This deputy director post sits within the Care Group at Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the Associate Director of Nursing/AHP and Chief Nursing Officer. The role leads delegated programmes on quality improvement, workforce transformation, clinical governance and professional standards. It spans nursing, allied health professional and operational teams across the group's sites, with a focus on integrated working. Candidates need registration with the NMC or HCPC and significant senior clinical leadership experience in a complex healthcare setting.
What the job involves
- Provide expert professional leadership and support across the Care Group
- Lead delegated quality, safety, governance and transformation programmes
- Drive workforce development, professional standards and advanced practice programmes
- Advise on service development, operational decisions and workforce planning, challenging constructively where needed
- Build relationships with clinical and operational leaders to promote integrated working
- Champion staff wellbeing, inclusion, innovation and continuous improvement
- Support delivery of strategic objectives through service development and transformational change
Registration & licences
- Registration with a relevant professional body, NMC or HCPC
Experience
- Significant senior clinical leadership experience in a complex healthcare environment
- Substantial nursing or AHP leadership experience
- Strong track record of delivering quality improvement and service transformation
Skills & knowledge
- Excellent influencing and relationship‑building skills
- Ability to lead across organisational boundaries
- Passion for developing high‑performing teams
What’s offered
- Full range of NHS benefits and discounts
- Continuous professional development
- Development opportunities through the Group Model with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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