Deputy Care Group Director

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bulwell; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Care Group Director to steer strategic and operational delivery across forensic, mental health, intellectual disability and community services.

The role requires senior leadership experience in a large public sector organisation, governance knowledge and the ability to influence across boundaries while managing high-stakes issues with sound judgement.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience across health or social care to masters level.
• Management qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership as a member of the Care Group senior leadership team.
• Translate strategic priorities into operational delivery.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, patient safety, performance, workforce and financial management.
• Ensure services are safe, effective, inclusive and sustainable.
• Bring together operational, nursing, medical, psychological and AHP leadership.
• Create a culture that supports innovation, continuous improvement and high-quality care.
• Build relationships across professional and organisational boundaries with partners and communities.
• Help deliver the four pledges of the Making a Difference 2026-2029 Strategy.
• Champion the contribution of the diverse professional workforce.
• Role-model Trust values and an open, inclusive culture.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

People management

Governance knowledge

Education

Masters level qualification in health or social care

Management qualification

Job description

Senior leadership roles as Deputy Care Group Director at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, sitting on a Care Group leadership team with directors, nurse and medical leads and senior allied health professional leaders. The work turns strategy into operational delivery, balancing safety, quality, performance, workforce and finance. What sets it apart is bringing nursing, medical, psychological and allied health leadership together across forensic, mental health, intellectual disability and community services. Fit turns on senior leadership in a complex public sector setting and NHS governance knowledge.

What the job involves

• Provide strategic and operational leadership as a member of the Care Group senior leadership team
• Translate strategic priorities into operational delivery
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, patient safety, performance, workforce and financial management
• Ensure services are safe, effective, inclusive and sustainable
• Bring together operational, nursing, medical, psychological and AHP leadership
• Create a culture that supports innovation, continuous improvement and high-quality care
• Build relationships across professional and organisational boundaries with partners and communities
• Help deliver the four pledges of the Making a Difference 2026-2029 Strategy
• Champion the contribution of the diverse professional workforce
• Role-model Trust values and an open, inclusive culture

What’s required

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience across health or social care to masters level
• Management qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Senior or strategic leadership in a large, complex public sector organisation
• Senior leadership experience supporting senior leaders within formal governance frameworks
• Influencing, coordinating and integrating across organisational boundaries
• Managing sensitive and complex issues with high judgement and discretion
• Demonstrable people management and leadership experience

Skills & knowledge

• Strong understanding of NHS governance, performance management, risk and assurance
• Working effectively under pressure while managing competing priorities

Checks & eligibility

• DBS check, paid by the applicant from salary (£26.40 standard or £54.40 enhanced)
• Full UK driving licence and ability to travel

Nice to have

• Postgraduate qualification such as an MPA, MBA or MSc in leadership or management
• Experience of system working in IC, provider collaborative or regional structures
• Experience supporting financial recovery or major improvement programmes

What’s offered

• Staff networks including EDI, Green Champions and Freedom to Speak Up
• Health and Wellbeing Champions and Menopause Champions networks
• In-house occupational health and staff counselling services
• Dedicated Health and Wellbeing team