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Director of Nursing

Employer
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Location
Derbyshire
Salary
£91,004 - £104,927 per annum
Closing date
27 Jan 2021
Phone number
01332XXXXXXX

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Director of Nursing x2

Already recognised as ‘Good’ by the CQC.

As one of the largest Trusts in the UK there is no shortage of opportunities to get involved at our hospitals.

Team UHDB is spread across 5 hospital sites, employing a diverse range of staff including Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Porters, Administration and Engineers.

We are currently looking for 2 influential and passionate individuals who have strong acute operational experience to join us as a Director of Nursing within the Corporate Nursing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented, vibrant and compassionate individual with demonstrable leadership skills to help us to continue to ensure that UHDB delivers the very best in professional practice, quality improvement, safety and governance, reporting directly to Executive Chief Nurse and deputising across the breath of the Chief Nurse portfolio.

In this influential role, you will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of the professional Nursing agenda.

You will have passion, enthusiasm and more importantly, you will able to lead, empower and work at all levels.

To be successful in this high-profile role, you must have substantial experience of working at a senior level including demonstrable experience, preferably operational management, patient safety, risk and governance and quality assurance.

Key Requirements of the role:

  • Have substantial experience of working at Director/Associate Director level
  • Significant experience of managing major complex projects, including change management and large scale service improvement and transformation
  • You must be a Registered Nurse
  • Hold a master’s degree level or equivalent

In return we will offer you:

  • A supportive working environment
  • Bespoke leadership training and support
  • Flexible working opportunities

Key facts about our Trust:

  • Every day our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients
  • We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust – over 3,300 per week
  • An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day – the 6th largest in the country
  • Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients every day
  • We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
  • We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
  • We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day
  • We employ 13,000 staff across our 5 hospital sites
  • We have a Director of Allied Health Professionals who is committed to provide leadership, progression and direction to AHPs

Closing date of applications: 27 January 2021

Interview date: 10 February 2021

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