Chief Nursing Officer

Secamb; Crawley; On-site; GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Chief Nursing Officer to provide expert leadership and strategic clinical advice. The position includes ensuring service quality, promoting a positive work culture, and holding compliance responsibilities at the Board level. Candidates will benefit from a supportive work environment and various employee perks such as NHS pension options and professional development opportunities. Successful applicants are expected to uphold inclusive practices and maintain high patient care standards.

Benefits

Option to join NHS pension scheme

Minimum 27 days' holiday annually

Personal and professional development opportunities

Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes

Access to occupational health services

Award-winning wellbeing hub

Access to NHS discounts

Responsibilities

• Deliver a positive culture across the Trust underpinned by our values.
• Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer to ensure effective and safe delivery of services.
• Hold Board level responsibility for Compliance, Governance, Assurance.

Job description

Overview

Our work environment is demanding, high intensity and rewarding in equal measure and spans four Integrated Care Systems requiring a high degree of resilience and a commitment to collaborative working both within and outside the Trust. As Chief Nursing Officer you will provide expert leadership, professional advice, strategic clinical advice, and advocacy in consideration of matters regarding quality and safety matters.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a positive culture across the Trust underpinned by our values.
• Work closely with the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Operating Officer to ensure effective and safe delivery of services and contribute to service performance.
• As Executive Director responsible, hold Board level responsibility for Compliance, Governance, Assurance.
• Interviews to be held at Banstead on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Working for our organisation

• Option to join NHS pension scheme
• A minimum 27 days\' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years’ service.
• Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
• Access to occupational health and counselling services.
• Award winning wellbeing hub
• Back up buddy App
• Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.

Please note that the salary range noted on the vacancy is in line with agenda for change (AFC) pay scales. All successful applicants would be placed automatically at the bottom of the banding, unless proven, relevant NHS or equivalent experience can be demonstrated.

Following the revision of current national legislation (Vaccine as a Condition of Deployment), the Trust has reviewed our requirements relating to staff uptake of the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) vaccination. Going forward, for patient facing positions, we strongly recommend that new starters will be appropriately vaccinated unless medically exempt in order to offer greater protection against exposure to the virus for front line staff. In line with this recommendation, if you are successful in your application for a front line post, we will seek information from you in relation to your vaccine status, including exemption status, as applicable.

Please note, all positions come with a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check relevant to the post. This will either be a basic, standard, or enhanced check depending on the role. The level of check will be outlined in the conditional offer letter sent to successful applicants.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to declare any unspent/unfiltered convictions. If you are shortlisted you will then be sent a self declaration form, which must be completed prior to attending interview. For any queries relating to declarations, please contact the Recruitment Advisor listed on the vacancy.

The Trust is passionately committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief. The Trust is progressing towards becoming more representative of the community in its workforce and guarantees an interview to candidates with disability who meet the essential criteria. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and disabled applicants and those from other under-represented groups.

The Equality Act 2010 protects disabled people - including those with long term health conditions, learning disabilities and hidden disabilities such as dyslexia. If you tell us that you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments to ensure that any selection processes - including the interview - are fair and equitable. We are committed to offering opportunities to individuals with disabilities and will provide ongoing support and adjustments if you are successful.

When completing the application please use your name as it appears on your passport and include email addresses and contact numbers for referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process. Please note that under our Trust policies, we\'re unable to employ anyone under the age of 18 years old. The majority of our roles will include some travel between sites for business purposes. If the vacancy you’re applying for includes work related travel, you will be required to ensure that you hold and have covered the cost of suitable car insurance to support this.

Should you require an application form in an alternative format including large print or braille, please contact [e-mail] stating the vacancy reference number. When completing the reference section, please include details to cover the last three years’ history. Due to high volume of applications, we will only contact shortlisted applicants. Check your Trac Jobs account for updates. The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Follow our recruitment on Twitter @SECAmbRecruit and check out our Facebook page - SECAmb NHS Recruitment. You can also find us on LinkedIn under South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. We understand that AI tools can be useful for generating ideas or structuring your application. However, any content submitted must reflect your own experiences, skills, and understanding. Applications that are generated wholly or in large part by AI, without personalisation or accuracy, may be excluded from consideration. If you are a current SECAmb employee, by applying for this position you will move to the terms and conditions associated with the post. Any unsocial hours payments will be paid under the Section 2 agreement of agenda for change. More information regarding section 2 can be found in the Agenda for Change handbook and on the Zon page.