Deputy Divisional Nurse Director | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse (RSCN) to join our senior clinical leadership team as the Deputy Divisional Nurse Director for the Women's and Children's Division.

You will work with the Divisional Nurse Director and be an integral part of the senior management divisional triumvirate to help influence strategic direction and vision.

You will be part of a fast paced, supportive team that puts the patients first. We will offer you support and direction that will help expand your professional portfolio and own personal development in a highly rewarding role within an established team.

Using compassionate and inclusive leadership skills you will be expected to be promote high standards of clinical care. Governance and risk management is essential to patient safety, therefore you will need a good working knowledge to be able to support and to advise the team.

You will be required to deliver nursing objectives that help transform patient pathways and improve patient experience and contribute to the nursing voice.

Interview date: 17th March 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

• Support and deputise when required for the Divisional Nurse Director (DND) in day to day activity, to provide a high level of professional, operational and practice improvement leadership across the Division and wider Trust
• Deputise for the DND when required at external strategic meetings.
• Assist the DND in operational accountability for the Divisions nursing workforce as well as setting and delivering strategic direction for the Divisional Nursing Teams.
• Support by providing effective visible leadership, contributing towards the achievement of the financial forecast and delivery of contracted activity. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours
• Be a highly experienced and credible senior Registered Paediatric Nurse, and will support the DND to drive excellent professional standards, leading Practice Improvements to deliver true Exceptional care Together
• Provide professional nursing expertise and help in advising on operational management issues regarding safety, quality and governance for the 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 Executive Chief Nurse

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This advert closes on Thursday 6 Mar 2025