Senior Leadership
Introduction to Senior Leadership Roles
Our vision is to realise the great potential of our organisation by empowering our skilled and caring staff to deliver high-quality, financially sustainable services in state-of-the-art facilities. Clinical outcomes will be excellent and with a spirit of openness and candour, we will ensure an outstanding experience for our patients.
In our most recent CQC inspection, our Trust was rated as “Good”, a major benchmark of high quality and effective services. Crucially, the Trust’s approach to caring for patients was rated Outstanding, as was the way our organisation is led. Of the 37 domains inspected on this occasion, which make up the Trust’s overall rating, 31 were either rated as Good or Outstanding.
We are proud of our leaders, working in a wide range of roles and specialties to ensure we deliver outstanding patient care across our Trust. At North Bristol NHS Trust, we value all people as individuals. We are an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. We strive to be truly inclusive.
We also work closely with partner organisations across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) as part of the Healthier Together BNSSG Integrated Care Board (ICB) to ensure we realise the opportunities which come from working across the wider health and care system.
What makes North Bristol NHS Trust unique?
What makes North Bristol NHS Trust unique?
×North Bristol NHS Trust is a centre of excellence for healthcare in the Southwest in a number of fields and is also one of the largest hospital trusts in the UK.
We have links to the University of Bristol, the University of Bath, and the University of the West of England. Our annual turnover is £950 million, and we employ over 12,500 staff delivering healthcare across Southmead Hospital Bristol, Cossham Hospital, Bristol Centre for Enablement, and within the local community of Bristol and South Gloucestershire. We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions in an increasingly complex patient population.
NBT Cares. It’s a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
Message from Maria Kane – Joint Chief Executive
"NBT strives to work in partnership with our local community, health and care partners, the voluntary sector, patients and their representatives, and of course staff in all positions and professions, to put our values at the heart of what we do and how we do it. We respect and value the diversity of our workforce, patient, service users, relatives, carers and visitors and promote equality of opportunity and outcome for everyone"
Maria Kane - Joint Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Current Senior Leadership Opportunities
Clinical Matron *Internal applicants only*
Clinical Matron *Internal applicants only*
×Please note that this vacancy is currently open to internal applicants only
To provide clinical, professional and nursing managerial leadership to a group of wards/units/teams.
To be identifiable, highly visible, authoritative and accessible to patients, carers and staff for assistance advice and support.
To ensure that the fundamentals of care are delivered to the highest possible standards ensuring that the privacy and dignity of patients is respected. To ensure that the clinical environments are always clean and that the best practice in infection control is observed at all times.
To represent the clinical specialty and the Division as required internally and externally, deputising when requested for the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing. This post holder can be expected to work part of their time available within clinical practice
Programme Manager SWAG Cancer Alliance
Programme Manager SWAG Cancer Alliance
×Cancer Alliances are unique. We are the primary vehicle for delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan ambitions for cancer and improvements in cancer performance. By collaborating across organisational boundaries, we put the patient at the heart of what we do. In other words, creating a culture and systems which empowers people to do the right thing.
Therefore, this is a unique and exciting role for the next step in your career!
We need an experienced healthcare Programme Manager as part of a dynamic team to drive forward the adoption of large scale clinical transformation and change to improve outcomes for patients and enable successful delivery of the ambitions of the Long-Term Plan for Cancer.
Neurosurgery Operational Delivery Network Manager
Neurosurgery Operational Delivery Network Manager
×NHS England South West Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs) exist to improve care across a regional basis for patients within their scope of practice. NHS England South West Specialised Commissioning set the strategic direction for ODNs and specify key commissioning objectives for networks which have been established to deliver whole system work programmes, which are based on the NHS Outcomes Framework.
This role has leadership and management responsibility for the South West Neurosurgery Network. The network manager will work closely with the Network Clinical Leads (overseen by the Medical Director, NHSE Specialised Commissioning – SW,), Network Chairs, AHPs and key individuals at the Trusts within the Network to develop and sustain efficient, effective and high-quality services capable of meeting all statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements.
Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children
Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children
×We are looking for an exceptional and innovative Named Nurse for Safeguarding Children who will help us further develop our integrated safeguarding service and fulfil our statutory requirements as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) and the Intercollegiate Document for the roles and competencies for healthcare staff (2019).
Using safeguarding expertise and highly developed skills you will work in partnership with the safeguarding senior leadership team, specialist practitioners and the other safeguarding named professionals, taking responsibility for children’s safeguarding practice ensuring that structures, systems, policies, and processes are in place and effective across the Trust.
Leadership Development Manager
Leadership Development Manager
×Are you a seasoned Leadership Development professional? Are you a highly motivated and inclusive individual with exceptional organisational skills? Do you possess the confidence and gravitas to build trust with executives and senior leaders? Look no further!
We are excited to announce an opportunity for the Leadership Development Manager (Maternity Cover) role at North Bristol NHS Trust. This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position, and we also welcome applications from those seeking flexible working arrangements.
Clinical Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist
Clinical Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist
×This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled, innovative and experienced Clinical Psychologist / Neuropsychologist to lead a psychology team in enhancing psychological practices across the stroke rehabilitation pathway, from acute to community care. The role will involve shaping the service and ensuring excellent and compassionate care to patients.
The role sits within the supportive and welcoming Neuropsychology Department comprised of 13 clinical Neuropsychologists/ Psychologists and 9 Assistant Psychologists in six service areas (General Outpatients, Neurosurgery, Cognitive Disorders, Inpatients, Stroke and Community Traumatic Brain injury).
Lead Clinical Psychologist, Outlook Appearance Concerns *Internal only*
Lead Clinical Psychologist, Outlook Appearance Concerns *Internal only*
×This vacancy is open to internal applicants only
A vacancy has arisen to join a team of psychologists at Southmead Hospital working in the Outlook service for appearance concerns, part of larger grouping of psychologists in the ASCR division of North Bristol NHS Trust. The work involves 1:1 interventions, support and liaison with multidisciplinary teams at the hospital and elsewhere. It includes group work, training and supervision of colleagues, service evaluation and development.
There are strong links with the centre for appearance research at the University West of England and with post-graduate training of practitioner psychologists, particularly the doctoral training course for clinical psychologists at University of Bath. There is potential for additional sessions covering two days of maternity leave from January and in other psychology teams based at Southmead Hospital. Both part time and job share applications are welcome.
NBT Cares
Caring
Caring
×We're thoughtful and empathetic
We're thoughtful, showing compassion and kindness to others.
- We offer to help our colleagues.
- We don’t wait to be asked.
- We don’t ignore signs of distress in others.
We’re empathetic and recognise that sometimes we just need to listen
- We recognise we can’t always solve every problem.
- We listen to understand.
- We understand that our priorities aren’t always those of others.
- We don’t always jump to solutions when all somebody wants is to be heard.
- We don’t draw conclusions before we understand.
Ambitious
Ambitious
×We're determined, embrace new opportunities and are constantly developing
We’re enthusiastic and determined to succeed
- We persevere even when there are setbacks.
- We don’t give up at the first hurdle.
We’re constantly growing and developing, individually and together
- We value our potential and find the time to develop our skills, individually and collectively.
- We appreciate constructive feedback and seek it out.
- We don’t treat development as an ‘extra’ or ‘nice to have’.
- We don’t see constructive feedback as criticism.
We embrace new opportunities and are always looking for better
- We constantly look to improve how things work.
- We’re not stuck in our ways or afraid of trying new things.
Respectful
Respectful
×We're sincere, listen and speak up
We’re polite and sincere and show humility
- We say thank you and mean it and acknowledge when we’re wrong.
- We’re not rude or arrogant; or afraid to admit mistakes.
We take time to listen and are open minded and curious
- We’re genuinely interested and recognise that we all have something to contribute.
- When spoken to, we very clearly give our full and undivided attention.
- We don’t pretend to listen because we think we already know it all.
- We don’t interrupt or get impatient with others.
We’re honest with one another and speak up
- We talk things through and are honest about any concerns.
- We recognise our responsibility to speak up about issues that affect physical, emotional and psychological safety.
- We don’t let issues fester.
- We don’t keep quiet when safety is compromised.
Supportive
Supportive
×We're open, encourage one another, act as a team, and deliver
We encourage one another, especially when times are tough
- We do and say the little things that can put a spring in the step.
- We give encouragement to show we care about each other.
- We don’t blame one another when things go wrong.
- We don’t appear disinterested or disengaged.
We’re open, sharing problems and information
- We’re generous in what we share, recognising that others can help.
- We seek out opportunities to include and engage.
- We don’t withhold information just to hold control of power.
We act as a team, showing adaptability and flexibility
- We go out of our way to support others, recognising that they would do the same for us.
- We feel good about offering and receiving help.
- We don’t only measure success through individual achievements.
- We don’t view accepting help as a sign of weakness, neither do we offer help to diminish others.
We do what we say we’ll do so that we can all deliver
- We are clear when we commit to something and are realistic about what we can achieve.
- We expect the same from others, relying on their commitment to deliver.
- We don’t over promise and under deliver.
- We don’t duplicate work that others have committed to do.