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Job summary

Main area
Executive
Grade
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
083-CNO-HH
Employer
Sirona care & health CIC
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sirona Headquarters
Town
Yate
Salary
per annum
Closing
30/10/2026 09:00

Employer heading

Sirona care & health CIC logo

Chief Nurse and Allied Health Officer

Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM

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We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received prior to the advertised closing date.

Job overview

The future of healthcare will be shaped in communities.

As healthcare shifts its focus towards prevention, neighbourhood health, reducing inequalities and supporting people to live well at home, community services have never been more important.

Sirona care & health is a major provider of NHS community healthcare delivering services across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire and supporting almost one million people. We have made significant progress in recent years and continue our improvement journey with ambition, pace and purpose, focused on delivering outstanding care, strengthening our culture and becoming the provider of choice for our communities, partners and staff.

We are now seeking an exceptional leader to join our Board as Chief Nursing and Allied Health Officer.

This is a rare opportunity to lead both Nursing and Allied Health Professionals at executive level within a large, complex Community Interest Company (CIC). As a key member of the Executive Team, you will provide professional leadership across our nursing and AHP workforce while holding executive accountability for quality, safety, safeguarding, patient experience and clinical governance across our adults and children’s services.

Please apply here : https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe136509/Chief-Nurse-and-Allied-Health-Officer/

Main duties of the job

You will help shape the future of community healthcare at a pivotal time. Working across organisational and system boundaries, you will champion innovation, partnership working and continuous improvement, ensuring that patients and communities remain at the heart of everything we do. You will be a visible and credible leader, inspiring colleagues to deliver high-quality, compassionate care while supporting the development of inclusive, high-performing teams.

We are looking for a senior leader with the professional credibility, strategic insight and personal authenticity to thrive in this role. You will bring a strong track record in quality improvement, patient safety and workforce leadership, alongside the ability to influence across complex systems and build trusted partnerships.

At Sirona, our values shape the way we work and the care we provide. This is an opportunity to join an ambitious organisation with a clear sense of purpose, a strong foundation for future success and a genuine commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve.

Please apply here : https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe136509/Chief-Nurse-and-Allied-Health-Officer/

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please go to our partners website for full job description and how to apply for this role : Job | GatenbySanderson 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to masters level or equivelent professional qualification
  • Registered Nurse with cureent NMC registration

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience operating at corporate board level, with direct experience as a member or senior advisor to the Board and as a strategic director and including significant within health or similar public sector organisations
  • A track record of success as a senior/ executive leader in a complex organisation and political and regulatory environment. It is essential that the applicants can demonstrate the presence, credibility, experience, and capability to operate at this level.
  • Experience of providing technical expertise for their discipline / area of accountability to shape and implement strategic plans during periods of significant change.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible WorkingQNIInclusion UK

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julia St Clare
Job title
Senior Consultant
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

https://www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe136509/Chief-Nurse-and-Allied-Health-Officer/ 

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