategic direction for (Nursing, Midwifery and AHP) NMAHP within the Trust, across corporate NMAHP functions with professional support to our clinical service units.

The post holder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective, high quality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practice within available resources, taking full regard of all professional views and facilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trusts continued success. The postholder will contribute to the strategic planning for professional standards and will ensure that service objectives are implemented through NMAHP with demonstrable continuous improvement in standards of patient care.

Job description Job responsibilities

Working to the Chief Nurse (CN), the postholder will deputise across a range of professional duties and provide leadership to the nursing workforce across the organisation. Working closely with the CN and fellow Deputy Chief Nurses, support the delivery of highest quality standards, supporting the strategic direction for (Nursing, Midwifery and AHP) NMAHP within the Trust, across corporate NMAHP functions with professional support to our clinical service units.

The post holder will be pivotal in ensuring the provision of an effective, high quality nursing service and will advise on nursing standards and practice within available resources, taking full regard of all professional views and facilitating the development of clinical strategies that ensure the Trusts continued success. The postholder will contribute to the strategic planning for professional standards and will ensure that service objectives are implemented through NMAHP with demonstrable continuous improvement in standards of patient care.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC registration: Registered Nurse -Adult level 1.
• First degree in Nursing or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Desirable

• Second register able qualification

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience of senior professional leadership and operational management across a range of clinical specialities and care settings

Desirable

• Experience of working with partner organisations across the health and social care community to deliver improved outcomes for patients.

Skills & behaviours Essential

• Patient and person centred and Commitment to NHS values

Desirable

• Able to develop effective working relationships and networks.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Current NMC registration: Registered Nurse -Adult level 1.
• First degree in Nursing or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Desirable

• Second register able qualification

Experience Essential

• Extensive experience of senior professional leadership and operational management across a range of clinical specialities and care settings

Desirable

• Experience of working with partner organisations across the health and social care community to deliver improved outcomes for patients.

Skills & behaviours Essential

• Patient and person centred and Commitment to NHS values

Desirable

• Able to develop effective working relationships and networks.

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

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)