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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive annual salary

Permanent, full-time employment

27 days of annual leave plus bank hols

Contributory pension scheme

Learning and development programmes

Family-friendly employment policies

Salary sacrifice schemes

Occupational health services and staff

Flexible-working options

NHS Foundation Trust Outstanding by CQ

Access to wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust in Peterborough, United Kingdom, is seeking an Assistant Director on a full-time basis. The role provides senior strategic, operational and professional leadership across secure healthcare services, including nursing, AHPs, quality governance and patient safety.

You will work with the Group Chief Nurse and senior leaders to implement strategy, ensure safe, compassionate, patient-centred care, and drive service improvement within secure services.

Qualifications

• Senior clinical, operational or professional leadership experience in a complex healthcare organisation.
• Evidence of leading significant service improvement or transformation programmes.
• Strong, compassionate, inclusive and professional leadership.
• Ability to manage complex challenges and achieve measurable improvements.
• Desirable: experience in secure, forensic, mental health or specialist services.

Responsibilities

• Provide inclusive leadership across nursing, AHPs and quality teams.
• Oversee patient safety, risk management, quality assurance and clinical governance.
• Use incidents, complaints, audits, inspections and patient feedback to drive improvements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for CQC inspections.
• Develop and maintain a skilled workforce through recruitment, retention and workforce planning.
• Promote patient and carer involvement in service design and improvement.
• Monitor quality performance indicators and report risks and outcomes to senior management and Board committees.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Collaborate with clinical teams, commissioners, regulators and external partners.
• Deputise for senior leaders when required.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic leadership

Patient safety focus

Quality governance

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Director
Employer: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Job Type: Full-time
Location: Peterborough, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 79,504 to 91,609 £ / Year
UK Visa Sponsorship: Available

Provide senior strategic, operational and professional leadership across secure healthcare services.

Lead nursing, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), quality governance, patient safety and service improvement.

Ensure services deliver safe, effective, compassionate and patient-centred care.

Work closely with the Group Chief Nurse and senior leaders to implement organisational strategy and meet regulatory standards.

Promote a culture of accountability, continuous learning and high-quality care within secure services.

Responsibilities

• Provide inclusive leadership across nursing, AHPs and quality teams.
• Oversee patient safety, risk management, quality assurance and clinical governance.
• Use incidents, complaints, audits, inspections and patient feedback to drive service improvements.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections.
• Develop and maintain a skilled workforce through recruitment, retention, staff development and effective workforce planning.
• Promote patient and carer involvement in service design and improvement.
• Monitor quality performance indicators and report risks and outcomes to senior management and Board-level committees.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively.
• Collaborate with clinical teams, commissioners, regulators and external partners.
• Deputise for senior leaders when required.

Requirements

• Appropriate UK professional registration.
• Demonstrable senior clinical, operational or professional leadership experience within a complex healthcare organisation.
• Evidence of leading significant service improvement, organisational change or transformation programmes.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to demonstrate compassionate, inclusive and professional conduct.
• Ability to manage complex challenges and achieve measurable improvements in healthcare services.
• Desirable: Experience in secure, forensic, mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental or other specialist services.
• Desirable: Experience involving patients, carers and families in service improvement.
• Desirable: Experience developing quality dashboards, performance metrics or assurance reports.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of £79,504–£91,609.
• Permanent, full-time employment.
• 27 days of annual leave plus bank holidays for new starters, increasing with length of service.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Access to learning, training and professional development programmes.
• Family-friendly employment policies.
• Salary sacrifice schemes.
• Occupational health services and staff wellbeing activities.
• Flexible-working options, including compressed hours, part-time hours and potential home or agile working arrangements.
• Opportunity to contribute to an NHS Foundation Trust rated Outstanding overall by the Care Quality Commission.