Full job descriptionDivisional Director - Acute and Urgent CareNHS AfC: Band 9Main area

Administration
Grade

NHS AfC: Band 9
Contract

Permanent
Hours
*Full time
*Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref

367-CORP-101552
Site

99 Waverley Rd
Town

Herfordshire
Salary

£115,052 - £132,053 Per Annum pro rata
Salary period

Yearly
Closing

13/09/2026 23:59
Values Based ScreenerAt Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a ’completion code’ by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.


Job overviewThis role offers an opportunity to lead HPFT’s Adult Acute and Urgent Care Division. As Divisional Director, you will provide visible, ambitious and values-led leadership across services that make a profound difference to people, families and communities at some of the most critical points in their lives.
Working as part of the Trust’s senior leadership team and reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will shape and deliver the Division’s strategy, business plan and transformation priorities. You will bring together operational grip, financial stewardship, and compassionate leadership to ensure services are safe, effective, sustainable and continuously improving.
Main duties of the jobThe role offers significant scope to influence the future of acute and urgent mental health care, working across HPFT and with system partners including primary care, the Integrated Care Board, local authority colleagues, acute providers and voluntary and community organisations. You will lead with purpose, strengthen partnerships, drive performance and help create innovative models of care that improve outcomes and experience.
We are looking for an inclusive, credible and resilient leader who can inspire teams, empower staff and keep service users and carers at the centre of every decision. If you are motivated by improving quality, reducing inequalities, delivering transformation and leading high-performing services in a complex health and care environment, this role provides an outstanding platform to make a lasting impact.
Working for our organisationHertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ’Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full details of this position.
Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria*Postgraduate management qualification at Masters level or equivalent level of experience
*Continuous management and personal development
ExperienceEssential criteria*Extensive experience at a senior management level in the NHS or other public sector organisation of running operational services.
*Significant experience of working with senior clinicians and multi professional teams in achieving service improvement
*Significant experience of working with partners and stakeholders in delivering sensitive changes to services
*Evidence of achieving targets and objectives within a challenging environment
*Experience of planning and implementing long term strategy
*Track record in delivering financial plans and cost improvement programmes
KnowledgeEssential criteria*In depth professional specialist knowledge of a number of disciplines acquired through training and experience over a significant period.
*Breadth of knowledge across all health and social care services from primary to tertiary care
*Knowledge of National NHS and local Government strategies, policies and plans policy and standards of governance in particular those linked with the reshaping of Mental Health services.
*Understanding of the regulatory framework for Health and Social Care
Please note, we do not charge fees for job applications, recruitment processes, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. Please see the Trust careers vacancy webpage and Trac as the only authorised routes for recruitment communications, applications and verification of job offers.
Employer certification / accreditation badgesApplicant requirementsYou 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.
Documents to download*Job Description and Person Specification (DOCX, 88.9KB)
*Refer a Friend (PDF, 160.5KB)
*Staff Benefits (PDF, 888.5KB)
*Guidance on AI usage in job applications (PDF, 55.0KB)
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Janes Twelves
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