Deputy Lead Nurse Quality & Governance, Urgent & Emergency Medicine

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider in London is seeking a Deputy Lead Nurse for Urgent and Emergency Medicine. This role entails supporting clinical governance and leading a team to ensure patient safety and quality improvement. Ideal candidates should have significant experience at Band 8a level, strong communication skills, and a clear leadership strategy. The position provides career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working at a Band 8a level.
• Expertise in risk management and patient safety investigations.
• Ability to engage and inspire team members.

Responsibilities

• Support KPI maintenance and compliance.
• Improve patient safety and resolve complaints.
• Ensure regulatory standards are met.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Visible leadership

Education

Experience at Band 8a level

Experience of risk management

Understanding of PSIRF principles

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term position for a Deputy Lead Nurse within Urgent and Emergency Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. This temporary post has been created to support the directorate nursing leadership with a focus on quality and governance.

The post holder will work closely with the substantive Deputy Lead Nurse on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and patient safety activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads within the Directorate.

Applicants should have comprehensive experience of working at a Band 8a level within the speciality, experience of risk management process, patient safety investigation and shared learning. They should also have experience of the PSIRF framework and an understanding of PSIRF principles. They should have excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and influencing skills, demonstrated by the ability to engage with others. They should also have a clear strategy to ensure effective visible leadership with the ability to inspire others.

If you have the above skills, commitment and qualities to join our organisation, we would like to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Support the maintenance of KPI’s, CQC compliance and local and national clinical governance initiatives in close collaboration with directorate senior nursing, medical and clinical governance teams.
• Maintain improvements in patient safety by supporting implementation of patient safety initiatives, prompt and appropriate response to complaints resolution and escalation where appropriate.
• To provide assurance around compliance with regulatory and internal standards of care.
• To provide support to senior Sisters/Charge Nurses on each site with quality improvement, financial management and human resource management.
• Working with Trust-wide teams to deliver on quality improvement projects and safety improvement priorities.
• Ensure that the departmental teams are informed, trained and developed to provide a positive patient experience.
• Ensure appropriate deployment and supervision of staff in regard to nursing & midwifery agenda.
• Work collaboratively with the senior nurse towards the directorate’s ‘vision’ e.g. professional development of nursing staff, positive practice environment and business and performance delivery.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
• Lead on monitoring standards of a range of clinical governance, clinical effectiveness and patient safety activity, in liaison with other multidisciplinary professionals and functional heads within the Safety and Effectiveness Team.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience at Band 8a level within the speciality.
• Experience of risk management processes and patient safety investigations.
• Experience of PSIRF framework and understanding of PSIRF principles.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, negotiation and influencing skills; ability to engage with others.
• Clear strategy to ensure effective visible leadership and the ability to inspire others.

Benefits and About the Organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025