Job summary
*** This post is currently only open to employees of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust ***
As Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing for SCSD, the post holder will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in balancing the challenges of providing high quality, safe services, with excellent outcomes and in a way that delivers efficiencies, meeting the expectations of patients and the public.
Due to the appointment of the Deputy Divisional Director to the Divisional Director of Nursing role, this has created the opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join the Divisional Management Team in the continued improvement of the operational, quality and governance, performance and strategic development of the Division.
SCSD is a great place to work, with well-developed clinical services, a highly respected Quality Governance Team and a strong Divisional Management Team who are truly committed to giving the best patient care possible.
This post is based at Worcestershire Royal Hospital
and travel across the county is essential. The Post holder will participate in
the Trust-wide Senior Nurse On-call Rota.
For an informal telephone or MS Teams discussion
regarding the post, please contact Tracey Baldwin, Divisional Director of Nursing, SCSD via Nicola Auld on Int 39392 (DD 01905 733066) or via email on nicolaauld@nhs.net.
Interview Date: Friday 5 September 2025
Main duties of the job
This post is a key position and as such responsibilities will include:
Leading the Divisional Nursing Team in delivering high
standards, evidence-based services that puts safety, quality and the patient
experience at the centre. They will be responsible for ensuring that the
governance agenda is adhered to.
Providing innovative professional leadership in order to
ensure and consistently develop a high quality, safe and cost-effective service
for patients. They will work in partnership with the Divisional Director of
Nursing, Matrons and Senior Ward Managers/Charge Nurses and Ward/Department
staff.
Supporting the development of well-structured patient
pathways, leading on developing innovative new ways of working and new ways of
providing services against the modernisation agenda.
Leading the professional workforce agenda and maximise its
contribution to the achievement of the Trust and Divisional strategic goals.
The post holder will ensure that this is achieved in accordance with the
patient needs and nationally determined and locally developed professional
standards.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Please see full Job Description document uploaded to this job advert in the Supporting Information Section.
If you have the necessary skills, expertise and qualities for the role then please contact Tracey Baldwin, SCSD Divisional Director of Nursing via her PA, Nicola Auld on Int Ext 39392 (DD 01905 733066) or via email on nicolaauld@nhs.net for an informal discussion and to learn more about how we could work together.
Improving Diversity and
Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the Trust's aim to
improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all
applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request
to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the
minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in
the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this
expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to
the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any queries about
expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager -
Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
Please see full Job Description document uploaded to this job advert in the Supporting Information Section.
If you have the necessary skills, expertise and qualities for the role then please contact Tracey Baldwin, SCSD Divisional Director of Nursing via her PA, Nicola Auld on Int Ext 39392 (DD 01905 733066) or via email on nicolaauld@nhs.net for an informal discussion and to learn more about how we could work together.
Improving Diversity and
Inclusive Recruitment:
As part of the Trust's aim to
improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all
applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request
to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the
minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role.
Applicants will be prompted in
the application form to declare if they wish to be considered under this
expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, and their response would be visible to
the Shortlisting Panel.
If you have any queries about
expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please contact Rob Saunders (HR Manager -
Recruitment) in confidence via email robert.saunders1@nhs.net.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Allied Health and Care Professionals Council.
- Degree related to Allied Health Care.
- Masters Degree, actively working towards the same, or relevant experience.
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Management qualification.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strategic Thinker.
- Upholds Trusts values.
- Respects contribution of others and acknowledges.
- Influencing and negotiation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 8A or above that includes:
- Experience of working in a senior leadership role.
- Evidence of advanced knowledge and understanding of the quality and safety agenda.
- Managing service level change in an acute hospital setting.
- Team building and roles in teams experience.
- Resolving user concerns effectively.
- Continuous quality improvement.
- Budget and financial management.
- Track record of delivering high standards of care.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements of post.
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS/ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically credible and evidence-based practice.
- Highly development written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to achieve change through others.
- Staff empowerment and development.
- Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Problem solving.
- Flexibility.
- Works effectively in pressurised environment.
- Current Health Service priorities.
- Local, regional and national nursing agenda.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Care Quality Commission (CQC).
- Standards of Registration.
- CQUINS local and national.
- Modernisation Agenda.
Desirable
- Experience compiling reports suitable for Board submission.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Allied Health and Care Professionals Council.
- Degree related to Allied Health Care.
- Masters Degree, actively working towards the same, or relevant experience.
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development.
Desirable
- Post Graduate Management qualification.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Strategic Thinker.
- Upholds Trusts values.
- Respects contribution of others and acknowledges.
- Influencing and negotiation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience at Band 8A or above that includes:
- Experience of working in a senior leadership role.
- Evidence of advanced knowledge and understanding of the quality and safety agenda.
- Managing service level change in an acute hospital setting.
- Team building and roles in teams experience.
- Resolving user concerns effectively.
- Continuous quality improvement.
- Budget and financial management.
- Track record of delivering high standards of care.
Other Job Requirements
Essential
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements of post.
- Standard Clauses
- A Disclosures and Barring Service check will be carried out where the position is eligible for a Disclosures and Barring Service Check in accordance with the 2012 Protection of Freedom Act and the guidance issued by the DBS.
- All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to have an Enhanced DBS checked including checking against DBS/ISA Vetting and barring lists.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Clinically credible and evidence-based practice.
- Highly development written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly developed negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to achieve change through others.
- Staff empowerment and development.
- Ability to make judgements involving complex facts or situations, which require the analysis, interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
- Problem solving.
- Flexibility.
- Works effectively in pressurised environment.
- Current Health Service priorities.
- Local, regional and national nursing agenda.
- Key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Care Quality Commission (CQC).
- Standards of Registration.
- CQUINS local and national.
- Modernisation Agenda.
Desirable
- Experience compiling reports suitable for Board submission.
Improving Diversity and Inclusive Recruitment
Essential
- As part of the Trust's aim to improve diversity across the Trust, positive action is being taken and all applications for this post from BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ candidates can request to be considered under an expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum criteria as specified in the person specification for this role. Here you can declare if you wish to be considered under this expanded Guaranteed Interview Scheme and this response would be visible to the Shortlisting Panel.
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).
