Group Chief Nurse

Group Chief Nurse

The closing date is 16 February 2026

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust and The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust provide community, acute and specialist services to more than half a million people across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, as well as acute services in mid Wales and children and young people's community services in the Black Country. Together, we employ around 9,000 staff, are supported by over 300 volunteers, and have a combined income of £850m.

Following the appointment of Jo Williams as our Group Chief Executive, we are seeking to appoint our first Group Chief Nurse to lead Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional (AHP) services across both Trusts as we formalise our Group by April 2026. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future of health and care across our system.

This is an exciting opportunity to build on the excellent and transformative work already happening across both organisations, to drive further integration and enhance the quality of care for all the communities we serve. This includes our £300m Hospitals Transformation Programme, the Neighbourhood Health Transformation Programme bringing care closer to home, and wide ranging cultural and organisational improvements underpinned by our CARE framework and Poppy's Promise.

Together, both organisations have already made significant progress. We are building seamless patient pathways, strengthening our workforce and restoring pride and confidence in our services.

We are seeking an open, compassionate and credible nursing leader with significant experience at, or near, Board level gained in complex, multi site provider environments. You will quickly build trusted relationships with staff, patients, partners, regulators and communities. As a visible and inclusive leader, you will empower our Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce, uphold professional standards and champion continuous improvement, informed by listening to, and learning from, our patients, families and communities.

Working as part of a cohesive Group Executive Leadership Team, you will help shape strategy, deliver transformation and drive innovation across acute and community services, making a lasting difference for our populations and reducing health inequalities.

To find out more, please contact our recruitment advisors at Gatenby Sanderson:
Joanna Riley, Emma Pickup or Emily Smith at joan, and visit our dedicated microsite and apply today.

Interviews and stakeholder engagement:
Tuesday 3 March

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

• Educated to Degree level or the equivalent experience
• Registered Nurse

• Significant experience at Deputy or Director of Nursing/Chief Nurse level in an NHS acute/community trust or other large complex multi-professional organisation

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.

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Depending on experience

Competitive Salary

Permanent

Full-time

223-GCN-100

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust