Lead Nurse for Nursing Workforce, Practice and Education

NHS; Poole; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Nurse to enhance their workforce strategy. This crucial role involves reviewing nursing establishments, improving recruitment practices, and ensuring safe staff levels. Ideal candidates will have a strong nursing background with proven leadership and analytical skills to support the flourishing of nursing staff across diverse clinical teams.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with NMC.
• Master's Degree in a relevant topic.
• Experience in active nursing management.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing establishment reviews and maintain safe staffing.
• Coordinate nursing workforce development and support recruitment.
• Manage stakeholder engagements and contribute to decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Education

Master's Degree in relevant topic

Registered Nurse with NMC

Job description

Job summary

This role is an essential part of the senior nursing leadership team focusing on meeting our current and future workforce plans. Engaging clinical teams to review their establishments, you will enable, enact and support the required changes to the workforce.

The post holder will play a crucial role in supporting consistency across the care groups, creating strategic insights to shape safe and sustainable staffing across the Trust whilst generating innovative solutions to increase roster efficiency and improve recruitment and retention.

The post holder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse and Care Groups with the overview and coordinating functions for leading and developing the Trust approach to Nursing workforce/safer staffing in line with national and regulatory requirements.

The post holder will build upon their specialist knowledge and function as an expert within workforce development, effectively contributing to the Trust agenda.

Main duties of the job

To lead on the nursing and midwifery establishment reviews and non-ward-based nursing reviews.

To lead on processes to maintain assessment of daily safe staffing and systems which support the allocation of appropriate nursing resource.

To lead on the effective recruitment and retention of nurses and reduction of agency project.

To lead on the governance arrangements for clinical policies, procedures, and nursing competencies related to safe staffing.

To contribute to corporate decision-making at strategic and operational levels.

To support on all aspects of pre and post registration nursing education.

To be visible and accessible for staff to turn to for assistance, advice, and support, acting as a clinical and managerial resource.

To have in depth knowledge of clinical and professional issues, specifically related to nursing to provide leadership, advice and support to the Trust specifically related to The Code: Professional Standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

To implement national policy as it relates to clinical and professional issues.

To support in the development of clinical practice facilitating clinical education for professional and non-professional staff.

To work collaboratively with the E-roster team and the nursing directorate education and recruitment team.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions at interview.

Please note if a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under relevant Trust or national terms and conditions.

Details Date posted

27 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

153-CO04737

Job locations

Cross site

Bournemouth and Poole

BH7 7DW

Job description Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification see the attached documents.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with NMC

Safer staffing Fellow or working toward

Masters Degree in relevant topic

Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and Adverse incidents.

Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales

Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement

Commitment to improving the patient journey

Critique of research findings to benefit area of practice

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

Analytical skills to interpret complex data and action

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate complex information.

Ability to motivate self and others

Strong and demonstrable decision-making skills clinical and non-clinical

An ability to form relationships at various organisational levels both internally and externally.

Ability to write reports for lay and professional audiences.

Experience of using audit to influence adoption of best practice

Ability to undertake additional skills as required.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of nursing theory and best practice

Understanding clinical governance issues.

Good general fitness to support active work pattern visiting wards and departments.

Ability to travel across all sites

Effective influencing skills and political awareness

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Ability to manage conflicting and constantly changing priorities.

Ability to work within a rapidly changing environment

Job description Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification see the attached documents.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse with NMC

Safer staffing Fellow or working toward

Masters Degree in relevant topic

Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and Adverse incidents.

Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales

Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement

Commitment to improving the patient journey

Critique of research findings to benefit area of practice

Technical Skills Competencies

Essential

Analytical skills to interpret complex data and action

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate complex information.

Ability to motivate self and others

Strong and demonstrable decision-making skills clinical and non-clinical

An ability to form relationships at various organisational levels both internally and externally.

Ability to write reports for lay and professional audiences.

Experience of using audit to influence adoption of best practice

Ability to undertake additional skills as required.

Other Specific Requirements

Essential

Knowledge of nursing theory and best practice

Understanding clinical governance issues.

Good general fitness to support active work pattern visiting wards and departments.

Ability to travel across all sites

Effective influencing skills and political awareness

Enthusiastic and self-motivated

Ability to manage conflicting and constantly changing priorities.

Ability to work within a rapidly changing environment

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC
• Safer staffing Fellow or working toward
• Master's Degree in relevant topic
• Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Leadership management course
• Teaching qualification / training

Experience Essential

• Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and Adverse incidents.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales
• Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement
• Commitment to improving the patient journey

Desirable

• Experience using QI tools and techniques
• Experience influencing and leading at a system level
• Conference presentation and publications

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered Nurse with NMC
• Safer staffing Fellow or working toward
• Master's Degree in relevant topic
• Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Leadership management course
• Teaching qualification / training

Experience Essential

• Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews, infection control, risk management, complaints, and Adverse incidents.
• Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales
• Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement
• Commitment to improving the patient journey

Desirable

• Experience using QI tools and techniques
• Experience influencing and leading at a system level
• Conference presentation and 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross site

Bournemouth and Poole

BH7 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cross site

Bournemouth and Poole

BH7 7DW

Employer's website

https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)