NHS England
Senior Advisor - Adult Social Care Nursing

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The Office of the Chief Nursing Officer for England provides national professional leadership for nursing and midwifery across health and care.
The Nursing Directorate works across NHS England, integrated care systems, providers, local government, adult social care, professional bodies, regulators, education partners and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.
The team supports delivery of national nursing and midwifery priorities, including quality, safety, professional leadership, workforce, education, research, improvement, digital transformation and reducing inequalities.
Adult social care nursing is central to the Government’s three shifts, particularly hospital to community, sickness to prevention, neighbourhood health, continuity of care and supporting people to live well with complexity, frailty, disability, dementia and long-term conditions.
The post will strengthen the connection between NHS England’s national nursing leadership and adult social care nursing leaders, networks and partners.
The role will provide specialist professional advice while recognising the statutory, policy and delivery responsibilities of DHSC, Skills for Care, regulators, providers, local authorities and integrated care systems.
- Develop a stakeholder map and engagement plan for adult social care nursing relationships across NHS England, DHSC, Skills for Care, professional bodies, regulators, providers, academic partners and Social Care Nursing Advisory Councils.
- Develop a short briefing for the Chief Nursing Officer for England on the key opportunities, risks and priorities for adult social care nursing in relation to NHS England’s professional strategy and the 10 Year Health Plan.
- Develop a programme of structured engagement with adult social care nursing leaders and networks, including agreed feedback routes into NHS England nursing leadership.
- Make practical recommendations to support adult social care nursing contribution to neighbourhood health, prevention, hospital-to-community care and integrated working.
- Provide advice on adult social care nursing workforce, education, practice learning and career development opportunities, including links with social care placement strategy implementation.
- Produce a final report setting out achievements, learning, remaining gaps and recommendations for sustaining the adult social care nursing voice in national nursing leadership.
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In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.
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.
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Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
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- Name: Michelle Bateman
- Job title: DCNO - Quality
- Email address: Lorraine.horner@nhs.net
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