Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dynamic, and forward-thinking senior nurse leader to join the Urgent and Emergency Care Division as the Divisional Nursing Director.
This pivotal role provides strategic, professional, and operational leadership across a fast-paced and high-acuity division encompassing Emergency Medicine, Same Day Emergency Care, Acute Medicine, and associated urgent care pathways.
As Divisional Nursing Director, you will hold overall responsibility for the delivery of high-quality, safe, and compassionate nursing care across all UEC services. You will provide visible leadership, professional oversight, and assurance, working closely with the Divisional Triumvirate to drive performance, patient experience, workforce development, and continuous improvement.
You will lead and develop the nursing leadership team--including Matrons, Lead Nurses, and Advanced Practice leaders--ensuring professional standards, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance are met and continually enhanced. In addition, you will drive transformation across urgent care pathways and support system-wide collaboration to improve patient flow and outcomes.
This role requires a strong, resilient, and innovative leader with exceptional communication skills, a strategic mindset, and the ability to influence and inspire teams across a complex environment.
Main duties of the job
As a senior member of the divisional leadership team the post holder:
- To deputise for Divisional Nursing Director, specifically the Nursing elements of the role and carry corporate and professional responsibility and accountability for nursing services within defined Clinical Business Units (CBUs) across UEC Division.
- To support and contribute to the development and review of Nursing Services' business strategy with the Divisional Leadership team addressing and meeting the needs of the public service's commissioners with the Board's vision and priorities.
- Supporting the Chief Nurse with the delivery of the wider corporate professional agenda, including the development of innovative strategies for nursing to enable a strong and empowered workforce at all levels that is fit for purpose and equipped to deliver excellence in care standards, including securing the workforce for the future.
- To be professionally and managerially accountable for the Matrons/Lead Nurses within Medicine
- The portfolio will include the transformation and development of nursing services within Urgent & Emergency Care working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure all KPI's are met.
- To professionally support the wider nursing staff across the Division - with particular reference to the wards.
- Take part in the Senior Manager On call rota
- To hold financial oversight and accountability for the nursing budgets, nursing financial improvement plans and delivering the divisional CIP.
About us
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust's redeployment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call/email to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call/email to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1, experienced in senior roles relevant to role
- Degree in nursing
- Masters Degree or working towards
- Evidence of post graduate education and continuing professional development
- Recognised management or leadership course
Experience
Essential
- Management experience at Band 8b level in an acute NHS organisation
- Evidence of managing complex resource issues (human and financial)
- A track record of managing innovation and service improvement
- Evidence of implementation of a range of quality and clinical governance initiatives to develop practice
- Experience of patient involvement and improving patient experience
- Experience of complaints management and resolution
- Experience managing budgets and achieving financial balance
- Demonstratable experience of effective change management resulting in improved outcomes, experience of managing conflict
- Evidence of working effectively with clinicians and the MDT
Desirable
- Experience at senior nursing level
- General business management experience
- Has deputised for Divisional Director of Nursing or equivalent
- Experience and training in service improvement
Key skills
Essential
- Proven ability to manage complex and changing workload which includes the ability to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timeframes
- Proven track record as a change agent
Desirable
- Experience of skill mix review
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Level 1, experienced in senior roles relevant to role
- Degree in nursing
- Masters Degree or working towards
- Evidence of post graduate education and continuing professional development
- Recognised management or leadership course
Experience
Essential
- Management experience at Band 8b level in an acute NHS organisation
- Evidence of managing complex resource issues (human and financial)
- A track record of managing innovation and service improvement
- Evidence of implementation of a range of quality and clinical governance initiatives to develop practice
- Experience of patient involvement and improving patient experience
- Experience of complaints management and resolution
- Experience managing budgets and achieving financial balance
- Demonstratable experience of effective change management resulting in improved outcomes, experience of managing conflict
- Evidence of working effectively with clinicians and the MDT
Desirable
- Experience at senior nursing level
- General business management experience
- Has deputised for Divisional Director of Nursing or equivalent
- Experience and training in service improvement
Key skills
Essential
- Proven ability to manage complex and changing workload which includes the ability to identify and resolve conflicting priorities within tight timeframes
- Proven track record as a change agent
Desirable
- Experience of skill mix review
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
