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Associate Director of Nursing

The closing date is 05 October 2025

We are delighted to announce the opportunity to invite applicants to the post of Associate Director of Nursing within the Division of Surgery

The successful candidates will be an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated senior nurses who are passionate about ensuring that the highest standard of care is provided to every patient, every time.

As an Associate Director of Nursing, you will have experience in a wide variety of clinical settings and have recent management experience.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the senior manager on call rota.

Main duties of the job

Assist and support the Divisional Director of Nursing in the smooth running of speciality within the clinical division ensuring the delivery of divisional goals and KPIs with a particular focus on excellent, sustainable care delivery.

The post holder will work closely with the Divisional Director of Nursing to support the delivery of professional standards pertaining to the clinical services.

The Associate Director of Nursing will support the Divisional Director of Nursing in the delivery of staff and budgetary management ensuring that performance targets and strategic objectives are met, including supporting the management of capacity and demand in order to achieve national and local standards.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Associate Director of Nursing position available at WUTH.

If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Educated to Masters level (or ability to work towards) / equivalent experience with a relevant professional qualification
• Relevant registration (NMC/HCPC) with relevant senior experience
• Additional management / leadership qualification

Other Requirements

• Able to demonstrate behaviours that meet the Trust PROUD Values;
• Able to demonstrate work/life balance
• Interests and activities indicating teamwork, leadership and stress management

Knowledge and Skills

• Management Experience at senior clinical position/Matron level or above
• Experience of staff development/human resource management
• Knowledge of the Safeguarding Framework and experience of working collaboratively with the Named Nurse/Named Midwife /Safeguarding team/Domestic Violence lead
• Evidence of ongoing continuing Professional Development
• Evidence of embedding Quality Governance and Evidence Based Practice
• Evidence of managing quality initiatives which include patient involvement
• Evidence of the ability to motivate and lead staff, including establishing and maintaining relationships
• Oral and written communication e.g. skills to include communicating effectively, report writing and business case development
• Experience of implementing and supporting change e.g. working practices and redesign of services.
• Evidence of managing a budget and supporting the delivery of CIP
• Evidence of working in partnership with NHS or non NHS organisations

Personal Attributes

• To be able to communicate confidently and assertively through written / verbal means to wide range of individuals e.g., Board, general public, general practitioners etc. when deputising for the DDNM in a variety of formal and informal settings
• To have a desire to know how the speciality clinical services are being delivered and what the experience is of patients and service users
• To be able to prioritise the demands of the post through reasoning and rationalisation skills
• To be politically astute
• To be prepared to undertake transformational rather than incremental change
• To inspire others to be positive in their support of service improvement
• To have a 'can do' sense of confidence even in the face of opposition
• Exposure to distressing and emotional circumstances necessitates the ability to react appropriately when required to deliver such messages
• To be able to deal appropriately with staff, patients and the public who may exhibit challenging behaviour
• To adhere to the NMC/HCPC Code and NHS Code of Conduct for managers
• Can demonstrate alignment to the values of the Trust.
• Role model behaviour and inclusive leadership style.
• An energetic motivator of people with a commitment to improving safety
• Personal commitment to an open inclusive leadership style.
• Sets high standards and expectations and willing to support staff to achieve these and take action where standards are compromised.
• To be receptive to fresh insights and perspectives from diverse sources

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel for national and regional commitments as well as between various Trust sites
• Ability to work flexible hours and fulfil commitments of on-call / site management role

Qualificate, Specific Experience & Training

• Operational / Management experience of working within relevant service
• Management Qualification or relevant experience

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.

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