Job Description

The Nursing & Midwifery Workforce team in UCLH is seeking to appoint an experienced Workforce Utilisation Nurse with outstanding leadership skills and a passion for staff development, engagement and workforce planning. You will have a central role in supporting the delivery of excellence in healthcare by ensuring we have the right number of staff, with the right skills, values and behaviours at the right time and in the right place (NHS 2013, NQB 2016)



You will be an integral part of the Nursing & Midwifery workforce team, supporting our current strategy and developing and implementing new approaches to nursing and midwifery workforce utilisation, as well as opportunities for nurse led research to support initiatives to enhance our workforce, ensuring our organisation remains a destination of choice.



We welcome your experience, creativity and innovative ideas. As a member of the team, you will be supported and nurtured as you continue in your professional development.



Interviews will be held on the 14th November 2025.



The Corporate Nursing division is the office of the Chief Nurse, providing professional leadership and standards of practice to over 4,000 nurses, midwives, nursing associates and healthcare assistants within UCLH Trust. The division consists of the Nursing & Midwifery Workforce Team, Nursing Education Team, Harm Free Care Team, the PERRT team, PALs, Patient Affairs, Volunteers, and Chaplaincy.



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 United Kingdom 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 eight 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 UCLH 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 further details / informal visits contact:

Inge Cordner (i.cordner@nhs.net) Assistant Chief Nurse Workforce



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?