Chief Nurse & Executive Director of Allied Health Professionals

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YOU MAKE US MORE

Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

At Moorfields, people's sight matters-and so do the people who make it possible.

For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.

We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it's pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we're united by one mission-delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.

And we're just getting started.

Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof-enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.

Could you be part of this future? Make us more.

Job overview

Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world leading provider of eye health services in the UK, and the world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. We are the oldest and one of the largest centres of ophthalmic treatment, teaching and research in the world, but this is only part of our story.

This is an exciting time to join us. Our five-year strategy focuses on driving innovation, advancing research, and transforming patient care and treatment to shape the future of Moorfields. This includes our new centre for eyecare research and education, in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity. This will uniquely bring together clinical services, research, and education in a new state of the art building designed to foster collaboration and accelerate breakthroughs to transform eye care.

As a specialist ophthalmology provider we have a multi professional workforce, with professional groups in optometry and orthopedics as well as nursing, imaging, pathology and pharmacy. As Chief nurse & executive director of allied health professionals (CNO) you will be responsible for the highly visible and effective leadership and development of our nursing and allied health professional workforce. You will foster a culture which values continuing professional development and improvement empowering all staff to achieve excellence in the delivery of patient care.

Main duties of the job

As overall lead for clinical governance and executive lead for the CQC's Safe and Caring domains, you will work closely with our Chief Executive and other board members to shape and develop the organisation and build strong relationships with current and future partners and stakeholders regionally, nationally and internationally.

We are a high performing organisation, consistently meeting A&E and cancer targets and in the top five nationally for RTT, with significant ambition for transformation so that we can continue to discover, develop and deliver outstanding eye care that is both sustainable and scalable.

You will have either Board level leadership experience or be an experienced aspiring deputy chief nurse able to demonstrate a passion for healthcare and the opportunities and challenges facing Moorfields. Success in leading through periods of change while delivering sustainable organisational and cultural change is essential.

Working for our organisation

There is much to be proud of at Moorfields, including a committed and dedicated workforce, but we are facing challenges that are being felt throughout the NHS, including rising demand for services, increased complexity of care, a need to deliver more within a tightened financial envelope and teams that have been under significant pressure since the pandemic. You will be someone who authentically demonstrates our values of excellence, equity, and kindness every day, and who understands the imperative to balance staff wellbeing and accountability, so that people continue to be proud to work at Moorfields.

Moorfields has a diverse workforce serving a diverse community, and we recognise the importance of our Board reflecting the diversity of both our workforce and population. We are therefore particularly welcoming applications from people with backgrounds that are currently underrepresented at Board level in our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description contained within the candidate pack attached to this role for full job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant professional qualification in nursing
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantial senior nursing and leadership experience in a multi-professional, complex organisation
• Experience of effective partnership and working with internal and external stakeholders
• Working with patients and the public to co-design services and improve patient pathways

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Strong track record in people management and creative ability to think beyond traditional role boundaries
• Clear commitment and demonstrable action taken to improve equality and diversity and health outcomes for diverse populations

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to pull people together and inspire and motivate them to deliver common goals

Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. We do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts, so please consider this before applying.

Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.

Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at moorfields.recruitment@nhs.net.

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• CNO Candidate pack (PDF, 971.5KB)
• Staff Benefits (PDF, 865.7KB)
• MEH Privacy Notice (PDF, 138.0KB)