Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Chief Nurse team as the Lead Nurse Mental Health for UCLH. This post provides trust wide strategic and operational leadership at UCLH to ensure the care provided to patients with mental health needs is safe, effective, of a high quality and improves patient experience.



You will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to support delivery of the trust's mental health strategy and quality priorities.



Working closely with colleagues across the Trust, you will have a particular focus on five keys areas: strategic, operational, professional , programme management and partnership working. You will also contribute to the ongoing implementation of the wider trust strategy and nursing and midwifery prioritie s.



You will have collaborative leadership skills, a passion for high-quality patient care and a drive to enhance patient outcomes and improve staff experience.



This is an excellent opportunity for professional development and growth.



Interviews are scheduled to take place on Thursday, 4th September 2025

The role has five main delivery themes:

Strategic:

lead the long-term strategic direction of mental health services across UCLH, supporting the UCLH mental health strategy group and quality g roup to deliver our strategy. Lead the design and delivery of future strategic plans and objectives for mental health across the organisation.

Operational:

ensure robust governance systems are in place relating to mental health across the organisation , review performance and monitor impact, create an operational framework and p rovide professional leadership to the RMNs in the ETOC Team .

Programme management:

supported by a project manager , lead a rigorous , responsive and robust programme of work including planning, reporting, managing risk and complexity , with a strong focus on benefits reali s ation across the organisation .

People management:

p rovide professional leadership and supervision for RMNs, lead the development of clinical teams in relation to mental health knowledge, skills and confidence.

Partnership working:

effective relationship management and engagement with senior clinical and non-clinical stakeholders; developing strong and credible relationships with partner organisations across the ICS and wider region .



University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the UK and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.



We provide first-class acute and specialist services across 8 sites:



University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.



We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.



For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached .



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*



UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff - To find out more, visit: Flexible working .



To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?