Assistant Chief Nurse - Safeguarding, Quality & Safety

Job summary
An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen to join the Chief Nurse team and lead a portfolio across quality, safety and safeguarding adults at UCLH. This role is pivotal to delivering against our strategic priorities and ensuring UCLH continues to deliver the highest standards of quality, safe care. You will work closely with the Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurse and Directors of Nursing to lead across a number of nursing priorities aligned to the refreshed Trust strategy.

You will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to contribute to the strategic direction of the safeguarding adults and quality & safety agenda, actively promoting a learning culture.You will have collaborative leadership skills, a passion for high-quality patient care and a drive to enhance patient outcomes and improve staff experience.This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, and we are seeking an individual with a passion for person-centered & safe care, a focus on quality improvement and demonstrable leadership and collaboration skills.We encourage you to make contact to find out more about the role and arrange a visit/call. Please contact Natalie Holbery, Deputy Chief Nurse View email address on meeveem.com

Main duties of the job
Sitting within corporate nursing, you will be an active member of the Nursing & Midwifery Leadership Team (NMLT) and line manage three direct reports: PERRT Lead Nurse, Safeguarding & MCA Lead Nurse and Exemplar Lead. You will have responsibility for quality & safety priorities such as safeguarding adults, deteriorating patients, outreach, risk management and the refreshed Exemplar programme.

As the Chief Nurse Division risk lead, you will oversee the Chief Nurse risk register and represent the Deputy Chief Nurse at Trust wide meetings relating to risk, quality & safety. You will take a leadership role in various committees and meetings relating to quality & safety and will deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse as required.

You will work closely with a team of senior leaders including directors of nursing, deputy directors of nursing and assistant chief nurses to ensure;o Delivery of high and consistently safe standards of nursing careo Promotion of a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to careo Measurable outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing practiceo Delivery against the Trust strategy and quality account in relation to nursing & midwifery.

About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:o University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)o National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgeryo Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitalso University College Hospital Grafton Way Buildingo Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicineo University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centreo The Hospital for Tropical Diseaseso University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Details
Date posted 09 September 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 8c
Salary £88,250 to £100,355 a year
Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 309-UCLH-8245089-A
Job locations University College London Hospitals
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working .

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered nurse / midwife (NMC)
• Higher professional or management degree (Masters level or higher) or equivalent
• Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
• Portfolio of career long learning

Experience & knowledge
Essential

• Proven nursing/midwifery leadership and management experience
• Experience of leading, implementing and monitoring objectives and priorities
• Experience of reviewing, contributing to and managing contracts, maintaining legal, professional and governance standards
• Demonstrable understanding of relevant national strategy/policy and how this relates to the portfolio
• Demonstrable record of applying professional judgement for the purpose of decision making to complex situations
• Experience of successfully leading and developing teams
• Experience of leading and delivering on complex projects

Communication
Essential

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adjust communication style to suit the audience.
• Ability to collaborate to create the conditions for effective communication with colleagues.
• Excellent influencing and negotiating skills
• Excellent report writing and formal presentation skills

Personal And People Development
Essential

• Demonstrate emotional intelligence, self-awareness, self-management (including self-control, transparency and optimism)
• Relationship management skills (ability to influence, develop others and act as a change catalyst)
• Skilled in reflection with a strong commitment to professional development - positive professional role model
• Organisational and time management skills - completer finisher
• Able to demonstrate initiative and work autonomously - self-starter
• Solution and achievement orientated
• Flexible and adaptable to change

Health, Safety And Security
Essential

• Monitors and maintains health, well-being, safety and security of self and others
• Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security

Service Improvement
Essential

• Thorough understanding of NHS improvement agenda
• Successful achievement of projects, working closely with multi-professional teams

Equality and Diversity
Essential

• Understands the implications of Equal Opportunities in practice and can demonstrate implementation

Information processing
Essential

• Able to utilise ICT to full potential

Financial Management
Essential

• Sound budgetary and business management experience and skills

People management
Essential

• Managing organisational change
• Managing a range of staff groups

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University College London Hospitals
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
United Kingdom
Employer's website (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Deputy Chief Nurse
Natalie Holbery
View email address on meeveem.com