Job summary Divisional Director - Urgent and Emergency Care Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week Thank you for taking the time to read this advert for a very exciting vacancy within my senior team. I have been at the Trust for three years, we are on an improvement journey and Urgent and Emergency Care services are a core focus of this. We are working closely with system partners to ensure improvements get the right patient, to the right place to have the right care as soon as possible. Our Emergency Services have had lots of investment including a new build SDEC and UTC, discharge lounge, additional resus space and this summer a triage hub will be finished. I am exceptionally proud of my senior team of operational leaders and all we have achieved together so far for our patients and you feel you have the experience and skills to be the accountable officer our most complex division please get in touch. Cathy, Chief Operating Officer. Main duties of the job Accountable to the Chief Operating Officer, with delegated responsibility to the Deputy Chief Operating Officer, the Divisional Director is responsible for the strategic planning, operational management and delivery of the operational elements of patient care, ensuring that the key safety, quality, service performance, and financial objectives are met. Working alongside the Associate Medical Director and Associate Director of Nursing the Divisional Director is responsible for ensuring maximum efficiency, promoting service improvement, optimum clinical pathways and ensuring regulatory targets and compliance against quality, risk and governance standards. Leading the development, motivation, and inspiration of teams within the Division, the Divisional Director has overall responsibility for general management and their adherence to the Trust's values and behaviours. About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. Date posted 09 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8d Salary £88,168 to £101,677 a year pa Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 210-2025-300-A Job locations Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. Person Specification Qualification Essential Relevant Degree or equivalent relevant experience Professional specialist knowledge covering more than one relevant discipline e.g. clinical services, finance, personnel, IT, gained through Masters Degree or significant proven experience Desirable Relevant qualification or experience in improvement methodology Knowledge and Experience Essential Extensive experience in a senior management role within the NHS or a large multi-functional public or commercial environment Demonstrate successful management of change within a large complex organisation Experience of developing business plans which support/deliver corporate and divisional objectives Desirable Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the NHS and the modernisation agenda particularly in relation to service delivery Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate at all levels Ability to communicate effectively at all levels Person Specification Qualification Essential Relevant Degree or equivalent relevant experience Professional specialist knowledge covering more than one relevant discipline e.g. clinical services, finance, personnel, IT, gained through Masters Degree or significant proven experience Desirable Relevant qualification or experience in improvement methodology Knowledge and Experience Essential Extensive experience in a senior management role within the NHS or a large multi-functional public or commercial environment Demonstrate successful management of change within a large complex organisation Experience of developing business plans which support/deliver corporate and divisional objectives Desirable Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the NHS and the modernisation agenda particularly in relation to service delivery Skills and Abilities Essential Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate at all levels Ability to communicate effectively at all levels 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). 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). Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Employer's website https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)