Deputy Divisional Nurse Director

Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and credible registered practitioner to join our senior clinical leadership team as an additional Deputy Divisional Nurse Director for Surgery, increasing our senior nursing team.

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

Main duties of the job
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 departmental leaders, 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 across our surgical division including critical 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 using PSIRF principles.

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 of over 4000 staff. 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.

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 established team.

Closing date: 17 August 2026
Interview date: 01 September 2026

About us
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 4th 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.

Details
Date posted: 03 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-0243
Job locations: Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE

Job responsibilities
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Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• NMC registered
• 1st level Degree/Significant experience at a senior level
• Detailed supporting information

Desirable

• Post graduate leadership qualification
• Project management experience
• Complaints management experience

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Clinical knowledge of surgical /critical care /perioperative services.
• Work planning, recruitment, retention and staff wellbeing
• Acute hospital experience

Desirable

• Change management and transformation
• Strategic leadership and decision making

Experience
Essential

• Significant senior nursing leadership experience
• Leading clinical governance and patient safety

Desirable

• Managing workforce performance and organisational change.
• Managing budgets and workforce

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.

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: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Divisional Nurse Director, Alison Wadlow, Alison.wadlow@nhs.net, 01332785425