Overview
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a Community Associate Director of Nursing at University Hospital Tees (UHT)
The Community Associate Director of Nursing will be part of a triumvirate team and will be jointly accountable for developing the longer-term strategic direction of the community clinical service unit in partnership with the service director and associate director of operations, providing clinical expertise. The post holder will work within the community clinical service unit across the UHT group ensuring safe, high-quality care and developing the workforce requirements in line with the expectations of the 10-year plan to support effective pathways to facilitate patient care closer to home.
As a key professional leader the Associate Director of Nursing will:
* provide strategic and operational direction to all nurses within the clinical service unit
* be responsible for providing the fundamentals of care to a high standard
* be accountable for safe staffing and ensure robust risk management and governance arrangements are in place
* develop and lead workforce transformation to enable effective pathways of care closer to home
Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.
Main duties
The post holder will be an integral part of the organisation's senior nursing team working with other associate directors of nursing, heads of nursing, deputy directors of nursing, the director of nursing and the executive chief nursing officer. For the associate director of nursing post, we are seeking a highly motivated, experienced, values driven nurse with excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills to drive integrated services, who is passionate about community care. Further developing a safety first - caring better together culture at University Hospitals Tees.
Interviews will take place Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th November.
About us
We support the "Making Every Contact Count" approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading your Team to Success
* Leading Into the Future
* Service Improvement for Beginners
* Developing your Service Improvement Skills
* Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviour
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skill
* Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Details
Date posted: 22 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8d
Salary: £91,342 to £105,337 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 328-CP-7566885
Location
The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1JG
University Hospital Of North Tees, Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS19 8PE
Job description & responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Qualifications & Training
Essential
* Registered Nurse
* First Degree in Nursing / health related subject
* Master's level qualification in health or leadership-related subject
* Leadership qualification
Desirable
* PhD/Doctorate or working towards
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Significant clinical leadership experience
* Significant experience of working at a senior level in a complex environment
* Ability for complex decision making
* Experience of leading service evaluation, audit, or research
* Development and delivery of strategies
* Effective organisational and planning skills to meet deadlines
* Ability to prioritise a complex workload and work independently in a rapidly changing environment
* Experience of working within an accreditation programme
* Ability to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information
Desirable
* Presentations at regional, national, international level
* Experience in leading own research / audit / publication
Skills & Attributes
Essential
* Advanced IT skills
* Ability to interpret, analyse and communicate highly complex data and information in written reports, presentations, and verbal updates
* People management / complex problem solving at a senior level
Compliance
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.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Employer's website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/
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