Lead Nurse for Nursing Workforce | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK seeks a strategic nursing leader to join their senior team. This role involves engaging with clinical teams to optimize workforce plans and ensuring safe, sustainable staffing across the Trust. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in workforce development, contribute to innovative staffing solutions, and support the Deputy Chief Nurse in enhancing care delivery. This opportunity is essential for those looking to make a significant impact in nursing leadership.

Qualifications

• Expertise in workforce development is essential.
• Ability to create strategic insights for staffing solutions.
• Strong understanding of national and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the Deputy Chief Nurse in workforce planning.
• Engage clinical teams to review workforce needs.
• Generate innovative solutions to improve staffing efficiency.

Job description

Overview

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.

Timeline

Shortlisting will be 9th December 2025.

Interview date will be 17th December 2025.

This advert closes on Monday 8 Dec 2025.

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.

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 is 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.

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