Clinical Site Duty Manager

St Andrew'S Healthcare; Basildon; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

St Andrew’s Healthcare is seeking a Clinical Site Duty Manager for our Essex hospital in Basildon. This role oversees 24/7 clinical operations, ensuring safe, high-quality, least restrictive care.

You will manage ward practice, staffing, incidents and regulatory compliance while supporting nursing teams and maintaining robust communication. The ideal candidate has prior DWM/CNL experience, holds an NMC registration and a relevant nursing degree, and can lead during emergencies with resilience

Qualifications

• Experience leading ward teams and managing clinical staff on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Must have held Deputy Ward Manager (DWM) or Clinical Nurse Lead (CNL) for at least 6 months.
• Registered with the NMC and a relevant nursing degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and operational support across inpatient services.
• Oversee ward practice, staffing, incident management and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate handovers and communication across 24/7 clinical operations.
• Safeguard patient experience and ensure care aligns with governance and policies.

Skills

Ward management

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Education

NMC registration

Degree in Mental Health / Learning Disability / Adult Nursing

Job description

Job Title: Clinical Site Duty Manager - Essex
Location: Essex, East
Salary: £43,927 - £46,500 plus £1,250 Essex Allowance plus enhancements DOE (rough expected earnings with enhancements will be £50k - £52k per year)
Contract basis: Full Time
Contractual hours per week: 37.5
Location: Basildon
Role is based at our hospital in North Benfleet in Essex
Salary: £43,927 - £46,500 plus £1,250 Essex Allowance plus enhancements DOE (rough expected earnings with enhancements will be £50k - £52k per year)

Are you a Deputy Ward Manager, Clinical Nurse Leader or Ward Manager looking for a new challenge? Can you provide visible, credible clinical and operational support across our hospitals inpatient services?

Our Charity

St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrew’s has services in Birmingham, Essex and Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

St Andrew's Essex was recently rated GOOD by the CQC and the site consists of rehabilitation, low secure, acute, PICU services for both Men and Women.

Known for its warm, welcoming and collaborative culture , we work closely with partners across the South East, including the University of Essex, and we're proud of our strong multidisciplinary ethos.

This is a hospital embracing positive change, innovation and new ways of working—a place where your ideas will be heard and your professional growth actively supported.

The role

You will provide visible, credible clinical and operational support to ensure patients receive safe, high quality, least restrictive care over our 24/6 clinical operations.

You will oversee ward practice, staffing, incident management, and regulatory compliance, while supporting nursing teams and maintaining robust communication and handovers over our 24/7 clinical operations.

You will monitor patient safety, uphold professional standards, and ensure effective coordination across services. In this role you will safeguard the patient experience and ensure operations align with St Andrew’s values, policies, and clinical governance requirements as well as being Duty Manager on call whilst on shift and site.

The role will predominantly work days but will be required to work nights at times when needed. Nights and weekends worked will be paid an enhancement too.

About you

You will be experienced in managing clinical staff at ward level on a shift-by-shift basis and must have held the position of Deputy Ward Manager (DWM) / Clinical Nurse Lead (CNL) or above for at least 6 months. You will hold a current NMC registration and a degree in Mental Health, Learning Disability or Adult Nursing or equivalent.

You must have the ability to work flexible shift patterns as required. You must be able to identify and lead during a medical emergency or incident calmly with confidence and clear leadership and have high levels of resilience and confidence when faced with challenging clinical situations.

You will be able to demonstrate substantial experience in making clinical and operational decisions and. You must have an ability to analyse and interpret the Staffing Dashboard and be able to gather and interpret information and data concisely and accurately and report/escalate as required.

You will also be a role model for the St Andrew’s CARE values and the pillars of our Leadership Commitment including compassionate, person-centred care.

Reward

We offer an excellent benefits package including Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave rising to 33 day plus bank holidays; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as cafe.

Interested?

If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here. Please contact our Recruitment Partner James Farrelly at [e-mail] to arrange an informal discussion or for a copy of the full job description.

Closing date: Sunday 25th October

Assessment Date: TBC