NHS England
Regional Chief Nursing Officer
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Regional Chief Nursing Officer
NHS England North West is seeking an exceptional Regional Chief Nursing Officer — a rare and influential opportunity to shape the future of care across one of the country’s most diverse and dynamic regions.
This senior leadership role will provide strategic direction and professional oversight for the nursing, midwifery and allied health professions workforce, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality services today while driving the transformation required for the future.
Key Responsibilities:
- The North West’s three large integrated care systems are progressing through recovery and stabilisation, with some areas requiring enhanced regional support.
- The post-holder will work across all regional directorates to identify where improvement or transformation is needed and ensure providers and systems receive the right level of clinical and operational support.
- Leading the region’s contribution to NHS England’s new quality strategy and supporting the implementation of forthcoming modern service frameworks for cardiovascular disease and sepsis.
- Championing the development, wellbeing and professional voice of the nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce across the region.
- Working closely with the Regional Medical Director and the Regional Chief Delivery and Transformation Officer as a ‘triumvirate’, the post-holder will ensure quality remains the organising principle for all regional activity and that improvement is consistently clinically-led.
- Providing expert clinical input into the assessment of provider and commissioner performance.
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This is a pivotal role for a credible, influential and trusted leader who can inspire the region’s clinical workforce, support systems to deliver high-quality care, and help realise the ambitions of the 10-Year Health Plan. It offers the chance to make a profound and lasting impact on the health and wellbeing of communities across the North West.
Role Expectations:
- As a member of the regional executive team, the post-holder will provide professional support to Regional Director to deliver the objectives of NHS England.
- They may also lead or support initiatives set out by NHS England’s national leadership, as relevant to their portfolio.
About NHS England:
NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high-quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.
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Onboarding Process:
If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.
We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.
Contact Information:
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kirsty Jepson
- Job title: Head of Regional Office
- Email address: kirsty.jepson2@nhs.net
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