Ward Manager

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Ward Manager to join their specialist team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, person-centered care and requires strong clinical leadership along with a current NMC Pin registration. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in neurorehabilitation and tracheostomy care. This position offers a supportive environment and opportunities for professional growth with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Birthday off

Wide range of training opportunities

Reward App for discounts

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Paid NMC Renewal

Medicash Health Plan option

Outstanding performance recognition

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme with bonuses

Qualifications

• At least 3 years post qualification experience required.
• Strong clinical experience in tracheostomy and neurorehabilitation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Promote excellence in nursing care through strong clinical leadership.
• Ensure clinical care is clinically effective and delivered to the highest standard.
• Oversee effective rostering and deployment of nursing colleagues.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Compassionate care

Infection prevention

Team collaboration

Safeguarding

Education

Current NMC Pin registration - RGN

Job description

Come and join one of the UK's largest providers in Neuro and Mental Healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

Main duties of the job

We'd like you to join us as a Ward Manager at our service Hunters Moor in Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team, as a Ward Manager within our established specialist team. At Hunters Moor, we provide specialist Level 2 Neurological Rehabilitation and Neurobehavioural services to people aged over 18 in Birmingham. We're committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible. *** This is a nurse qualified post ***

About us

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

Job responsibilities

What you'll be working:

37.625 Hours (this will include rota'd on call)

Monday - Friday

What you'll be doing:

Through strong clinical leadership, the Ward Manager will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.

The post holder will ensure that all residents are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond.

They will be highly visible and accessible.

The Ward Manager’s key responsibility is to ensure that clinical care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard to their assigned area.

Clinical Leadership & Standards

Lead the delivery of high-quality, person-centred nursing care, ensuring compliance with ACG standards, clinical governance frameworks, and national regulations.

Maintain a visible and accessible leadership presence, supporting colleagues and acting as a role model for professional, safe, and compassionate practice.

Work collaboratively with the Matron and MDT to maintain and monitor excellent clinical standards and drive continuous improvement in resident care.

Workforce Management & Development

Oversee the effective rostering and deployment of nursing colleagues, ensuring safe staffing levels, appropriate skill mix, and responsiveness to service needs and acuity.

Manage colleague performance through regular appraisals, performance reviews, and addressing underperformance or attendance issues in a timely, supportive manner.

Identify training needs and ensure all mandatory training, clinical competencies, and professional development plans are in place and regularly reviewed.

Ensure a supportive learning environment for students and new colleagues, and monitor the quality of placements and mentoring within the clinical area.

Safety, Risk & Clinical Governance

Ensure a safe and clean care environment through proactive leadership in infection prevention, health and safety, and risk management.

Lead or contribute to incident investigations, including root cause analyses, and implement actions to prevent recurrence and promote organisational learning.

Promote a culture of safety and openness where colleagues are encouraged to raise concerns, and ensure concerns are acted on through appropriate escalation.

Resident Experience & Advocacy

Champion dignity, privacy, and respect in all aspects of care, advocating for residents and ensuring their voices influence service delivery and improvement.

Establish systems for collecting, reviewing, and responding to resident and family feedback to improve the overall care experience.

Lead regular caseload and care reviews with the MDT, ensuring all care plans are up to date, person-centred, and focused on outcomes.

Statutory Compliance & Safeguarding

Ensure all actions and documentation comply with the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), including making timely referrals and maintaining accurate records of assessments and best interest decisions.

Identify and escalate safeguarding concerns in line with national legislation and ACG policies, and act as a key point of contact in multi-agency safeguarding processes.

Ensure colleagues are confident and competent in recognising and responding to issues relating to capacity, consent, and deprivation of liberty.

Service Development & Improvement

Support and lead service improvement initiatives, participating in development programmes that enhance the quality, efficiency, and responsiveness of care.

Work closely with internal and external partners, including NHS bodies and local authorities, to ensure integrated, seamless care and alignment with national targets.

Promote innovation in nursing practice and identify opportunities to develop the nursing contribution within the wider service model.

Manage nursing resources effectively on a day-to-day basis, including monitoring use of Bank and Agency colleagues and ensuring cost-effective staffing solutions.

Act as an authorised signatory for agreed budgets and resource allocation, ensuring value for money while maintaining care quality and safety.

What you'll have:

• A current NMC Pin registration - RGN
• A legal right to work in the U.K.
• At least 3 years post qualification experience
• Strong clinical experience in tracheostomy and neurorehabilitation essential

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• Paid NMC Renewal
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Qualifications

• A current NMC Pin registration - RGN
• A legal right to work in the U.K.

Experience

• At least 3 years post qualification experience
• Strong clinical experience in tracheostomy and neurorehabilitation essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Hunters Moor Neurological Rehabilitation Centre