Job Title: Lead Nurse CNS Services Planned Care
Agency: Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Location: London, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 66,582 to 77,368 £ / Year

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Job summary

Lead Nurse CNS Services Planned Care, Band 8b An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated senior nurse to join the Planned Care Division as Lead Nurse for Clinical Nurse Specialist Services. This is a cross-site Band 8b leadership role, responsible for providing strategic, professional and clinical leadership across Clinical Nurse Specialist services and supporting the delivery of safe, effective, evidence-based and patient-centred care. The successful candidate will provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, line-manage designated staff and contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, retention, appraisal, performance and sickness management. They will be an influential communicator, capable of working across professional and organisational boundaries and of managing complex, sensitive or contentious matters constructively. Participation in the Trust’s out-of-hours on-call rota is also required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead service development, quality improvement, research, audit, education and the implementation of evidence-based practice. They will use clinical outcomes, benchmarking, patient and staff feedback, incidents, reviews and complaints to evaluate services, identify opportunities for improvement and support the delivery of national and local requirements. The role includes developing policies, protocols, clinical standards and educational programmes, while building the capability and professional confidence of the specialist nursing workforce.

Person Specification

assessment

Essential

• Extensive senior leadership experience in specialist nursing services
• Demonstrable track record of leading service transformation, quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Master’s level qualification (or working towards) or equivalent experience with evidence of education, research and workforce development.

Desirable

• Non-Medical Prescribing Qualification
• Advanced Academic Achievement
• Evidence of National Influence and Professional Contribution

Education and qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse with post registration experience
• Qualification or equivalent experience in teaching, mentorship and supervision
• Qualification in the specialty
• Demonstrable senior nursing experience in a relevant area with clinical leadership experience
• Has attained a Degree in a relevant subject area or is registered for and working towards a Master’s Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area
• Leadership qualification
• Evidence of recent continuing professional development
• Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Ability to demonstrate application of NICE Guidance to own sphere of practice

Desirable

• Registered for and working towards a Master’s Degree or PhD in a relevant subject
• Non-medical prescribing
• Advanced skills certificate

Closing Date: 30 September 2026

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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