Divisional Director of Nursing/Midwifery
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£94,356 to £108,814
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 November 2026
10 days leftJob description
We are looking for an inspirationalDivisional Director of Nursing/Midwifery to provide professional leadership across the Division and other allocated...
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrates current knowledge of professional and national nursing/ midwifery priorities and agenda
- Good understanding of NHS policy and reforms around health and social care
- Demonstrates current knowledge of NHS economic environment commercial challenges and opportunities faced by an NHS Foundation Trust
- Is able to demonstrate awareness and understanding of contemporary professional and educational nursing issues and NHS Policy issues
- A broad understanding of the network of healthcare provision
Desirable: - General Management Experience within an acute provider; - Able to articulate the new NHS system and strategic direction
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse or Midwife (First Level)
- Evidence of study at Degree/Master's level or equivalent
- Management qualification
- Teaching Qualification
Desirable: - Coaching qualification; - Master's degree or postgraduate diploma
Training
Essential: - Evidence of Continuous professional and personal development
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Broad clinical experience in an acute provider setting
- Demonstrates leadership in quality improvement and patient safety across a number of acute care areas
- Demonstrates effective Nursing/ Midwifery Management/Leadership at senior level
- Ability to influence colleagues at a range of levels internally and externally
- Demonstrates experience of negotiating and presenting cohesive solutions to complex issues
- Effective performance and resource management skills
- Effectively implementing and leading change in a complex organisation
- Proven track record as a leader, and professional role model
- Clinical Governance, complaints handling and clinical risk management experience
Desirable
- Experience in working within an NHS Foundation Trust
- A clear commitment to career progression
- Experience of talent management
- Publications
- Conference presentations
- Cross-organisational working
- Effectively implementing and managing large scale change in a complex organisation
Contractual Requirements
Essential: - To work flexibly to the requirements of the post; - Participation in on-call; - Full Driving Licence
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
10 November 2026
Last checked
11 November 2026
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