Chief Nurse

As Trust Board Executive Director, the Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control shares the Trust’s
Board responsibility for the strategic direction, the quality of services provided and financial well-being of the Trust.
This role is accountable for professional leadership, support and clinical supervision of nursing, midwifery, and allied health
professions (AHP) and non-medical clinical support staff, patient experience, safety, quality, risk, infection prevention and
control, end of life care

**Enquiries and applications should be made via Odgers Berndston, please see attached Job Pack for further details**

The preferred method of application is online at:
www.odgers.com/88277

If you are unable to apply online please email:
88277@odgersberndtson.com

All applications will receive an automated response.
Any postal applications should be sent direct to Carmel
Gibbons, 20 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 6XD.

For conversation in confidence please contact

Carmel Gibbons carmel.gibbons@odgersberndtson.com or Ruth Lewis ruth.lewis@odgersberndtson.com

Joint responsibility with the Chief Medical Officer to lead, develop and maintain clinical practices, standards and clinical
governance and quality improvement that will contribute to the strategic leadership and direction of the Trust.
Executive lead for corporate governance overseeing the function and leadership for the Director of Governance.

There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are due for completion by 2025 or soon after. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.

The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.

We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

The Chief Nurse is the Executive Maternity Safety champion working with the Non-Executive Director (NED) to be the trust
board representatives.
The Chief Nurse role plays a key part in improving the experience and involvement of patients, the quality and safety of
their experience and ensuring the protection of vulnerable adults and children to developing, setting and monitoring
standards.
The Chief Nurse takes the Executive lead for the trust charity ‘RAISE’ in collaboration with the charity CEO and NED lead.