Chief Nurse NNUH
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
This is an exceptional opportunity for an outstanding nursing leader to shape the quality, safety and experience of care at the Norfolk & Norwich Univ...
- Working closely with the Site Medical Director, Executive Managing Director and Group Chief Nurse, you will:o Hold senior professional responsibility for the quality and safety of care delivered at the hospital site.
- Provide visible leadership to nursing, midwifery and allied health professional teams.
- Lead improvements in patient safety, patient experience, clinical governance and professional practice at site and Group level.
- Ensure the workforce is skilled, productive, engaged and clinically and financially sustainable.
- Shape workforce, education and development plans that meet current and future service needs.
- Lead the site's response to regulatory requirements and maintain constructive relationships with the Care Quality Commission and professional regulators.
- Champion an open, fair and learning culture in which colleagues feel safe to speak up.
- Support service transformation, innovation and the development of integrated pathways across Norfolk and Waveney.
- Build strong partnerships with patients, carers, staff representatives, education and research partners, commissioners, and the wider health and care system.
- Represent the Executive Managing Director and Group Chief Nurse as required.
You will bring extensive senior nursing leadership experience within a complex organisation, including experience operating at director level and influencing strategic decisions. You will have a strong track record in quality governance, quality improvement, patient safety and risk management, alongside experience of leading service innovation, transformation and collaboration across health and social care. You will be able to manage complexity, make sound decisions and communicate clearly with staff, boards, regulators and partners, supported by strong financial, workforce and strategic planning capability. Your collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leadership style will give you the credibility to inspire others, challenge constructively and role-model the highest professional standards.
This is a rare opportunity to influence care at both hospital and Group level during a period of significant development for health services across Norfolk and Waveney. You will work with talented clinical and corporate leaders, contribute to major transformation programmes and help create an environment in which our people can deliver their best for patients.
We are looking for a leader who combines professional authority with humility, openness and a deep commitment to inclusion. If you share our ambition for excellent, safe and compassionate care, we would welcome your application.
The newly formed Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG) is placing people and culture at the heart of its transformation.
By working as one system, the Group is strengthening workforce development, improving staff experience, and creating consistent, supportive leadership across all three hospitals. This unified approach enables better training, enhanced well-being support, and a stronger culture rooted in compassion, flexibility, and continuous learning.
Focusing on people also supports national priorities--ensuring the workforce is skilled, adaptable, and ready for future models of care--and strengthens NWUHG's overall performance by improving quality, resilience, and sustainability.
Together, this creates a Groupwide commitment to making NWUHG a great place to work, with clear benefits for staff including:
Flexible working hours
Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
Discounted gym memberships
Generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered nurse with a current registration with the NMC.; - Master's degree in relevant subject area or equivalent knowledge
Experience
Essential: - Experience at Director level; - Experience of leading collaboration across a health and social care system
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Strong strategic planning skills with the ability to take decisions, make recommendations and plan using data, analytical skills and expert opinions
- Strong persuasive and influencing skills with the ability to present ideas and proposals effectively through to Board level
- Clear analytical skills to allow explanation, evaluation and interpretation of information and opinions
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
6 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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