Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 252-8170048
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 04/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 28/09/2026
Employer heading
Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
Job overview
We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our dynamic team as the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. As a voting executive Board member, you will be responsible for professional nursing, midwifery, AHP’s, providing strategic leadership across these professions, encouraging innovation, creativity and strategic thinking about service provision.
This is an opportunity for you to bring your professional skills and knowledge to the fore as we drive forward our plans and future innovations and deliver our shared ambition to provide great care from great people. As a key member of the executive team, you will share accountability for the achievement of the trust’s strategic and operational objectives, for setting and exemplifying the Trust’s values and standards and for ensuring that its obligations to internal and external stakeholders are understood and met. Placing our patients, relatives and carers at the heart of what we do, you will also ensure that equality and diversity is central to the patient experience.
Interviews will be held 28th September 2026.
Main duties of the job
The CNMO accepts shared accountability for the achievement of the trust’s strategic and operational objectives, for setting and exemplifying the Trust’s values and standards and for ensuring that its obligations to internal and external stakeholders are understood and met.
They will work with the Trust Executive Team and the Trust Leadership Team (TLT) to ensure that patients, their relatives and carers have a positive experience when accessing and receiving care/services from this Trust; placing this is at the forefront of all strategic development, integration of services and improvement ensuring that equality and diversity is central to the patient experience.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Chief Nurse & Midwifery Officer
Provide strong, visible professional leadership to the nursing, midwifery and AHP workforce.
Lead the development and implementation of the Trust’s Strategies for Nursing, Midwifery and the Allied Health Professions.
Ensure the maintenance of professional standards of care within the NMC and HCPC Codes of Professional Practice and that the Trust carries out its responsibilities in full as determined under the A-EQUIP model and Professional Midwifery Advocates
Ensure robust systems and processes for revalidation for nursing workforce.
Create an environment in which clinical excellence, education, research and development, public perception and patient safety can flourish to meet the current challenges.
Represent the Trust at regional and national levels on professional nursing, midwifery and corporate issues.
Develop evidence-based clinical practice, multidisciplinary integrated care pathways, clinical audit and clinical risk management within the Trust.
Please see attached job description for further information
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Registered general nurse / general midwife
- Master’s degree or equivalent level of intellectual ability
- Additional post graduate or professional qualification with demonstrable senior level experience
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Extensive knowledge of Clinical Quality and Safety methodologies
- Detailed knowledge of corporate risk management systems and processes.
- Extensive knowledge of clinical and Corporate Governance frameworks, legislation and best practice
- Understanding of public and patient involvement policy.
- Excellent understanding of CQC fundamental standards of care
- Demonstrable understanding of the national strategic context and governance agenda as set by the regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g. Monitor and CQC).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant previous nursing / midwifery leadership with at least 12 months at very senior/executive level or equivalent, ideally within an NHS Trust or policy /professional body.
- Extensive experience of dealing with regulatory issues (e.g. CQC)
- Demonstrable evidence of working effectively at a corporate level.
- Track record of achieving continuous quality, and patient experience improvements.
- Track record of leading and managing large scale change or service redesign that results in improved patient outcomes.
- Extensive experience of dealing with professional Nursing and Midwifery issues.
- Experience of audit and research, including interpretation and supporting others in participation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Ashman
- Job title
- Chief People Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 428100
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