Deputy Director of Nursing - Workforce and Excellence Band 8D
| Posting date: | 08 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £94,356.00 to £108,814.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £94356.00 - £108814.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Location: | Lincoln, LN2 5QY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9357-26-0192 |
Summary
The post holder will: Provide senior leadership for the Groups nursing and midwifery workforce agenda, ensuring delivery of strategic priorities relating to workforce sustainability, safe staffing, professional excellence and staff experience. Lead the development, implementation and oversight of workforce transformation programmes that support safe, high-quality, efficient and sustainable care across hospital and community services. Oversee the Group approach to nursing and midwifery recruitment, retention, career development and succession planning, ensuring clear plans are in place to address workforce gaps and future supply. Provide senior oversight of rostering, resourcing and temporary staffing services, ensuring these functions operate safely, efficiently, consistently and in line with national guidance and financial controls. Lead the Groups approach to safe staffing, establishment setting and workforce safeguards, including the use of evidence-based tools, benchmarking data, professional judgement and governance processes. Ensure robust systems are in place for monitoring workforce performance, staffing risks, red flag escalation, roster quality, temporary staffing usage and delivery against agreed workforce plans. Lead and support the development of innovative workforce models, new roles and flexible deployment arrangements to respond to changing service needs and hard-to-recruit areas. Provide strategic leadership for professional excellence, leadership development, shared decision-making, recognition programmes, advocacy services, research and innovation to strengthen nursing and midwifery practice across the Group. Line manage the Associate Directors of Nursing within the portfolio, ensuring strong leadership, delivery, performance oversight and alignment across workforce, resourcing and excellence programmes. Work collaboratively with divisional nursing teams, corporate colleagues, system partners, universities and national bodies to shape and deliver workforce and professional priorities. Prepare and present high-quality reports, business cases, briefings and assurance updates for Board, Executive and relevant committees. Ensure services and programmes within the portfolio are delivered within agreed financial frameworks, promote value for money and contribute to productivity, efficiency and cost improvement objectives without compromising safety or quality. Lead the development, implementation and review of policies, procedures and governance arrangements relevant to workforce, safe staffing, rostering, professional standards and excellence. Promote a culture of continuous improvement, inclusion, compassion and accountability, ensuring staff are engaged, supported and empowered to contribute to service improvement. Act as a senior member of the Nursing, Midwifery and AHP leadership team, contributing to delivery of the NMAHP strategy and wider Group objectives. Deputise for the Deputy Group Chief Nurse as required and represent the Group internally and externally in relation to workforce, professional nursing and midwifery, and excellence matters. Participate in the on-call rota as required.