Head of Nursing - Children's

We are seeking an exceptional and passionate individual to join our team as Head of Nursing for Children’s Services. This is a pivotal leadership role with an opportunity to make a difference to children, families, and staff across our Trust.

As Head of Nursing, you will champion the delivery of child-centred care that is safe, effective, and tailored to the unique needs of each child. You will help create a child-friendly environment, ensure safeguarding standards are met, and promote dignity, privacy, and respect in every interaction. Your leadership will inspire teams to go above and beyond, making a difference to the lives of children and their families.

We provide a comprehensive and integrated approach to the care of infants, children, and young people within both the acute and community setting. We have a dedicated Nursing Team inclusive of community, specialist and school nurses supporting children within schools and their home.

If you are passionate about nursing, ready to take on a new challenge, and want to make a lasting impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and help us deliver outstanding care for every child, every time.

• Provide professional leadership for all nurses within Children’s Services across the Trust and community settings ensuring the highest standards of clinical and professional care.

Lead and develop the nursing workforce, supporting Matrons, Lead Nurses, and Managers to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care.

Drive the patient safety agenda, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives.

Advise on complex nursing care and delivery issues, working closely with the Associate Chief Nurse and wider senior leadership team.

Manage nursing resources, workforce planning, and performance, ensuring efficient use of budgets and adherence to Trust policies.

Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and professional development.

Represent the Trust at internal and external forums, acting as an ambassador for children’s nursing.

There will also be an element of this role that will support key workstreams in the Adult Community Directorate and this will be discussed further at interview. The Head of Nursing role will reach into Community to support elements of both patient experience and clinical governance.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sue Glendenning Job title: Associate Chief Nurse Email address: s.glendenning@nhs.net Telephone number: 07795451476