Director of Nursing – Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Permanent – Secondments Considered
We are seeking an exceptional, compassionate and forward‑thinking Director of Nursing to join #TeamIOWNHS and play a central role in shaping the future of nursing, patient care and professional leadership across our Trust. You will share our commitment to ensuring our patients receive safe, high‑quality and compassionate care, and support us as we continue our journey towards “working together to drive excellence in care for our patients and communities.”
About the Role
Working closely with and deputising for the Group Chief Nurse, you will provide senior leadership across the full Chief Nursing Officer portfolio, ensuring professional excellence, a strong safety culture, and effective clinical governance across the organisation. You will be a key member of the Trust’s senior leadership team, working closely with the Medical Director, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Ambulance to ensure the safe effective day to day management of our hospital and ambulance service.
Key Responsibilities
You will bring significant experience in:
- Delivering and supporting nursing, midwifery and AHP strategies.
- Leading on quality, patient safety, safeguarding and clinical governance.
- Strengthening systems and processes to provide assurance of safe, high‑quality care.
- Developing professional identity and leadership capability across the workforce.
- Influencing a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including regulators.
- Acting on behalf of the Group and the Isle of Wight NHS Trust, as required.
The successful candidate will be a visible, values‑driven leader who champions improvement, compassion and excellence while supporting our teams to meet the needs of patients and service users.
About the Isle of Wight
Just a short ferry journey from Portsmouth or Southampton—some crossings as little as 10 minutes—the Isle of Wight offers a truly unique setting to live and work. With stunning coastline, beautiful countryside, festivals, year‑round events and award‑winning attractions, it is an exceptional place to build both a career and a lifestyle.
About the Trust and Our Partnership
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are undergoing major transformation in how care is delivered, making this an exciting time to join us. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have formalised a strengthened partnership and work closely as part of a Group model to improve patient outcomes, increase innovation, and create greater opportunities for our people across both organisations.
Application Process
We would be delighted to hear from you, initially via NHS Jobs and if shortlisted we would welcome an informal and confidential conversation, with our Chief Officer Joe Smyth.
Please refer to Job description for further information.
This advert closes on Friday 24 Apr 2026.
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