Head of Nursing Women and Children's division

We are seeking an experienced, forward-thinking, and values-driven Head of Nursing for Paediatrics and Gynaecology to provide visible, compassionate and strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio of women's and children's services. You will be a Registered Nurse/ AHP with substantial senior leadership experience across services which include paediatrics and women's health, with a demonstrable commitment to improving outcomes and experiences for children, young people and their families.

You will lead on the delivery of professional, clinical and quality standards across acute and community services, ensuring safe, effective and compassionate care is consistently delivered. This senior role holds professional accountability for nursing practice across paediatric, neonatal and gynaecology services, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, responsive and well-led care in line with CQC Fundamental Standards, the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, and national clinical guidance.

Working as part of the senior leadership team and the relevant care groups, you will ensure strong clinical leadership, professional standards and governance are embedded across all services, supporting the delivery of high-quality, equitable care for children, young people, women and their families.Main duties of the job You will play a pivotal role in translating national priorities into local delivery, including: Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) recommendations for paediatrics, neonates and gynaecology.

National Patient Safety Alerts and Learning from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE). NICE guidance and best practice standards. Royal College standards (RCPCH, RCN, RCOG) and relevant safeguarding frameworks. The postholder will: Provide leadership for nursing workforce and professional practice, ensuring safe staffing, skill mix and workforce sustainability across paediatrics, neonates and gynaecology.

Lead on quality assurance, patient safety and experience, driving a culture of continuous learning, transparency, and improvement. Ensure robust systems are in place to meet statutory safeguarding responsibilities for children and vulnerable groups. Work in partnership with midwifery, medical, AHP and corporate teams to ensure integrated pathways across maternity, neonatal and paediatric care. Support delivery of key performance indicators including waiting times, flow, harm reduction, and patient outcomes.

The role requires a highly visible leader who can operate with credibility across complex systems, balancing strategic priorities with operational delivery, and driving improvement across interfaces between children's, neonatal, and women's health services., Frequent involvement (both direct and indirect) in emotionally distressing process such as managing significant change including redeployment and redundancy, performance management, complex disciplinary, grievance and appeal procedures as well as responding to complaints Able to travel to meet the requirements of the job Flexibility in working hours and patterns Registered Nurse/AHP/HCS and hold active registration with NMC/HCPC Masters level qualification/training relevant to role or equivalent knowledge acquired through extensive experience and training and working towards Masters level qualification Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to role to demonstrate expert clinical and leadership skills Senior Leadership qualification or training Mentoring/Coaching/Supervision qualification or training Project Management and Quality Improvement qualification or training, Experience working in a leadership position including contributing to operational management of services.

Experience in management of health services Able to demonstrate experience of: Quality/Service improvement and leading change Operational management and performance People Management - performance, appraisal, sickness, development, retention Managing budgets and business planning Monitoring, analysing and assessing