Job summary Divisional Director of Nursing/Deputy Chief Nurse for Surgery & Anaesthetics Salary: £105,385 - £121,271 per annum/pro rata Interview Date: To be confirmed Contract: 6 month Fixed Term We are recruiting for a Divisional Director of Nursing for Surgery & Anaesthetics who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff. To lead and be accountable for providing strong, visible, professional leadership and focus for the delivery of the best of care throughout the Division. You will be accountable for all of the services across the Division ensuring high-quality, flexible and responsive service delivery. Main duties of the job The Divisional Director of Nursing will contribute to delivery of the Trust's strategic plan, by working in partnership with the Divisional Leadership teams and external health economy partners to achieve the Trust's corporate objectives and to make a positive contribution to ensuring that the care provided is safe, personal and effective. You, together with the Divisional Director of Operations and the Divisional Medical Director, will be accountable for the strategic leadership, planning and operational delivery of multiple services, and will hold corporate responsibility for the performance management of their services in the delivery of quality and operational standards. Our values are B old, E very person Counts, S haring and O pen and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. The role will also support aspects of clinical governance compliance and assurance related to the programme, ensuring safe and effective use of all resources. We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies/procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. About us Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach: B - Bold E - Every person counts S - Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust. Date posted 25 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 9 Salary £105,385 to £121,271 a year per annum/pro rata Contract Fixed term Duration 6 months Working pattern Full-time Reference number 275-2503DDoN-S&A-FT Job locations Medway Maritime Hospital Windmill Road Gillingham ME7 5NY Job description Job responsibilities Be the Divisional Lead for complaints and patient experience. To ensure patients and users of the services are given the opportunity to feedback on their experiences and to be involved in service development and redesign. Lead, inspire and develop the nursing workforce within the Division to deliver high quality, patient centred nursing care that meets the needs of the patient using highly specialist knowledge. Ensure the Division has a comprehensive, progressive and sufficiently robust systems of internal control in place to implement and monitor the Patient First Strategy, so as to ensure the Trust consistently delivers on its vision of Exceptional healthcare, personally delivered, are established and working effectively from ward to Board. Provide strategic nursing leadership in order to consistently develop high quality, safe and cost effective nursing services for patients, the post holder is responsible for clinical risk and quality governance within the division and provides professional leadership to all staff within the division including developing the clinical leadership capability. Be responsible to the Chief Operating Officer and professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer. Support the Chief Nursing Officer with the delivery of a wider corporate nursing and quality agenda including (but not limited too) patient safety, patient experience, improved outcomes and the delivery of the Trusts Patient First Strategy for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) which will strengthen the nursing voice and secure the workforce of the future. Job description Job responsibilities Be the Divisional Lead for complaints and patient experience. To ensure patients and users of the services are given the opportunity to feedback on their experiences and to be involved in service development and redesign. Lead, inspire and develop the nursing workforce within the Division to deliver high quality, patient centred nursing care that meets the needs of the patient using highly specialist knowledge. Ensure the Division has a comprehensive, progressive and sufficiently robust systems of internal control in place to implement and monitor the Patient First Strategy, so as to ensure the Trust consistently delivers on its vision of Exceptional healthcare, personally delivered, are established and working effectively from ward to Board. Provide strategic nursing leadership in order to consistently develop high quality, safe and cost effective nursing services for patients, the post holder is responsible for clinical risk and quality governance within the division and provides professional leadership to all staff within the division including developing the clinical leadership capability. Be responsible to the Chief Operating Officer and professionally accountable to the Chief Nursing Officer. Support the Chief Nursing Officer with the delivery of a wider corporate nursing and quality agenda including (but not limited too) patient safety, patient experience, improved outcomes and the delivery of the Trusts Patient First Strategy for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (AHP) which will strengthen the nursing voice and secure the workforce of the future. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered and practicing nurse with current live NMC registration Degree in nursing or clinical subject Doctorate' Degree in relevant subject supplemented further by evidence of continuing professional Post graduate management qualification ow equivalent leadership experience Recognised leadership course Evidence of comprehensive continuing personal and professional development Working minimum at band 8c level or equivalent Knowledge Essential Ability to think, develop, plan and implement strategically, tactically and creatively Influence at a strategic level across and beyond complex organisations Prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands Professionally credibility with staff - in particular senior clinical and managerial staff Ability to influence, guide, persuade and negotiate at an organisational and externally with a range of stakeholders Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working An innovative and creative approach and ability to inspire and ability to enthuse others Ability to develop strategic priorities and to organise staff and resources to achieve high quality patient care and delivery of health care targets Enthusiastic about ensuring services and care is good for patients Must be able to deal with frequent interruptions, meet deadlines and concentrate for lengthy periods of time Champion for excellent patient care and quality Experience Essential Extensive senior clinical management experience relevant to the post Extensive experience of working as a senior nurse in leadership and management role in a health care environment, of which should be above band 8c level and at least 2 at Divisional Management level or equivalent, in another acute hospital Experience of managing an operational team, targets and budgets Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering significant change and performance with and through multiple and diverse clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback Experience of multi-agency working Experience of working with patients/service users to improve their experience Experience in implementing safety/quality initiatives and service improvement projects Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding staff to account Experience of effective workforce planning, and can demonstrate an understanding of establishment and acuity and dependency tools. Significant management experience which includes but is not limited to the NHS Experience in providing advice on complex professional issues to the executive/non- executive team and all other levels of the organisation, external agencies and stakeholders e.g. NHSi/e, CCG etc. Experience of producing high quality reports in a timely manner for consideration at senior level internally and externally Skills Essential Excellent well developed leadership, influencing and motivational skills to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations and delivery of corporate objectives Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to positively interact in difficult, highly emotive and potentially hostile situations, including to distressed and or large groups of people in a politically aware and sensitive manner Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to deliver presentations and represent the Trust in the media Ability to interpret highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information where there are significant barriers Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief 'up the line' A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals Advanced planning and organisational skills - able to lead/organise multiple projects ensuring timely delivery of goals and milestones Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered and practicing nurse with current live NMC registration Degree in nursing or clinical subject Doctorate' Degree in relevant subject supplemented further by evidence of continuing professional Post graduate management qualification ow equivalent leadership experience Recognised leadership course Evidence of comprehensive continuing personal and professional development Working minimum at band 8c level or equivalent Knowledge Essential Ability to think, develop, plan and implement strategically, tactically and creatively Influence at a strategic level across and beyond complex organisations Prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands Professionally credibility with staff - in particular senior clinical and managerial staff Ability to influence, guide, persuade and negotiate at an organisational and externally with a range of stakeholders Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners to create the conditions for successful partnership working An innovative and creative approach and ability to inspire and ability to enthuse others Ability to develop strategic priorities and to organise staff and resources to achieve high quality patient care and delivery of health care targets Enthusiastic about ensuring services and care is good for patients Must be able to deal with frequent interruptions, meet deadlines and concentrate for lengthy periods of time Champion for excellent patient care and quality Experience Essential Extensive senior clinical management experience relevant to the post Extensive experience of working as a senior nurse in leadership and management role in a health care environment, of which should be above band 8c level and at least 2 at Divisional Management level or equivalent, in another acute hospital Experience of managing an operational team, targets and budgets Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering significant change and performance with and through multiple and diverse clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback Experience of multi-agency working Experience of working with patients/service users to improve their experience Experience in implementing safety/quality initiatives and service improvement projects Experience in setting objectives and performance management and holding staff to account Experience of effective workforce planning, and can demonstrate an understanding of establishment and acuity and dependency tools. Significant management experience which includes but is not limited to the NHS Experience in providing advice on complex professional issues to the executive/non- executive team and all other levels of the organisation, external agencies and stakeholders e.g. NHSi/e, CCG etc. Experience of producing high quality reports in a timely manner for consideration at senior level internally and externally Skills Essential Excellent well developed leadership, influencing and motivational skills to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations and delivery of corporate objectives Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships Excellent inter-personal skills with the ability to positively interact in difficult, highly emotive and potentially hostile situations, including to distressed and or large groups of people in a politically aware and sensitive manner Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to deliver presentations and represent the Trust in the media Ability to interpret highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information where there are significant barriers Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief 'up the line' A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals Advanced planning and organisational skills - able to lead/organise multiple projects ensuring timely delivery of goals and milestones Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Medway NHS Foundation Trust Address Medway Maritime Hospital Windmill Road Gillingham ME7 5NY Employer's website https://www.medway.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)