Lead Nurse for Nursing Workforce

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Lead Nurse for Nursing Workforce The closing date is 08 December 2025 This role is an essential part of the senior nursing leadership team focusing on meeting our current and future workforce plans. Engaging clinical teams to review their establishments, you will enable, enact and support the required changes to the workforce. The post holder will play a crucial role in supporting consistency across the care groups, creating strategic insights to shape safe and sustainable staffing across the Trust whilst generating innovative solutions to increase roster efficiency and improve recruitment and retention. Shortlisting will be 9th December 2025 Interview date will be 17th December 2025 Main duties of the job The post holder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse and Care Groups with the overview and coordinating functions for leading and developing the Trust approach to nursing workforce/safer staffing in line with national and regulatory requirements. The post holder will build upon their specialist knowledge and function as an expert within workforce development, effectively contributing to the Trust agenda. About us Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions at interview. Please note if a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under relevant Trust or national terms and conditions. Job responsibilities For a detailed job description, main responsibilities and person specification see the attached documents. Technical skills and competencies Analytical skills to interpret complex data and action Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to communicate complex information Strong and demonstrable decision-making skills - clinical and non-clinical Experience of using audit to influence adoption of best practice Qualifications Registered Nurse with NMC Safer staffing fellow or working towards Demonstrable evidence of continuing professional development Leadership management course Teaching qualification / training Experience using QI tools and techniques Experience Evidence of delivering nursing performance including safer staffing, skill mix reviews Proven ability to manage and deliver complex and changing workload, which will include the need to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timescales Experience of working with a diverse range of stakeholders and a successful track record of influence and engagement Commitment to improving the patient journey Critique of research findings to benefit area of practice Experience using QI tools and techniques Experience influencing and leading at a system level Conference presentation and publications 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. University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr