Deputy Chief Nurse

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Chief Nurse

The closing date is 28 October 2025

We are looking to recruit a new Deputy Chief Nurse due to promotion of the former postholder. We look forward to welcoming you to this position.

This is a great opportunity to work with a very experienced CNO who is also the Deputy Chief Executive and prepare yourself for your first Board role.

Please see attached additional Information.

Main duties of the job

Provide strong leadership and strategic direction for nursing practice, develop and implement clinical policies, and ensure evidence-based practice across the Trust. Lead nursing performance measures and outcomes, develop and evaluate the Trust Nursing Strategy, and support modernising nursing careers. Ensure compliance with NMC standards, offer professional advice, and manage Corporate Nursing Teams. Represent nursing in governance forums, ensure safe patient care, and foster partnerships within the care system. Contribute to the Trusts Clinical Strategy and participate in quality assurance processes. Please also see Job Description.

About us

Black Country Healthcare is a CQC Good rated organisation with lots of clinical innovation, ambition and an appetite for novel solutions.

It is leading the field in Lead provider models of commissioning and is focused upon resetting its Trust and Clinical strategy to plot a new direction for the organisation based upon clinical leadership, clinical modernisation and a community first model of care. The organisation is often humble and has made great headway in clinical operational performance, recruitment, retention and is now ready to move forward into its next set of large-scale transformations in line with the 10 year plan and Neighbourhood model of care. You will work hard and will be supported to continually grow and flourish

Job responsibilities

The role involves providing professional and clinical advice to colleagues on clinical and managerial matters, leading nursing employees, representing nursing in various forums, and resolving issues. It includes ensuring safe patient care, participating in nursing-related issues, fostering partnerships within the integrated care system, implementing aspects of the Trust's new Clinical Strategy, and participating in quality assurance processes. The role also involves developing policies, ensuring compliance with standards, managing budgets, and providing leadership to maximise people and carer experiences. Additionally, it ensures all nurses partake in personal development and clinical supervision, and supports practice development, research, and evidence-based care advancements. This role will be coproducing a new Nursing Strategy for the organization as part of its core function and will also be leading clinical services productivity reviews to inspire a culture of continuous improvement. Please also see job description for further details.

Person Specification Criteria -

• RMN/RNLD
• Extensive experience as a Senior Nurse capacity - Working in MH / LD or a regulator - over 10 years in senior position
• Masters in a clinically or leadership relevant qualification related to MH/ LD
• Ability to work on site a minimum of 2 days per week and act as Director on call - monthly rota
• Project Management and Quality Improvement Training
• Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Substantial experience in management or a senior clinical role
• In a nursing leadership role or clinical expert role
• Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas eg clinical, HR, finance
• Experience at a senior level of managing healthcare systems
• Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects
• Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
• Experience of working in partnership with the public and independent sector
• Relationship between the managed NHS, Independent Sector Providers and external stakeholders
• Significant experience of engaging clinicians in service redesign, demand management and care pathways
• Significant professional leadership, especially professional development, clinical governance and supervision

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.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust