Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing – Urgent and Emergency Care

Job overview

We are delighted to invite applications for the role of Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing for Urgent and Emergency Care, a pivotal, a high‑impact senior nursing leadership opportunity at the very heart of the Trust’s front door services. This role offers an exceptional opportunity for an experienced, ambitious leader to shape the future of urgent and emergency services in one of the most dynamic and operationally critical areas of the organisation.

Working closely with the Divisional Director of Nursing, Divisional Medical Director and the wider divisional Quad, you will have strong executive and organisational support as you help lead transformation across UEC. You will play a key role in strengthening clinical governance, improving patient flow and safety, developing sustainable workforce models, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement.

We particularly welcome applicants with significant experience in urgent and emergency care, acute medicine, or front door services, who bring credibility, resilience and a passion for delivering consistently high‑quality patient care in complex, fast‑paced environments.

Main duties of the job

The Division of Medicine is large and diverse, encompassing Front Door Services, General Internal Medicine and Diagnostic Services. While a professional background within medicine is advantageous, it is not essential; however, the successful candidate will be expected to rapidly develop a strong understanding of the clinical services delivered across the Division.

As Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing for UEC, you will be empowered to:

• Shape the long‑term strategic direction of Urgent and Emergency Care from a nursing and patient‑centred perspective
• Work closely with senior nurses, matrons and service leads to address workforce challenges and embed sustainable staffing, skill‑mix and rota models
• Lead and strengthen quality, safety and clinical governance across Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, SDEC and associated pathways
• Influence Trust‑wide priorities, including patient flow, admission avoidance, escalation management and elective recovery
• Contribute to group‑level collaboration and system‑wide UEC transformation

You will be a compassionate, visible and credible registered nurse with a proven track record of leading clinical teams, managing change and delivering improvement at scale. You will champion safety, quality and patient experience, while creating the conditions for staff to thrive and services to evolve in line with the demands of modern urgent and emergency care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing is responsible for the effectiveness of professional leadership and development of nursing within the Division and other allocated areas in order to facilitate the delivery of excellent clinical practice. The post holder may hold delegated responsibility for areas of practice from the Chief Nurse

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