Deputy Chief Nursing Officer - Operational

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Salford is seeking a Deputy Chief Nursing Officer to lead transformational change and ensure high-quality patient care. This high-impact role involves strategic oversight in key areas like clinical governance and patient safety. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with a strong background in nursing and a commitment to service excellence. Join us to make a lasting difference in communities and the healthcare landscape.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Competitive benefits package

Qualifications

• Visionary senior nursing leader experience.
• Proven track record in service transformation.
• Ability to influence care at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformational change across the NHS Trust.
• Provide strategic oversight and leadership.
• Ensure fundamental standards of care and patient safety.

Skills

Compassionate leadership

Innovative thinking

Quality assurance

Clinical governance

Workforce development

Patient safety

Job description

Shape the Future of Nursing Across the Northern Care Alliance

As a key member of the Chief Nursing Officer team, you'll champion compassionate, inclusive leadership and help embed a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and improvement. You'll be at the forefront of service transformation, shaping how nursing evolves to meet the needs of tomorrow.

If you're driven by professional excellence, passionate about safe, high‑quality care, and ready to lead with courage and clarity – this is your moment. Join us. Lead boldly. Make a difference.

Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Operations

Are you a visionary senior nursing leader ready to drive transformational change across a dynamic, multi‑site NHS Trust? We’re recruiting a Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Operations – a high‑impact leadership role working directly with the Chief Nursing Officer to deliver excellence across the Northern Care Alliance.

This is your opportunity to lead with purpose, influence care at scale, and make a lasting difference for patients, staff, and communities. You'll provide strategic oversight and visible leadership across:

• Fundamental standards of care
• Quality assurance and clinical governance
• Safer staffing and workforce development
• Patient safety and harm reduction

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities to help you achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.