Deputy Chief Nursing Officer

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a Deputy Chief Nursing Officer to lead nursing, midwifery, and allied health services. This key role involves managing strategic changes, ensuring high standards of care, and fostering an inclusive environment. Ideal candidates will have extensive senior nursing experience and a Master's degree related to health. Join us to make a significant impact in healthcare.

Benefits

Attractive remuneration package

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience within a large acute or integrated Trust.
• Demonstrated understanding of integrated health and social care models.
• Extensive experience in developing clinical teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level executive leadership across nursing, midwifery, and AHP services.
• Lead strategic change and deliver transformational outcomes.
• Champion equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Skills

Extensive senior nursing experience

Managerial experience

Understanding of NHS Policy

Change management

Leadership skills

Education

RN / RM / RSCN

Post Registration Qualification

Master's in health-related subject

Job description

Overview

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 November 2025

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust as Deputy Chief Nursing Officer and help shape the future of nursing, midwifery, and allied health professional services across one of the UK's largest NHS organisations. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, you will contribute to strategic planning and drive continuous improvement in patient care standards. With over 16,500 NMAHPs across multiple sites, you will champion clinical quality, patient safety, and professional excellence. With strong insight into integrated care and NHS policy, your leadership will ensure services are safe, compassionate, inclusive, and responsive to our communities. Overseeing safeguarding, quality assurance, compliance, and professional standards, you will work with ambitious colleagues to deliver sustainable innovation. It goes without saying that as a role model for professionalism and improvement, you will influence healthcare agendas and embody our Trust\'s values. This is a rare opportunity for a values-led, politically astute leader with senior nursing experience in complex settings and we would love to hear from you if your skillset matches. If you are passionate about improvement and system-wide impact, take the next best step in your career.

Main duties of the job

• You will provide high-level executive leadership across nursing, midwifery, and AHP services, deputising for the Chief Nursing Officer and acting as a professional ambassador across the Trust and wider system.
• You will lead strategic change, drawing on senior experience in acute or integrated settings to deliver transformational outcomes.
• Driving professional excellence and leading the Trust\'s nursing and midwifery strategy, you will align care models with national and local priorities, overseeing initiatives in safeguarding, quality governance, and professional standards.
• You will offer expert professional advice, using your knowledge of NHS policy, research, and innovation, and represent the Trust with bodies like the CQC, NMC, and NHS England whilst driving regulatory compliance, and advancing new roles, alongside mentoring senior clinical leaders through inclusive, values-led leadership.
• You will champion equity, diversity, and inclusion, addressing inequalities and supporting staff progression whilst using your political insight and system leadership skills to ensure high-quality, collaborative delivery of care.
• You will possess high-level political and organisational awareness to guide you in managing competing priorities, engaging stakeholders, and leading system-wide collaboration that enhances care quality and patient outcomes.

About us

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe. We are an ambitious organisation, serving over 1 million patients and users annually through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. With a workforce of 30,000 plus, we are a driving force for innovation, clinical excellence, and system leadership across Greater Manchester.

As a senior leader at MFT, you will shape strategy and transformation at scale, working alongside a diverse, high-performing executive team. Our £3bn plus turnover and leading-edge digital infrastructure, including the Hive EPR, enable us to deliver integrated, patient-centred care and drive continuous improvement.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, values-led culture where your expertise, vision, and leadership will directly influence organisational direction and population health outcomes. You will have the opportunity to lead complex change, champion research and innovation, and develop future talent in a supportive, collaborative environment.

Join us to make a lasting impact--on our Trust, our communities, and the future of healthcare.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RN / RM / RSCN
• Post Registration Qualification
• Master\'s in health related subject

Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive senior nursing and managerial experience within a large acute / integrated Trust
• Demonstrated breadth and depth of understanding of current NHS Policy and ability to interpret and implement in practice
• Understanding of integrated health and social care models
• Extensive experience as an experienced clinical practitioner
• Significant experience across a range of health care priorities
• Experience in developing clinical teams
• Experience of working with national programmes and initiatives
• Experience in managing large scale change successfully
• Evidence of influence and negotiating skills
• Evidence of successful change management
• Evidence of managing projects
• Previous Experience at Board level
• Publications

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Depending on experienceAttractive Remuneration Package