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Job Summary
Looking for the next step on your leadership journey?
Job Summary
Looking for the next step on your leadership journey?
We have an exciting opportunity for 2 exceptional nurse leaders to join our newly established Medicine and Community Divisions as Associate Director of Nursing
1: Medicine and Community Services - Ipswich & East Suffolk - fixed term until March 26
2: Medicine and Community Services - Colchester & North Essex - Permanent
In these pivotal roles, you will work closely with the Divisional Management Team to ensure the delivery ofsafe, effective, and compassionate care for the communities we serve.
We are seeking talented, passionate, and experienced nurse leaders who bring strategic insight and clinical excellence. You will be amotivated inspirational leader, with a proven track record in driving initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and service quality.
You will provide visible clinical leadership to the Division and play a major role in the continuing development of service delivery for the benefit of patients and staff.
You will work alongside ambitious and committed colleagues in the Trust and across our strategic partners, and be instrumental in shaping and delivering sustainable innovation and improvement
You'll be part of a large, forward-thinking organisation, working within a committed team of professionals in afast-paced and dynamic environment. These posts offer an excellent opportunity to develop your strategic, operational, and leadership skills, with the support of a forward-looking and innovative culture.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for managing all aspects of quality, governance and patient experience within the Division.
You will act as an ambassador and role model for the Trust, championing the Trust's values and supporting the Trust's development as a clinically led organisation.
You will lead on the development and implementation of workforce planning in relation to non medical clinical staff to ensure provision of the right staff with the right skills, in the right place at the right time.
About Us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Date posted
15 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8d
Salary
£88,168 to £101,677 a year pro rata, per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR90-25
Job locations
Colchester/Ipswich
Colchester/Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details on the roles and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Job Description
Job responsibilities
For full details on the roles and responsibilities please see attached job description and person specification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Nurse
* Educated to Masters level or Equivalent
* Post-graduate qualification in management or clinical field
Experience
Essential
* Significant experience of clinical management with proven experience in a senior management role
* Significant experience of leading/managing Clinical Governance within a healthcare organization
* Experience of leading organisational/service change to deliver improvement
* Experience of working at a senior level across organisational boundaries
* Leading & managing change
Knowledge
Essential
* Expert knowledge of the Care Quality Commission and NMC requirements
* Ability to improve clinical quality in acute setting
* Expert understanding of the NHS
Personal skills
Essential
* Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
* Well-developed IT skills.
* Effective role model
Person Specification
Essential
* Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
* Well-developed IT skills.
* Effective role model
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester/Ipswich
Colchester/Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester/Ipswich
Colchester/Ipswich
IP4 5PD
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Director
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Hospitals
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