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
Modern Matron
Modern Matron
×We are seeking a compassionate and dynamic Modern Matron to lead and enhance the delivery of exceptional care across our Gynaecology Services within the Women & Children’s Division. This pivotal role covers a diverse range of services, including our inpatient ward, early pregnancy loss and bereavement care, early pregnancy clinic, gynaecology emergency clinic, specialised colposcopy, and same-day surgery.
Senior Income Accountant
Senior Income Accountant
×An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated finance professional to join the Finance department at North Bristol NHS Trust as part of a dedicated team to support the income function within the Trust, which has responsibility for £800m of annual revenue.
Head of Programmes *Internal only*
Head of Programmes *Internal only*
×Please note that this vacancy is currently only open to internal candidates
The Acute Provider Collaborative brings together UHBW and NBT as the two major acute trusts in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) system, to work together to deliver better care for patients, to support and develop staff and to be active partners to the wider community. The Trusts announced their strategic intent to form a Group in December 2023 and published their Joint Clinical Strategy (JCS) in March 2024
The Head of Programmes is an exciting 12-month fixed term opportunity, working alongside the Programme Director and Trust Leadership Teams, to develop and implement the JCS and support the development of the Hospital Group between UHBW and NBT.
This role is hosted by UHBW but will work across NBT, UHBW and the wider system.
Associate Director of People *Internal only*
Associate Director of People *Internal only*
×Please note that this vacancy is currently open to internal staff only at this time
Reporting to the Deputy Chief People Officer, the post holder is wholly responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient People Advice service across the Trust.
Senior Digital Project Manager
Senior Digital Project Manager
×The NBT Digital Programme Team has an ambitious and transformational programme of work, including the further development of its core Electronic Patient Record (EPR), through digitising paper-based pathways and realising associated patient, staff and efficiency benefits across the organisation.
Digital Matron for Transformation and Adoption *Internal only*
Digital Matron for Transformation and Adoption *Internal only*
×Please note this vacancy is currently open for internal candidates only
12 month internal secondment opportunity within NBT's clinical digital specialist team for a Digital Matron for Transformation and Adoption to lead the adoption support during 2025/6 to multi-professional clinical teams across inpatient, outpatient and emergency services at Southmead. The post holders will manage the team of Digital Nurse / Midwifery Fellows.
Senior Neonatal Pharmacist
Senior Neonatal Pharmacist
×We are looking for a forward-thinking pharmacist to join our neonatal intensive care unit in North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). The NICU unit is a tertiary unit that offers level 3 care to extremely premature infants. The successful candidate will lead the clinical pharmacy service for NICU, and work closely with the medical team to provide excellent patient care.
Clinical Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist & Lecturer
Clinical Psychologist/ Neuropsychologist & Lecturer
×A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Neuropsychology Training Course team that delivers, in partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol, nationally recognised training in Clinical Neuropsychology.
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.