East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Director of Nursing

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

Looking for the next step on your leadership journey?

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional nurse/AHP leader to join our newly established Medicine and Community Division - Ipswich & East Suffolk as Associate Director of Nursing

In this pivotal role, you will work closely with the Divisional Management Team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care for the communities we serve.

We are seeking a talented, passionate, and experienced nurse/AHP leader who will bring strategic insight and clinical excellence. You will be a motivated 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. This post offers 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 May 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-HR223-25

Job locations

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/AHP
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

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse/AHP
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

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

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

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Employer's website

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