# Director of Nursing/Deputy Chief Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Croydon Health Services NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-nursingdeputy-chief-nurse/28965c3b-8e7b-4c11-b672-745630a1008c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-nursingdeputy-chief-nurse/28965c3b-8e7b-4c11-b672-745630a1008c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Croydon Health Services NHS Trust - **Location:** Croydon University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Director of nursing - **Grade:** Band 9 - **Salary:** £118,919 - £135,920 pa inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (6 Month Contract) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T11:51:10.223Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Croydon/Croydon_Health_Services_NHS_Trust/Corporate_Nursing/Corporate_Nursing-v8258821 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8258821?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Director of Nursing/Deputy Chief Nurse - 6 month fixed term contract We are delighted to be appointing a Director of Nursing/Deputy Chief Nurse for Acute Services at Croydon Health Services on a six-month fixed-term contract. This is a key strategic leadership role supporting the Chief Nurse, Chief Medical Officer and Managing Director to progress the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and implement the NHS Plan. The post holder will provide strategic and professional leadership, with accountability for: - Ensuring CQC regulatory standards are embedded and met, supporting the Trust’s ambition to achieve an outstanding rating. - Leading the development and delivery of the Nursing Strategy. - Developing an integrated workforce strategy, including advanced practice and extended roles to support patients with complex long-term conditions and frailty. - Ensuring the nursing model reflects and integrates the wider social determinants of health. - Developing an education and learning strategy to support the development, retention and growth of the nursing workforce, enabling staff to lead and innovate. - Providing a corporate lead for Workforce and Professional Standards. This is an exciting opportunity to provide visible, strategic nursing leadership and help shape the future delivery of Acute Services across Croydon. ### Main duties of the job Reporting to the Chief Nurse, the Deputy Chief Nurse (DCN)/Director of Nursing will support the development and delivery of the Trust’s Nursing and Midwifery Strategy, working with the Chief Nurse and other deputies to ensure delivery of agreed objectives, quality standards and resource controls. The post holder will provide strategic and professional leadership across nursing and midwifery, driving excellence in clinical practice, professional standards, leadership development and workforce capacity. They will provide expert advice on nursing matters to the Chief Nurse and contribute to the delivery of Clinical Board and Trust-wide priorities. The Director of Nursing will be accountable for ensuring consistently high and safe standards of nursing care across all clinical services, including community nursing. Working with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Assistant Directors of Nursing, they will develop and implement strategies, policies and improvement programmes, using performance and outcome measures to assure quality, safety and effectiveness. The post holder will lead the development of nursing clinical practice and monitor nursing outcomes through established performance management processes, driving continuous improvement in patient safety, quality and experience. The Director of Nursing will deputise for the Chief Nurse as required, providing senior leadership and support to the wider nursing leadership team with a high degree of autonomy. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached supporting document (Job Description) which contains more information about the role. ### 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 ### Qualification **Essential** - RN - Master Degree relevant to role ### Professional Qualification **Essential** - NMC ### Significant Managment and Leadership Experience **Essential** - Significant leadership and mgt in a large complex organization ## Documents - [chs accomodation (pdf, 676.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1725) - [croydon trust values (pdf, 324.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2317) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2414) - [chs dbs policy statement (pdf, 53.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=972) - [map of croydon university hospital (pdf, 95.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=974) - [deputy chief nurse/director of nursing (pdf, 700.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572282) ## 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.