Assistant Chief Nurse – Safeguarding, Quality & Safety


Company:	University College London Hospital
Salary:	£88,250 - £100,355 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW1 2PG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Sept 2026
Closing date:	7 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen to join the Chief Nurse team and lead a portfolio across quality, safety and safeguarding adults at UCLH. This role is pivotal to delivering against our strategic priorities and ensuring UCLH continues to deliver the highest standards of quality, safe care. You will work closely with the Chief Nurse, Deputy Chief Nurse and Directors of Nursing to lead across a number of nursing priorities aligned to the refreshed Trust strategy.

You will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to contribute to the strategic direction of the safeguarding adults and quality & safety agenda, actively promoting a learning culture.

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 we are seeking an individual with a passion for person-centered & safe care, a focus on quality improvement and demonstrable leadership and collaboration skills.

We encourage you to make contact to find out more about the role and arrange a visit/call. Please contact Natalie Holbery, Deputy Chief Nurse n.holbery@nhs.net

Sitting within corporate nursing, you will be an active member of the Nursing & Midwifery Leadership Team (NMLT) and line manage three direct reports: PERRT Lead Nurse, Safeguarding & MCA Lead Nurse and Exemplar Lead. You will have responsibility for quality & safety priorities such as safeguarding adults, deteriorating patients, outreach, risk management and the refreshed Exemplar programme.

As the Chief Nurse Division risk lead, you will oversee the Chief Nurse risk register and represent the Deputy Chief Nurse at Trust wide meetings relating to risk, quality & safety. You will take a leadership role in various committees and meetings relating to quality & safety and will deputise for the Deputy Chief Nurse as required.

You will work closely with a team of senior leaders including directors of nursing, deputy directors of nursing and assistant chief nurses to ensure;

• Delivery of high and consistently safe standards of nursing care

• Promotion of a patient focused multidisciplinary approach to care

• Measurable outcomes to assure the quality and safety of nursing practice

• Delivery against the Trust strategy and quality account in relation to nursing & midwifery.

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

• 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 Job Description.

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 recentNHS staff surveyUCLH 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?

This advert closes on Monday 21 Sep 2026

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