Deputy Director of Nursing WTWA inWythenshawe inWythenshawe PUBLISHED THU 24 OCT 2024

CARE YOU CAN BE PROUD OF

Whatever you're looking for in your next career move, you'll find it all at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Bringing together hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we're pooling our knowledge, skills and resources to provide even better care for the diverse communities of our thriving city and further. It also means more opportunities for you. With state-of-the-art facilities and strong research links, you can advance your specialism, progress your career, and take your knowledge further. We want talented people from all backgrounds to choose to join our diverse teams, and so we'll support your work-life balance with flexible and agile working options. And, with the best of both inner city and country living on our doorstep, you can enjoy a better quality of life too.

So why not make your best and next career move joining our senior leadership team us as Deputy Director of Nursing for our group of four hospitals; Wythenshawe, Trafford, Altrincham and Withington.

The Role

We're seeking a passionate and inspired individual to be responsible for the day to day professional leadership of Nursing. Reporting to the WTWA Director of Nursing, this is an exciting opportunity for you to help drive change, empower senior nurses to develop and utilise clinical leadership skills, ensuring they have appropriate levels of authority to undertake their role effectively and fulfil their accountabilities. It's an extremely rewarding role, working with the wider multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement new models of care to ensure that patients and families are able to receive the best care possible, supporting the move from hospital to the community setting.

What's more, you'll support the development and implementation of group policies and will contribute to the Group-wide projects so expect huge variety in this role. In addition, you'll actively promote the Trust as a centre of excellence and represent the profession as a role model for the values and behaviors using every opportunity to celebrate excellence in nursing and midwifery practice.

About us

About You

Resilient and ambitious with a wealth of experience working as a senior nurse within an Acute Trust, youll be eager for this new challenge. With an empowering leadership style and evidence of effectively managing change, youll be focused to drive and improve performance within others and throughout WTWA. Youll be an innovative thinker with a passion for contributing to research and be able to successfully drive a compassionate style of leadership behaviour and culture.

Inevitably, youll carry a vibrant can do attitude and mirror our values perfectly, with the skill and flexibility to operate at a high pace and overcome challenges readily, positively and collaboratively. Outstanding communication, negotiation and influencing skills will be imperative to your success.

This is a truly valuable opportunity to take your career to the next level. Working within a supportive senior leadership team and with the chance to really develop your own skills in the role, you will witness your vision having a direct impact on the lives of thousands of people across Manchester and beyond. Join an organisation thats as ambitious as you are. We offer unparalleled career opportunities and a great work-life balance in one of the countrys most exciting cities.

The Trust values statement of Together Care Matters captures the very essence of who we are, and if this appeals to you, this role could very much be made for you.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at

Were looking forward to hearing from you!