Chief Nurse & Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals

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Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading provider of eye health services and a centre of excellence for ophthalmic care, research and education. We are home to more than 2,300 staff and see over 700,000 patients each year across our City Road site and 22 networked sites.

We are a diverse, values-driven organisation committed to excellence, equity and kindness. Our new centre in Camden will bring together eye care, research and education under one roof to accelerate breakthroughs in eye care.

Could you be part of this future? Join Moorfields and help us deliver world-class eye health.

Job overview

Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-leading provider of eye health services and a centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. This is an exciting time to join us as we pursue a five-year strategy focusing on innovation, research, and transforming patient care, including the new centre for eye care research and education in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity.

As Chief Nurse & Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals, you will lead the nursing and allied health professional workforce, cultivate a culture of continuing professional development, and drive improvement in patient care.

Main duties of the job

As overall lead for clinical governance and executive lead for the CQC Safe and Caring domains, you will work closely with the Chief Executive and other board members to shape the organisation and build strong relationships with current and future partners and stakeholders regionally, nationally and internationally.

We are a high performing organisation, consistently meeting A&E and cancer targets and in the top five nationally for RTT, with ambition to transform to sustainable and scalable eye care.

You will have either Board-level leadership experience or be an experienced aspiring deputy chief nurse who can demonstrate a passion for healthcare and Moorfields’ opportunities and challenges. Success in leading through periods of change while delivering sustainable organisational and cultural change is essential.

Working for our organisation

There is much to be proud of at Moorfields, including a committed workforce, but we face NHS-wide challenges such as rising demand and increased care complexity, along with financial constraints. You will authentically demonstrate our values of excellence, equity and kindness and balance staff wellbeing with accountability.

Moorfields has a diverse workforce serving a diverse community, and we particularly welcome applications from people with backgrounds currently underrepresented at Board level in our Trust.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the candidate pack attached to this role for the full job description.

Person specification

Qualifications Essential criteria

• Relevant professional qualification in nursing
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience Essential criteria

• Substantial senior nursing and leadership experience in a multi-professional, complex organisation
• Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Working with patients and the public to co-design services and improve patient pathways

Skills And Abilities Essential criteria

• Strong track record in people management and creative ability to think beyond traditional role boundaries
• Clear commitment and demonstrable action taken to improve equality and diversity and health outcomes for diverse populations

Personal Attributes Essential criteria

• Ability to pull people together and inspire and motivate them to deliver common goals

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. We encourage applications from under-represented candidates, including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates, as we work towards a representative workforce that delivers quality, dignity and respect.

Moorfields is a flexible working organisation and supports work-life balance. Every employee has the right to request flexible working; we will consider reasonable arrangements where possible.

If we receive sufficient applications, we may close the ad prior to the closing date. Please submit your application promptly.

If you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at Moorfields.recruitment@nhs.net.

Documents to download

• CNO Candidate pack (PDF, 971.5KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 865.7KB)
• MEH Privacy Notice (PDF, 138.0KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Peter Ridley

Job title: Interim Chief Executive

Email address: joanne.makin1@nhs.net

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Higher Education

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