# Divisional Director of Nursing > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/divisional-director-of-nursing/7647f84f-92e0-4fbf-8c60-1c070ddd724e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/divisional-director-of-nursing/7647f84f-92e0-4fbf-8c60-1c070ddd724e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** University Hospital Aintree - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Director of nursing - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £94,356 - £108,814 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T10:53:38.770Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Aintree/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Medicine/Medicine-v8260026 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8260026?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional nursing leader to join our senior leadership team as Divisional Director of Nursing for Medicine and Emergency Care at our Aintree Hospital site. This is a pivotal role providing strategic and operational nursing leadership across a large and diverse portfolio of services, including Emergency Department, Acute Medicine, General Medicine, Specialist Medicine and associated clinical services. As a key member of the Divisional triumvirate, you will work in partnership with the Divisional Medical Director and Divisional Director of Operations to deliver outstanding clinical outcomes, high quality patient care and an exceptional patient experience. You will lead a substantial nursing and multidisciplinary workforce, championing professional standards, innovation, quality improvement and workforce development while ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and compassionate care. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of Medicine and Emergency Care at Aintree Hospital, influence care delivery at scale and make a lasting difference to the lives of patients, families and staff. The post holder reports directly to the Director of Nursing of the Aintree site which forms part of the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group structure. ### Main duties of the job Reporting to the Director of Nursing the post holder will be an integral member of the Divisional Senior Management Team and will be responsible for the delivery of the Division’s nursing strategy in conjunction with the Trust’s overall strategy. The Divisional Director of Nursing (DDN) will work with Divisional Medical Director and Divisional Director of Operations to drive operational performance and planning within the Division. The post holder will work closely with other Divisions, Executive / Corporate Directors, and external partners in order to achieve Trust objectives and make a positive contribution to the provision of health services across the local economy. The leadership and line management of the Division’s senior nursing staff, including their recruitment, selection, supervision, direction, performance management and appraisal/ continuing professional development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the detailed Job Description for full details and main responsibilities that are required for 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 ### Other **Essential** - Patient focused - Committed to the positive leadership and development of nursing, midwifery, and allied health professionals - Professional maturity ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to function effectively at Trust Board and equivalent level - Demonstrate leadership and management skills - Ability to lead and manage complexity and unpredictability, to make difficult decisions and to solve problems - Ability to self-start and prioritise own workload and that of others - Ability to manage resources effectively (esp. financial and human) - Ability to work collaboratively and strategically - Systematic and analytical - Excellent interpersonal skills - Excellent presentation skills in both verbal and written forms - Evidence of effective working relationships - Highly developed problem-solving skills - Competent with basic IT skills (word processing, spreadsheets etc) - Good verbal and report writing skills - Skilled negotiator ### Knowledge **Essential** - Recent and extensive clinical, managerial and leadership credibility and experience - Recent experience of managing complex professional matters/issues - Financially astute/business-aware - Understanding and appreciation of diversity - Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on the nursing professions and services. - Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution **Desirable** - Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management, and workforce information systems - Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy ### Experience **Essential** - Significant management and leadership experience to including experience of working at a senior level - Demonstrable experience of leading clinical innovation or leading change within clinical practice - Demonstrable experience in , workforce planning, managing resources budgetary and financial management - Demonstrable experience in development of Nursing/ therapies as professional in their practice - Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the Trust Quality and Patient Safety objectives - Evidence of making operational judgements involving highly complex facts/ situations - Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period. - Evidence of networking ,working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries **Desirable** - Research experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - First level registration NMC/Registered AHP HCPC - Degree level qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline - Evidence of education to Master’s level or equivalent experience - Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development - Evidence of Leadership development **Desirable** - Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10585977) - [recruitment documents (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573635) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 257.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10573634) ## 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.