Job Description

Overseeing the operational Nursing delivery of care.
Providing senior Nursing leadership and role modelling to all Nurses in an operational leadership role.
Working collaboratively with corporate Nursing and Governance teams to ensure there are timely responses to Quality and Safety incidents.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
As Lead Operational Nurse for Adults, this role provides clinical leadership to nursing staff in adult services, including the Prison sector, ensures patient care standards are upheld, and supports nurses' professional development across Divisions. Responsibilities include representing nursing perspectives, maintaining high-quality care, monitoring outcomes, and initiating improvements as needed.
1. Oversee and contribute to nursing practice and operational clinical leadership. Offer strategic leadership support to Divisional Clinical Managers and Operational Leads. Collaborate with other Senior Nurses within the Trust to maintain accountability on key performance indicators.
2. Support the implementation and monitoring of the Trust's strategic clinical and quality agenda.
3. Lead and direct the development of new services and patient care pathways, ensuring they match the needs of patients and drive the progress of locality led models of care,
4. Deputise as required for the Divisional Clinical Manager.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Details
Date posted
24 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
64,455 to 74,896 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
825-7584380-OPS
Job locations
Mount McKinley,
Shrewsbury Business Park,
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the and Person Specification attached for further information on the role. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse registration with the NMC
• Master's degree (in a healthcare/social care or business-related field) or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience working across complex services /multi-agency environments
• Experience of leading from a Professional Nurse perspective
• Extensive knowledge of the specialist area of providing operational assurance in the quality and safety of clinical delivery of care for both community and bed based settings
• Management or leadership qualification
• Project management qualification or demonstrated experience
• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Engaging, enabling, challenging and empowering leadership style
• Strategic influencer
• Be able to take a balanced view and draw on their specialist clinical/professional skills to add value
• Ability to communicate directly and effectively with people who use services and their families
• Understanding and application of Information Governance policy
• Ability to challenge existing practice
• Ability to work in an open and mutually respectful partnership with others in multidisciplinary teams and with service users and families

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience in senior nursing roles
• Experience and understanding of both bed base and community care environments
• Professional credibility acquired and evidenced through experience.
• Significant experience of change management and managing the change process
• Experience of risk assessment and constructive, positive approaches to risk management
• Have a working knowledge of current regulatory frameworks (such as NMC and CQC)

Other
Essential

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post with occasional travel regionally and nationally

Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse registration with the NMC
• Master's degree (in a healthcare/social care or business-related field) or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience working across complex services /multi-agency environments
• Experience of leading from a Professional Nurse perspective
• Extensive knowledge of the specialist area of providing operational assurance in the quality and safety of clinical delivery of care for both community and bed based settings
• Management or leadership qualification
• Project management qualification or demonstrated experience
• Evidence of post-qualifying and continuing professional development

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Engaging, enabling, challenging and empowering leadership style
• Strategic influencer
• Be able to take a balanced view and draw on their specialist clinical/professional skills to add value
• Ability to communicate directly and effectively with people who use services and their families
• Understanding and application of Information Governance policy
• Ability to challenge existing practice
• Ability to work in an open and mutually respectful partnership with others in multidisciplinary teams and with service users and families

Experience
Essential

• Extensive experience in senior nursing roles
• Experience and understanding of both bed base and community care environments
• Professional credibility acquired and evidenced through experience.
• Significant experience of change management and managing the change process
• Experience of risk assessment and constructive, positive approaches to risk management
• Have a working knowledge of current regulatory frameworks (such as NMC and CQC)

Other
Essential

• Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post with occasional travel regionally and nationally

Skills Required