Deadline: 05 August 2026
Band: Band 8c
Salary £79,504 to £91,609 a year plus on-call supplement
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and diverse Division encompassing Women and Children’s Services, Community Services, and Therapies. The postholder will primarily lead a portfolio spanning Community Services and Adult Therapies, working closely with the Divisional Director, Clinical Directors, and Divisional Nurse and Midwifery Directors to provide visible and effective leadership across quality and governance, workforce, patient safety, and service improvement.
The Divisional Nurse / AHP Director will provide professional leadership for nursing and allied health professional (AHP) staff across the Division, supporting Lead Nurses, Matrons, and senior clinical leaders to deliver outstanding patient care and achieve Trust priorities and objectives.
As a key member of the Divisional Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will act as an expert source of professional nursing and AHP advice, contributing to collective accountability for the safe, effective, and high-quality delivery of care across a broad range of services.
This influential role is central to aligning corporate, organisational, and divisional priorities with clinical practice, workforce development, and service transformation. Working collaboratively with senior leaders across the Trust and with multidisciplinary colleagues, the postholder will drive continuous improvement and help ensure the delivery of exceptional care and outcomes for patients, families, and communities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in partnership with the Divisional Senior Leadership team to ensure that nursing and therapy is integral to the Trust, ensuring the delivery of high quality nursing and therapy care.
Candidates must be a team player with significant experience of working in a range of NHS settings, proven management skills, and experience in leading complex services and teams. The post holder will be responsible for leading, challenging and driving forward continuous quality improvement.
The post holder will be responsible for line management of Lead Nurses and Matrons within the areas in their portfolio.
The post holder will be expected to work in line with Trust values and behave in a manner that facilitates the development of autonomous teams and individuals that are empowered, engaged and committed to continually delivering excellent care.
The post holder is expected to participate in the senior manager on call rota and to cross cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Therapist
- Educated to degree level or evidence of sound intellectual ability and ongoing personal development at senior management level
- Master’s level qualification in health-related subject or equivalent experience
- Evidence of management / leadership qualification or development or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development showing a combination of short course or structured self-study
Desirable
- Coaching
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of NHS health care services and national standards relating to nursing / therapy policy
- Extensive knowledge of compliance frameworks, code of governance and understanding of the Care Quality Commission requirements
- Demonstrable knowledge of complex change management
- Significant experience of working in a senior nursing or therapy role in an acute hospital or community setting
- Significant nursing / therapy management experience
- Leading and managing change including service modernisation techniques
- Evidence of professional development in relation to personal development and decision making
- Risk management and clinical governance experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skill, including developing successful working relationships and handling difficult situations
- Highly developed leadership and people management skills
- Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Highly developed analytical and judgemental skills with ability to deliver contentious information to groups and reconcile views
- Able to act as a role model
- Advanced IT skills
Values I Behavioural I Attitudes
Essential
- Flexibility
- Able to work out of hours on site cover rota
- Occupational Health Clearance
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).
