Lead Nurse - Cancer Transformation

Great Ormond Street Hospital; England; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is seeking a senior registered nurse to shape the future of children's cancer care through the new Children's Cancer Centre. You will lead nursing contributions to transformation, workforce planning and service redesign across cancer services, working with clinical, operational and corporate teams.

You will influence strategic decisions, ensure safety and sustainability of new models of care, and champion patient and family experience as part of a wider

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• CPD relevant to transformation, programme delivery or operational leadership.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior nursing leadership to the Cancer Transformation Programme.
• Embed nursing, patient experience and workforce considerations in programme delivery.
• Influence strategic decisions across cancer services and models of care.
• Lead nursing contribution to service design, workforce planning and clinical engagement.
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure safe, sustainable care improvements.
• Represent patient, family and workforce perspectives in redesign and transformation.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Service improvement

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic influence

NHS transformation

Education

Master's degree

NMC registration

Job description

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse to help shape the future of cancer care
at GOSH through the development of the new Children's Cancer Centre.

Working as part of the Cancer Transformation Team, you will lead the nursing contribution to
future models of care, workforce planning and service redesign. You will work across clinical,
operational and corporate teams to influence future services, support operational readiness and
ensure nursing, workforce and patient experience considerations are embedded throughout
programme delivery.

We are seeking a senior registered nurse with significant leadership experience, expertise in
service improvement, transformation or change management and the ability to influence across
professional and organisational boundaries.

This is a unique opportunity to influence future cancer services and make a lasting difference to
the experience and outcomes of children, young people and families.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Natasha Hare- Programme Director
Cancer Transformation or Dr David O’Connor – Clinica Lead, Cancer Transformation.

Main duties of the job

The Children’s Cancer Centre (CCC) is a major Trust programme bringing together clinical transformation, operational redesign, workforce change, research integration, digital development and operational readiness for the new building.

The Lead Nurse for Cancer Transformation will provide senior nursing leadership to the Cancer Transformation Programme, ensuring nursing, patient experience and workforce considerations are fully embedded within programme development and delivery. The postholder will influence strategic decision-making and future models of care across cancer services, ensuring proposed changes are clinically credible, deliverable and aligned to programme objectives. Working alongside the wider Cancer Transformation Team, the postholder will lead the nursing contribution to future service design, workforce planning and clinical engagement , working closely with operational teams to ensure that future models of care are safe, sustainable and deliver improved outcomes and experience for children, young people and families.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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 documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria

• GOSH values

Academic / Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria

• Registered Children's Nurse (or Registered Nurse with significant paediatric experience) with current NMC registration
• Educated to Master’s degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to transformation, programme delivery or operational leadership

Experience / Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of cancer nursing or other complex specialist paediatric services
• Successful delivery of complex organisational change, service redesign, mobilisation or implementation.
• Extensive senior nursing leadership experience combined with NHS transformation programme delivery or service redesign
• Experience of leading change across multidisciplinary teams and professional groups within complex clinical, corporate and external stakeholder environments
• Experience of influencing clinical teams and supporting clinical engagement during service change
• Experience of representing patient, family and workforce perspectives in service redesign and transformation

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria

• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including presenting complex and sensitive information to senior audiences
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation and influencing skills, with sound judgement in uncertain situations
• Ability to establish integrated plans, manage dependencies, risks and benefits and provide clear programme assurance
• Ability to work across professional boundaries and build effective multidisciplinary relationships
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation, with the ability to manage competing demands and work autonomously
• Knowledge of cancer services, specialised paediatrics, major capital programmes or research integration