Deputy Lead Nurse Staff Experience team

Job summary
Do you have a passion for staff safety, qualityimprovementand creating positive workplace cultures?

We areseekingan experienced and motivated nurse to lead a new Division-wide Violence & Aggression (V&A) ReductionProgrammewithin the Division of Medicine for a12 monthsecondmentpost.

Job shares will be considered.

This dedicated role has been created as aspend-to-save investment,recognisingthe significant impact that violence and aggressionhason staff wellbeing, sickness absence, retention, patientexperienceand operational performance. The successful candidate will lead a structured improvementprogrammedesigned to reduce workforce harm and deliver measurable improvements for staff and patients, showing impact at 12 months.

The Role
Working within the Staff Experience Team, you will:

• Lead aDivision-wide V&A reductionprogramme.
• UsePatient First A3methodologytoidentifyroot causes and implement sustainable solutions.
• Analyseincident,workforceand staff experience data toidentifyhotspots and priorities.
• Work collaboratively with clinical teams, matrons, Patient Safety, Security, Violence Reduction Officers,HRand Professional Nurse Advocates amongst others.
• Support delivery of the NHS Violence Prevention and Reduction Staff Standards and promote a culture of dignity,respectand psychological safety.

Main duties of the job
You will be:

• A registerednurse with experience of leading change and improvement.
• A registered Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA)
• Passionate about staff wellbeing and workforce experience.
• Skilled ininfluencing,coachingand engaging teams.
• Experienced in quality improvement, projectmanagementor A3methodology.
• Comfortable working acrossorganisationalboundaries to deliver lasting change.

Why Apply?
This is a unique opportunity to shape a safer working environment for nursing staff, improve patientexperienceand deliver a high-profileprogrammethat will influence future workforce and safety initiatives across theorganisation.

Join us in creating safer workplaces, strongerteamsand a culture where every member of staff feels valued,respectedand supported.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
pa, pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Job share
Reference number: 387-MED3916-GE
Job locations: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS9 3TZ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered 1st level Nurse (RGN) and/or registered Mental Health Nurse
• Current NMC Registration
• Post registration study in Health Promotion or related subject
• PNA master module completion or willingness to undertake

Desirable

• Masters level 7 education undertaken or willing to work towards
• Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
• Coaching qualification or willingness to work towards

Knowledge
Essential

• Experience on leading on a range of staff experience and engagement projects
• Experience of managing information gathering, collation and dissemination process including contribution to meetings papers
• Experience of presenting information creatively and ensuring it is engaging
• Proven experience of leading projects with successful outcomes
• Flexibility to move quickly from one topic to another in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to lead a small team and be a collaborative team-player
• Ability to maintain confidential information and to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to communicate difficult and sometimes challenging information both verbally and written
• Ensure that activity is well lead, managed and delivered to the highest standards, and in alignment with the Trust strategies

Desirable

• Experience of running QI projects using QI methodology

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and to work unsupervised and use own initiative
• Ability to manage conflict and cope with emotional issues presented in the course of work, and to support others
• Ability to effectively interact with and influence a diverse range of people
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to contribute to a team approach and proven experience.
• Ability to engender trust among colleagues and operate with professional credibility.
• Ability to maintain confidential information and to handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to communicate difficult and sometimes challenging information both verbally and written
• Ability to lead a small team and be a collaborative team-player
• Facilitation skills to support workforce engagement activity
• Excellent presentation skills including the ability to create and present information creatively and succinctly including teaching sessions to the Multi Disciplinary Teams
• Ability to lead, plan and organise work programmes, and to adjust programmes as required, ensuring effective delivery.
• Ability to prioritise competing demands across the team, and to balance project development requirements with day-to-day operational needs.
• Flexibility to move quickly from one topic to another in a fast-moving environment. Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ensure that activity is well lead, managed and delivered to the highest standards, and in alignment with the Trust strategies Values

Desirable

• Awareness of current national changes in nursing

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Acts as a role model, aligning behaviour to trust vision and values to demonstrate the highest professional standards
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work independently towards agreed goals and with minimal management intervention
• Personable and collaborative
• Highly motivated, with the ability to influence and inspire others.
• Work, collaborate and influence closely with other staff within the Trust.
• Adaptable/flexible approach to work

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.