Associate Director of Nursing

Epsom Sthelier; Epsom; Remote; GBP 86,000 - 98,000; Part time

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier Hospitals is seeking an Associate Director of Nursing to join the Director of Nursing/AHP and lead quality governance across the Cancer and Clinical Services Division. The appointee will drive patient safety, experience and clinical effectiveness in partnership with Heads of Services.

The role is a fixed-term/secondment for 6 months, 30 hours per week, with an on-call element and a salary in the £85,641–£97,746 range plus 2% on-call supplement.

Qualifications

• Evidence of significant continuing professional and leadership development.
• Substantial experience & understanding the delivery of quality & safety in the clinical areas, including identifying and managing risk.
• Master’s Degree
• Significant budgetary experience and demonstrable experience of achieving financial savings without compromising clinical care.
• Detailed knowledge of effective CNS job planning to ensure quality of care is maintained whilst maintaining operational performance.

Responsibilities

• Meet the Cancer and Clinical Services division’s key performance targets, leading effective and efficient delivery of operational and clinical services with emphasis on clinical care and strategic/financial planning.
• Assist the Director of Nursing / AHP and Divisional Medical and Operational Directors to ensure governance and quality standards are met across the division.
• Support implementation of on-call governance and resource deployment to improve patient safety and experience.

Skills

Leadership

Quality governance

Patient safety

Nursing leadership

Education

Master’s Degree

Job description

Main area Associate Director of Nursing Grade Band 8c Contract 6 months (Fixed Term or Secondment ending Sept 2027) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (oncall rota (manager oncall)) Job ref 343-8364375-RB-SK

Site Epsom and St Helier Hospital Town Carshalton Salary £85,641 - £97,746 plus oncall supplement 2% Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

Part Time - Associate Director of Nursing

Fix term/Secondment - 6 Months

As part of the directorate senior management team, the Associate Director ofNursing will work alongside the Director of Nursing / AHP to support the delivery of quality governance for the Cancer and Clinical Services Division. They will supportthe improvement and strengthening of quality of care (patient safety, patient experience and clinical effectiveness) by working closely with Heads of Services and local governance leads. A key part of the role will include ensuring the delivery of CQC standards across the division, with an element of On-Call.

Main duties of the job

Work with the Director of Nursing / AHP and Divisional Medical and Operational Directors to meet the Cancer and Clinical Services division’s key performance targets, leading effective and efficient delivery operational and clinical services with particular emphasis on effective clinical care, as well as implementing the strategic, financial and operational plans and efficiently deploying the resources of the Division.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further information about the role

Person specification

• Evidence of significant continuing professional and leadership development.


• Substantial experience & understanding the delivery of quality & safety in the clinical areas, including identifying and managing risk


• Master’s Degree


• Significant budgetary experience and demonstrable experience of achieving financial savings without compromising clinical care.


• Detailed knowledge of effective CNS job planning to ensure quality of care is maintained whilst maintaining operational performance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.