Job overview

Assistant Chief Nurse for Quality, Workforce and Professional Standards (Band 8D)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH)

Full-time | 37.5 hours per week | London 

Lead. Influence. Transform. Deliver world-class care for children and families.

At Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), our purpose is clear: to deliver life-changing care to children and young people with rare and complex conditions. As an international centre of excellence, our impact extends far beyond our hospital—through pioneering research, innovation, 
and compassionate care.  

We are now seeking an exceptional senior nursing leader to join our Corporate Nursing team as Assistant Chief Nurse for Quality, Workforce and Professional Standards—a pivotal role at the heart 
of our future. 

Why join GOSH now? 

Shape the future of nursing
You will be central to delivering our Nursing Strategy: 
“Safe in our hands, to achieve joy at work”—focused on growing a skilled workforce, amplifying the 
nursing voice, and developing extraordinary leaders and careers.  

Be part of an ambitious Trust strategy 
Our Trust strategy, Together We Power Care, commits us to: 
-Delivering safer, seamless care 
-Accelerating innovation and discovery                                                                    -Supporting the whole child, family and future  

Main duties of the job

Work at the forefront of paediatric care 
-60+ specialist services on one site 
-Leading centre for paediatric intensive care and complex conditions 
-Global impact through research and innovation 

Join us 
If you are an ambitious, values-driven senior nurse leader ready to influence at scale and deliver meaningful improvement for children, families and staff—we would love to hear from you. 

About the role 

This is a high-profile leadership opportunity to shape the future of nursing at GOSH. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Nurse, you will provide visible, credible leadership across the Trust—driving excellence in:

-Nursing Quality and Patient Safety 
-Workforce Planning, Productivity and Safe Staffing 
-Professional Standards and Regulatory Compliance

You will lead Trust-wide programmes including:

-Implementation of nursing quality metrics and dashboards 
-Delivery of ward accreditation and quality improvement programmes 
-Bi-annual establishment and skill mix reviews 
-Workforce transformation, including new roles and innovative models of care 
-Nursing contributions to regulatory inspections (CQC, NHSE, NMC)

You will also deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse and play a key role in shaping and delivering the corporate nursing agenda.

This role requires the ability to operate confidently at senior level—working across clinical, operational and executive teams, and influencing at ICS, national and system level.  

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.