# Associate Divisional Director (WCICS) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-divisional-director-wcics/39477a33-c77f-4f07-a3a4-7a576c5de2a9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-divisional-director-wcics/39477a33-c77f-4f07-a3a4-7a576c5de2a9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Stockport NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Stockport - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (plus on-calls) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-11T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-28T11:13:29.853Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Stockport/Stockport_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Management/Management-v8004881 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8004881?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.stockport.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Associate Divisional Director - Women Children and Integrated Community Services - Band 8C - 37.5 hours An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced Senior Manager with exceptional leadership skills, to join the Division of Women Children and Integrated Community Services in the role of Associate Divisional Director. The Associate Divisional Director will support the Divisional Director in delivering their divisional objectives and supporting the services within their Division. A key focus will be achievement against the Operational standards and targets, alongside the delivery of activity agreements with Commissioners. It will also include achievement against a range of internally developed objectives and priorities. The post holder will be a key member of the Divisional Management Team, and will work closely with the Divisional Director, Associate Medical Director and Divisional Directors of Nursing/AHP’s/Midwifery in order to develop the strategic direction of Divisional services, setting a clear vision aligned to national policy and system‑wide priorities.  A key priority of the post holder will be to provide strategic leadership and oversight of discharge services, setting a clear vision aligned to national policy and system‑wide priorities, including the left shift agenda. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will demonstrate networking and negotiating skills and the ability to quickly build and maintain effective productive relationships, both internally within the Trust and with external partners. 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 Associate Divisional Director will be responsible for line management of the Directorate Managers within the Division. The postholder must be able to influence stakeholders across the locality to ensure the interest of Stockport patients are well represented. 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. ### Detailed job description and main 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 Details Associate Divisional Director - Women Children and Integrated Community Services - Band 8C - 37.5 hours An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and experienced Senior Manager with exceptional leadership skills, to join the Division of Women Children and Integrated Community Services in the role of Associate Divisional Director. The Associate Divisional Director will support the Divisional Director in delivering their divisional objectives and supporting the services within their Division. A key focus will be achievement against the Operational standards and targets, alongside the delivery of activity agreements with Commissioners. It will also include achievement against a range of internally developed objectives and priorities. The post holder will be a key member of the Divisional Management Team, and will work closely with the Divisional Director, Associate Medical Director and Divisional Directors of Nursing/AHP’s/Midwifery in order to develop the strategic direction of Divisional services, setting a clear vision aligned to national policy and system‑wide priorities. A key priority of the post holder will be to provide strategic leadership and oversight of discharge services, setting a clear vision aligned to national policy and system‑wide priorities, including the left shift agenda. ## Job Description The post holder will demonstrate networking and negotiating skills and the ability to quickly build and maintain effective productive relationships, both internally within the Trust and with external partners. 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 Associate Divisional Director will be responsible for line management of the Directorate Managers within the Division. The postholder must be able to influence stakeholders across the locality to ensure the interest of Stockport patients are well represented. 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. ## 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Leadership, communication and presentational ability. - Ability to work effectively across organisational boundaries. - Ability to resolve conflict in an effective but non-aggressive manner. - Ability to communicate effectively, demonstrating sensitivity/understanding to a wide range of different people/ organisations. - Ability to delegate and work through others. - Ability to influence, motivate and negotiate with all grades of staff. - Ability to lead change in the face of resistance. - Able to act as a catalyst for change, encouraging innovation and creativity in service design. - Analytical ability. - Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality of work. - Ability to prioritise and quickly identify the core issues in a situation. - Ability to grasp new ideas and concepts. - Willing to challenge traditional practices and gain support from peers to new initiatives by reconciling conflicts and applying rational thinking. - Ability to maintain credibility amongst all levels of staff. - Emotionally resilient to completing demands within the Trust and local health economy. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and understanding of the NHS and key policy areas across health and social care. - Able to independently prioritise and meet deadlines. - Knowledge and understanding of the operational, performance and financial issues and processes within a Trust and community services. - Knowledge and awareness of good HR practice, including a working knowledge of contract/employment law. - Sound knowledge of the clinical and corporate governance agenda. - Ability to influence others from a range of professional backgrounds. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior management experience including management of acute and community services. - Experience of managing in a large and complex multidisciplinary clinical organisation and a multi-million. - Experience would include regular exposure to solving a range of operational and strategic problems involving HR and Finance. - Experience of conducting negotiations relating to complex matters with other senior managers both internal and external to the Trust. - Experience of preparing and presenting reports for consideration at executive forums. - NHS political and cultural awareness. - Experience of activity/waiting list/contract management. - Experience of partnership working internal and external to the organisation. - Evidence of managing service redesign/ organisational change. - Evidence of experience in clinical governance, risk management and service improvement. - Experience of delivering cost improvement programmes. - Evidence of developing teams/others. ### Education & qualification **Essential** - Master’s degree or ability to demonstrate comparable experiential learning. - Academic or vocational development relevant to: o Strategic Management o Leadership o Organisational/Business Development - Evidence of continuing personal and professional development. ## Documents - [jd/ps (pdf, 442.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10292514) - [candidate pack (pdf, 310.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2576) - [applicant guide (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1756) - [our behaviours - care (pdf, 218.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1757) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.