Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Deputy Associate Director of Nursing

The closing date is 24 November 2026

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Job summary
Deputy Associate Director of Nursing - Emergency and Integrated Medicine Division
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious senior nurse leader to join the Emergency and Integrated Medicine Division at Whittington Health.This is one of two Deputy Associate Director of Nursing posts within the division, providing senior nursing and operational leadership across a defined portfolio. This post will have specific responsibility for the Emergency Department, Ambulatory Care Services and Acute Assessment Unit (AAU), while working collaboratively across the wider division. Therefore experience in these settings is essential. As a key member of the divisional senior leadership team, you will work closely with the Associate Director of Nursing, Clinical Director, Director of Operations and AHP Lead. You will have significant responsibility and accountability for the delivery of:

• High-quality, safe and effective patient care
• Patient experience and clinical outcomes
• Operational performance, patient flow and service delivery
• Workforce performance, productivity and effective deployment of resources
• Financial performance and delivery within agreed budgets
• Quality improvement, risk management and clinical governance

Main duties of the job
Clinical and Professional Leadership
Ensure that, as a group the nursing services successfully contribute to the Trust's clinical strategy. Ensure that the services have appropriate mission statements and objectives in line with this and that the ICARE values are incorporated into the work of all teams and individuals. To provide guidance, support and professional leadership to all nursing staff in their clinical areas with regards to service provision. To act as a positive role model though the provision of effective professional leadership for relevant clinical areas, maintaining high visibility through undertaking activities such as clinical practice or observations of care. To be highly visible, approachable and to be available to respond to patients, relatives, carers and staff, maintaining open and honest communication channels. To monitor clinical standards, evaluate patient care, ensuring practice is evidence based and that clinical guidelines and care pathways are developed and implemented.

About us
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients. Our mission Helping local people live longer, healthier lives. Our vision Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve. Our goals We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.

• To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
• To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
• To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
• To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
• To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
• To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8b
Salary: £75,328 to £86,114 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 220-WHT-8406406
Job locations: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
please see full JD and personal specs for details

• To work to support the development and delivery of the Governance agenda including clinical and non-clinical aspects of care and service delivery.
• To deliver the outcomes necessary for Peer Review to ensure the quality and safety of care as well as optimising the patient experience throughout the patient journey.
• To work closely with the Patient Experience Team to implement systems to monitor clinical standards ensuring high standards of care, that are evidence based and integral to service delivery, involving patients and others in developing and enhancing services.
• To ensure systems are in place in the clinical areas to enable local and national initiatives to be implemented, monitored and evaluated including the Nursing High Impact Actions and NICE Guidance.
• To ensure there are mechanisms in place to ensure National performance measures are achieved in their clinical areas (such as infection control targets and peer review measures)
• To carry out regular reviews of incidents, complaints and risk assessments as well as other clinical audits ensuring that appropriate follow-up is taken to address and reduce risk and that learning is disseminated across the nursing team and the Division
• To identify and deal effectively with poor practice and declining standards of care
• To meet with patients and their families as required resolving their concerns.

Person Specification
Education / Qualification

• Essential: Registered Nurse; Master's degree or equivalent level of experience, skills and knowledge; Evidence of continued professional development; Management qualification (or equivalent experience)
• Desirable: Leadership / management qualification; Advanced physical assessment qualification (or willingness to undertake); Nurse Independent Prescribing Qualification (or willingness to undertake)

Skills and Ability

• Essential: Able to lead a service and make decisions and judgements about the best possible way forward in a complex work environment where the evidence base is evolving; Experience working at band 8a level or above within ED setting; Able to influence and work with local partners in Health and Social Care developing new services; Computer literate, able to use Word and Excel; Demonstrates high standards in written and verbal communication; Proven ability of analysis of information from data bases; Ability to develop and use a Risk Strategy; Proven ability of managing a budget; Able to develop good professional relationships with staff, clients, working partners and the general public; Experience of implementing New Ways of Working principles; In-depth experience of working in Mental Health Services where multidisciplinary working was embraced as part of service delivery; Ability to meet agreed/specified service targets
• Desirable: Experience of leading and carrying out research projects; Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes

Personal Qualities

• Essential: High level of enthusiasm and motivation; Ability to lead and work within a team fostering good working relationships; Regard for others and respect for individual rights of autonomy and confidentiality; The ability and skills to act as an advocate for a new service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service within the wider health care system

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
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue, London, N19 5NF, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: ADON Kelly Collins, kelly.collins1@nhs.net, 02072883047

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