Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Associate Director of Nursing - Community and Children's

The closing date is 31 August 2025

Job summary

The post holder will be the deputy professional lead nurse for Nurses in the Directorate, providing professional leadership and accountability with an overview of quality and governance within the Directorate.

They will work as part of the triumvirate and corporate nursing team to ensure the Directorate has the correct nursing establishment and workforce in place to deliver safe high quality care to patients and families. This will involve providing strategic support and workforce planning to support demand and capacity and the implementation of health and well-being measures to support our colleagues.

Working alongside the Directorate Associate Director of Nursing, Clinical Director and Operational Director the post holder will need to be easily identifiable, provide strong, inspiring, visible clinical leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to give support, advice and assistance required at all levels of nursing to provide a clinically excellent service to children, young people and their families and carers.

Main duties of the job

An essential emphasis of the role is on Patient Safety, Patient Experience, User Engagement, identifying, monitoring, and improving Clinical Outcomes. They must identify and resolve clinical issues quickly and effectively to minimize any negative impact on the quality of patient care and insure there are robust risk management and governance systems in place to ensure safe, efficient, effective and timely management of the clinical and quality agenda.

The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing professional accountability and development of registered nurses working in the Directorate. The post holder will oversee the clinical training programs to support pre and post registration students in the directorate and will ensure that all nurses have access to training and education as demanded by their role.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust's (HDFT)reputation for quality and innovation has enabled usto become the largest provider of Children's PublicHealth Services (often known as 0-19 or 0-25 Services)in England - we support over 750,000 Children andYoung People through our eleven services stretchingfrom Berwick upon Tweed in the North, to Wakefieldin the South, and across to Cumbria and the whole North Yorkshire,from Settle in the West to Scarborough in the East. Our Children and Young Peoples Public Health Directorate workforce exceeds 1500 employees working across our 0-19 services.

We combine strong system leadership, clinicallyexcellent, evidence-based and prevention-focused care,with proactive, integrated One Team partnershipworking. Our models are universal in reach andpersonalised in response.We engage with Children, Young People and Families, from pre-birth to age19(25), offering access to universally available care pathways. Those at higherrisk and with greater need will receive tailored resources through an innovativeskill mix team, via Targeted and Specialist Level pathways, responsive to theirevolving unique needs: driving positive outcomes, reducing health inequalitiesand building early, sustainable resilience.

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-CYPD-3239R

Job locations

Community

TBC

HG2 7SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Anderson on emmaanderson3@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any questions, please contact Emma Anderson on emmaanderson3@nhs.net

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
  • Graduate in nursing or Health Related Subject.
  • Must be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

Desirable

  • Masters Degree in nursing/research or appropriate health related subject

Education

Essential

  • Experience of working across health and social care systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of senior management of working in a community setting/service

Desirable

  • Experience of senior management of working in a children's community setting/service
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
  • Graduate in nursing or Health Related Subject.
  • Must be a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN)

Desirable

  • Masters Degree in nursing/research or appropriate health related subject

Education

Essential

  • Experience of working across health and social care systems.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of senior management of working in a community setting/service

Desirable

  • Experience of senior management of working in a children's community setting/service

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

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community

TBC

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Community

TBC

HG2 7SX


Employer's website

https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Nursing

Emma Anderson

emmaanderson3@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

15 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£76,965 to £88,682 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

421-CYPD-3239R

Job locations

Community

TBC

HG2 7SX


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