Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Nurse for Surgery/Womens and Childrens

The closing date is 08 April 2026

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Job summary

Lead Nurse for Surgery/Womens and Childrens

To work with theDivisional Nurse Director -Surgery/CSS to provide professional and operational leadership and management of the services, delivering a safe quality service while meeting financial targets. To provide expert advice regarding professional nursing issues within Surgery in the absence of the Divisional Nurse Director.

The post holder and the Divisional Nurse Director will support the delivery of the broader corporate professional agenda, including developing innovative nursing strategies to enable a strong and empowered workforce at all levels that is fit for purpose and equipped to deliver excellence in care standards. This also includes securing the workforce for the future.

You will assist the Divisional Nurse Director in developing and delivering clinical services and professional standards, including developing nursing leadership. The post holder will lead delegated projects within the division and assist with shaping the divisional nursing direction and strategy, focusing on quality, safety, recruitment, and retention.

The post holder will support the development of an open and honest culture within the medicine services that empower innovation, creativity, and learning at the ward and departmental levels.

Main duties of the job

Provide professional and managerial leadership to designated nursing and specialist teams, offering a highly visible and authoritative presence that ensures high-quality, patient-centred care. You will support the Divisional Nurse Director in driving the surgical transformation plan, contributing to key national priorities around improvement, assurance, and sustainability, while being accountable for all clinical aspects of quality within your service areas. You will oversee service performance, meet agreed targets, and help shape new models of care by promoting staff engagement and development. Maintaining a consistent presence in clinical areas, you will act as a reliable point of support for patients, families, and staff, while practising as a Lead Nurse to enhance clinical standards and role model excellence. You will benchmark high-risk services against best practice, champion population health needs, and ensure services remain accessible, dignified, and responsive. As a key member of the divisional leadership team, you will help shape nursing strategy, provide leadership to the matrons in Surgery, support their development, and deputise for the Divisional Nurse Director as required. You will also represent nursing within Trust and external forums, actively contributing to divisional, directorate, and organisational objectives.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Details

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-NAM8BCORP-03-26

Job locations

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Master's degree or equivalent in healthrelated subject/working towards
  • Leadership programme
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Ability to build successful teams
  • Able to work collaboratively with external agencies
  • Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
  • Ability to manage conflict

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisation skills
  • Works on own initiative
  • Highly motivated
  • Effective presentation skills and ability to represent the Trust internally and nationally

Experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse oSenior Nursing Position
  • Extensive experience in Surgery, including budgetary control and clinical leadership
  • Experience in leading and delivering QI within the acute setting
  • Experience in line management of a group of clinical areas
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS and the Surgery agenda

Physical skills

Essential

  • IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management information
Person Specification

Education/Qualification/ Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • Master's degree or equivalent in healthrelated subject/working towards
  • Leadership programme
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • Management qualification

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
  • Ability to build successful teams
  • Able to work collaboratively with external agencies
  • Ability to influence and motivate staff to deliver challenging targets
  • Ability to manage conflict

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisation skills
  • Works on own initiative
  • Highly motivated
  • Effective presentation skills and ability to represent the Trust internally and nationally

Experience

Essential

  • Registered Nurse oSenior Nursing Position
  • Extensive experience in Surgery, including budgetary control and clinical leadership
  • Experience in leading and delivering QI within the acute setting
  • Experience in line management of a group of clinical areas
  • Extensive knowledge of the NHS and the Surgery agenda

Physical skills

Essential

  • IT skills to manage and report on complex performance management 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.

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).

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.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 9RW


Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Divisional Nurse Director

Janet Cordwell- Harmer

Janet.cordwell@tgh.nhs.uk

01619224505

Details

Date posted

25 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£64,455 to £74,896 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

245-NAM8BCORP-03-26

Job locations

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Fountain Street

Ashton under Lyne

OL6 9RW


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