Job Title: Head of Nursing Leadership

Location: RCN UK HQ with hybrid working

Tenure: Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary range per annum: £79,482 - £89,238 plus

There is more to the RCN than you might think. We’re a trade union with a membership of over half a million nurses, midwives, nursing support workers and students. We support their practice, represent them, lobby on their behalf, and develop them. We exist to make a positive difference – to the working lives of our members and ultimately to standards in patient care. Our employees are drawn from many walks of life – we are nurses, marketers and communicators, administrators, IT professionals, policy and finance experts, lawyers… together we are so much more. We couldn’t do what we do without our people.

At the Royal College of Nursing we’re an optimistic organisation. And we’ve got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK – with over half a million members – all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too.

We're accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values.

As a Head of Leadership, you will use your knowledge of nursing leadership, and clinical practice and your ability to deliver the RCN Professional offer across the Institute of Nursing Excellence.

You will lead on the design and delivery of a portfolio of leadership programmes, supporting nurses at all stages of their careers to strengthen and develop their leadership skills. You will use your knowledge, experience, enthusiasm, positive thinking, and leadership skills to support our UK wide team to build resources that are accessible to our members, that are innovative, and that provide nursing professionals with the skills and knowledge to lead with confidence and credibility.

You will be responsible for building resources in mentorship and provide support to nurses in their early careers, encouraging them to access leadership development and mentorship.

Within this role you will build a leadership network to support debate and dialogue, and use your skills in gathering evidence and data analysis to ensure the work of the Leadership Academy is evidence based and up to date.