Director of Improvement | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	23 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£124,000 - £150,000 per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL
Cwmni:	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7721706/214-CEN-7721706

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A message from Jon Melbourne, Chief Executive.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this opportunity to work with us in this exciting role.

We are looking for a Director of Improvement to join Sherwood Forest Hospitals and join us on an exciting journey to realise our ambition of outstanding care, compassionate people and healthier communities.

The post holder will be responsible to the Chief Executive and Trust Board for leading the improvement, digital and strategy agendas across Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We must leverage the potential of digital, improvement and our strategic opportunities to improve the working lives of colleagues, patient experience and outcomes.

I am looking for someone who can show that they lead in the right way and that can evidence what they deliver. We will work together as a team across Sherwood Forest to drive improvements in care and to create an environment in which individuals and teams can excel. We want Sherwood Forest to have one of the best cultures in the NHS because an inclusive and empowering culture delivers safe care.

As Director of Improvement, I will offer you my full trust, support and the opportunity to work with fantastic colleagues and partners here at Sherwood Forest. I will support your personal development and growth, and you will have great opportunities to lead change and to influence our journey.

Please get in touch with me directly if the role interests you –jon.melbourne@nhs.net

Thank you.

Jon

TheDirectorofImprovementwillapplyexpertinsighttounderstandservicesprovidednotonlyfromanorganisationalperspectivebutalsothroughthelensofpatientsandserviceusers.Thepostholderwillbeexpectedtodriveinnovation, digital change and strategic improvement.

Establishingdirectlinksbetweendeliveryofthestrategy, digital,improvementstrategies,performance, quality and safety,efficiencyandproductivityisakeyfeatureoftherole.

TheDirectorofImprovementwillalsoactasarolemodel,providingexpertiseon theappropriateskills,methodsandtoolsleadersandcliniciansrequiretoimproveservices andoutcomesforpatients.The role will buildTrustdigital andimprovementcapabilityandexpertise, and will ensure a strategy which delivers lasting change for colleagues and patients.

The Director of Improvement is expected to foster productive relationships with stakeholders to ensure the strategy, digital and improvement agendas are contemporary and future proof.



We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically led organisation.


We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for anywhere in the Midlands for six years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHSrun hospital in the East Midlands.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026

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