Deputy Ward Manager *Internal Applications*

Ncic; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes including leа

Lease cars and Cycle to Work

Vivup counselling service

Job summary

NCIC in Carlisle seeks a Deputy Ward Manager (Band 6) to lead the Stroke/Rehab unit. 37.5 hours per week, 12-hour day/night shifts, fixed-term 9 months. The post offers responsibilities to drive high standards of care with a multidisciplinary team.

Candidate will develop into leadership with support from the ward manager and matron, delivering patient‑centered care in a busy HASU environment with 10-bed hyperacute and 33 beds for rehab.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active professional registration.
• Band 6 leadership experience or equivalent leadership role.
• Experience in stroke, rehab or acute care settings.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing and midwifery services to deliver high standards of patient care.
• Support the ward manager and multidisciplinary team in daily operations.
• Ensure safe evidence-based patient care and efficient patient flow.
• Develop into leadership role with mentorship from the matron.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse

Active NMC registration

NST 307 or equivalent

CPD / Continuing professional development

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Deputy Ward Manager *Internal Applications*

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area 200102 Stroke/Rehab Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Up to 9 Months) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (12 hour days and 12 hour nights) Job ref 262-A-26-8327988

Site Elm A/HASU Town Carlisle Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

INTERNAL ONLY TO NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (NCIC) TRUST EMPLOYEES ONLY

**Deputy Ward Manager Band 6 37.5 hours per week available

The Stroke Department is a friendly and caring environment providing care to the most critically / acutely ill patients. Our current Stroke wards regularly receive excellent feedback from patients and their families about our caring staff. The aim of HASU is to provide holistic care for acute stroke patients, utilising a co-ordinated multidisciplinary approach, resulting in optimal patient outcomes. Excellent communication is vital as we work with a mixture of specialist nursing teams, medics and therapists. We aim to provide an individualised and supportive environment for patients in which to deliver this specialised care for patients following a stroke.
The department compromises a 10 bedded hyper acute stroke unit, providing highly acute specialised stroke care with 33 acute stroke and rehabilitation beds.

We are looking for someone who is willing to develop into a leadership and management role with the ability to support the ward manager with a team to provide high standards of care based on best practice. The ward will be fully supported by the Multidisciplinary team and clinical support will be provided by allocated matron.

Main duties of the job

Ensure the organisation and leadership of nursing and midwifery services supports the delivery of the highest standards of patient care in the pursuance of the Trust’s objectives. The core nursing team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place to ensure the safe delivery of evidence based patient care. Support effective patient flows and management of resources in the allocated clinical area in the Trust.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

Being a clinically led organisation

Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust

A positive patient experience every time

A great place to work

Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Other Requirements

• Willing to undertake teaching and educate other professionals and students
• commitment to continuing professional development.

Personal Circumstances

• Empathy
• Motivation
• Positive approach to change
• Non-judgemental

Skills and aptitudes

• Well developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Extended clinical skills e..g. venepuncture,
• ECG interpretation.
• Interpreting baseline observations.
• Able to use initiative appropriately.
• Able to work within a team without close supervision
• Organisational skills.
• Ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, with active registration.
• Relevant training at level 2 or equivalent
• NST 307 or equivalent.
• Band 6 leadership experience

Knowledge and Experience

• Post registration patient care.
• Able to deal with a continually changing workload
• Teaching / mentoring.
• Continuing professional development, with portfolio
• NMC code of conduct
• Results interpretation
• Leadership
• Clinical governance

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You 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.