Head of Nursing Children's and Neonatal Services

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Head of Nursing for Children and Neonatal Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across Paediatric and Neonatal services, driving patient safety, compassionate care and workforce performance.

The post holder will lead matrons, CNS and ACPs, collaborate with the Associate Director of Nursing and Clinical Director, and ensure services are safe, responsive and developmentally appropriate for children, young people and

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across Paediatric and Neonatal services.
• Lead nursing excellence across Inpatient Paediatric, Neonatal, Children’s Emergency and Community and Outpatient services.

Job description

Are you a passionate and experienced Paediatric nursing leader ready to make an impact on the future of children's nursing care? We are seeking a Head of Nursing for Children and Neonatal Services to provide strategic and operational leadership across our Paediatric and Neonatal services. As a key member of the CSU Leadership team, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high standards of nursing care, professional practice, patient safety, patient experience and workforce performance across designated services. The post holder will provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, professional excellence and staff engagement., This is a senior leadership position with responsibilities for nursing excellence across Inpatient Paediatric, Neonatal, Children's Emergency and Community and Outpatient services. You will lead a team of matrons, CNS and ACPs ensuring safe, compassionate and developmentally appropriate care is provided for children young people and their families. working in partnership with the Associate Director of Nursing for Children's and Neonates, Clinical Director, General Manager and multidisciplinary colleagues, the post holder will contribute to the development and delivery of the CSU and Trust objectives, ensuring services are safe and responsive, effective and aligned with organisational priorities.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.