Senior Sister NICU

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK seeks a dedicated Ward Manager in Luton, leading patient care and championing continuous improvement. This role is pivotal in managing ward operations, ensuring high standards of care and resource optimization. The ideal candidate will be a motivated leader passionate about patient service excellence, committed to fostering innovation and collaboration within a high-performing team. You will have opportunities for professional development and positively impact the community's health.

Benefits

Access to training and development programs

Supportive team environment

Commitment to staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Motivated leader with a passion for patient care.
• Ability to manage resources effectively.
• Experience in developing care programs.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for care assessment and development.
• Explore effective ways to provide high-standard care.
• Support sharing of good practices within the department.
• Implement clinical supervision for registered nurses.

Skills

Leadership

Compassionate care

Clinical knowledge

Collaboration

Flexibility

Job description

Are you ready to lead with compassion and excellence? At Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, our vision is clear: to deliver the best patient care, supported by the best clinical knowledge and expertise, using the most advanced technology, and always with kindness and understanding.

As Ward Manager, you will embody this vision every day. You will put patients first, champion continuous improvement, and embrace the diversity of our people as a strength. You will value the contribution of staff, volunteers, members, governors, and partners, while managing resources effectively and taking responsibility for actions both individually and collectively.

This role carries 24-hour responsibility for the ward or department, including staffing arrangements, adherence to policies and procedures, and the management of a defined caseload. You will liaise with other agencies and oversee the supervision, deployment, and teaching of staff and students. Flexibility is key, as you will manage your time to fulfil the roles of clinical coordinator and ward manager, which may include periods of rostering yourself as supernumerary.

If you are a motivated leader with a passion for patient care and service excellence, we want to hear from you. Join us and make a real difference in a hospital that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and rehabilitation for children and their families.
• Explore more efficient and effective ways of providing a high standard of family centred care and utilisation of resources.
• In conjunction with the staff develop a mechanism for setting goals and benchmarking standards of care. Develop tools to improve the quality of the service and co‑ordinate clinical services across the ward/dept.
• Support systems for sharing good practice within the ward/dept and trust wide.
• Pilot clinical programmes.
• Plan and implement a programme for clinical supervision for all registered nurses working in the ward/dept.
• Rotational to transitional care.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.