About this role
Job summary
We are delighted to offer an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an experienced Senior Nurse to join the leadership team within the Medicine Division at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
We welcome applications from exceptional nursing leaders with significant experience in urgent and emergency care, who can demonstrate strong clinical leadership, operational expertise, and a commitment to delivering safe, high-quality patient-centred care.
The Medicine Division is a large and diverse service encompassing Urgent and Emergency Care, Stroke, and Elderly Care. We are seeking a dynamic, compassionate, and forward-thinking registered nurse with a proven track record of leading acute and emergency care services. While experience within medicine would be desirable, it is not essential; however, the successful candidate will be expected to quickly develop a comprehensive understanding of the services delivered across the Division.
You will bring demonstrable experience in leading multidisciplinary teams, driving continuous improvement, implementing change, and fostering a culture where patient safety, quality, and experience remain at the heart of all decisions.
Main duties of the job
To provide professional and clinical leadership to nursing teams within the Division, acting as an inspirational role model across the Trust. The post holder will promote excellence in clinical practice, support the development of high-performing teams, and ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care.
The role will lead and contribute to quality improvement initiatives aligned with the divisional strategy and wider corporate nursing priorities, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
Using strong leadership and change management skills, the post holder will play a key role in shaping future service developments, supporting teams through periods of change, and ensuring the continued delivery of outstanding nursing care across a diverse range of clinical services.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training Essential
Registered Healthcare Professional Master's degree in nursing, Midwifery or health related field. Demonstrates evidence of on-going continuous professional development
Desirable
Management qualification NEBs, CMS, DMS etc. Some form of management qualification is highly desirable.
Evideince on application form Essential
Evidence of senior nursing leadership and management. Evidence of clinical management experience. Experience of managing a range of department which includes managing workforce, operational delivery, finance management. Demonstratable experience of developing staff and teams to enhance patient outcomes. Up-to-date knowledge of nursing and midwifery theory and best practice. Proven experience of budgetary/financial management. Understanding of NMC Code of practice
Desirable
Experience of developing business cases / business planning. Project management experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Address Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Odstock Road
Salisbury
SP2 8BJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)