Deputy Divisional Nurse Director

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our senior clinical leadership team as the Deputy Divisional Nurse Director for the Women's and Children's Division, covering neonatal services and gynaecology.

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. There will also be a requirement to work as part of the operational perinatal leadership team due to neonatal element of the portfolio.

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.

The role will require a proven record of senior leadership experience, working with the wider multidisciplinary team and other registrants. You will be required to supervise, mentor, and develop senior nursing and business unit leaders within the division, promoting a culture of continuous learning and professional development. 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.

Communication skills are essential, along with self awareness and emotional intelligence, to work with a wide range of individuals and be able to connect with a division based over multiple sites and clinical areas. You will be instrumental in promoting the nursing agenda both divisionally and at Trust level by supporting the Divisional Nurse Director and deputising in their absence. You will be required to deliver nursing objectives that help transform patient pathways and improve patient experience and contribute to the nursing voice.

Closing date: 31 August 2026

Interview date: 14 September 2026

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.

In return we will offer:

• 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

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4 _th_ busiest 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.

Date posted
17 August 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 8b

Salary
£66,582 to £77,368 a year
per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
320-SNR-0242

Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE

United Kingdom

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

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Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration

Desirable

• Master's or equivalent Dual Registration (RSCN/RN)

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a Senior Nurse at Business Unit or Divisional level
• Experience of coaching
• Acute Hospital Experience
• Experience of managing complex change and complex situations.
• Experience of Improvement projects

Desirable

• Experience of budgetary management
• Experience of working with external systems e.g Networks

Skills

Essential

• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a pressured environment against challenging deadlines

Desirable

• Project Management Skills

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.

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