# Deputy Divisional Nursing Director - UEC - NWAFT

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Peterborough City Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Director
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £66582.00 to £77368.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Cross site working required
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:58:37.935Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8301379
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8301379?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Urgent and Emergency Care Division as Deputy Divisional Nursing Director.

You will be working across a large busy division with direct line management of the Lead Nurses and Clinical Educators, and will deputise for the Divisional Nursing Director in their absence and lead a range of portfolios.

### Main duties of the job

The Deputy Divisional Nursing Director will

Support and deputise as required for the Divisional Nurse Director (DND) in day to day activity, to provide a high level of professional and operational leadership across the Division and wider Trust

Assist the DND in operational accountability for the Divisions non-medical workforce as well as setting and delivering strategic direction for the Divisional Nursing Teams. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.

Be a highly experienced and credible senior Registered Nurse or AHP and will support the DND to drive excellent professional standards, leading Quality and Practice Improvements to ensure our patients receive high quality, safe care

Provide professional nursing expertise and help in advising on operational management issues regarding safety, quality and governance for the Clinical Business Units, Division and across the Trust

Contribute to the corporate nursing resource and assist the DND in holding a portfolio of responsibility to be managed Trust wide reporting to the Chief Nurse.

Take part in the Senior Manager On-call rota

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Management experience at Band 8a level in an acute NHS organisation
- Evidence of managing complex human resource issues
- Experience of leading quality improvement initiatives leading to improvements in services, patient care or staff experience
- Experience of complaints management and resolution
- Experience of budgetary management
- Experience of working within the PSIR Framework and the wider clinical governance framework

**Desirable**

- Experience of delivering financial improvement or cost efficiencies
- Experience and training in service improvement
- Coaching qualification

### Key skills

**Essential**

- Proven professional and personal leadership skills with an emphasis on negotiating, influencing and conflict resolution.
- Has well-developed communication, inter-personal and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate highly complex information to different groups.
- Uses coaching and mentoring techniques and skills.

**Desirable**

- Experience of skill mix review and effective management of rosters

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional
- Evidence of post graduate education and continuing professional development
- Recognised management or leadership course
- Patient Safety Level 1 and 2 training
- Masters Degree, or equivalent experience
- Recognised Quality Improvement course

**Desirable**

- Patient Safety Level 3 or above
- Professional Nurse / AHP Advocate

## Documents

- [ddnd jd (pdf, 344.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10620719)
- [ddnd ps (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10620720)
- [staff benefits (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2886)
- [living our values (pdf, 260.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1865)
- [we are team nwangliaft (pdf, 8.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2745)
- [information for candidates (pdf, 5.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2788)

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