Ward Manager

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Ward Manager for the Children's Burns Ward at Broomfield Hospital. The role is full-time, Band 7, with a fixed-term contract of 12 months ending 24/10/2027.

The ward focuses on high-quality pediatric burns care within a renowned regional service, requiring leadership and clinical excellence. Responsibilities include staff coordination, mentoring, and delivering patient-centered care in a family-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate substantial relevant experience in a relevant clinical setting at band 6 level.
• Experience in mentoring, assessing, coaching.
• Experience of change management.
• Leading a team with excellent personal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent patient care to children and families in line with best practice recommendations for children's hospital services.
• Lead, coordinate and supervise shift and staff; mentor juniors.
• Empower patients and promote health education and prevention of ill health.
• Manage people within allocated budget to ensure ward/dept efficiency.
• Embed Clinical Governance to maintain high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Change management

Communication

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Burns & Plastics Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (End date 24/10/2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 390-BR-AFC-2978

Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £49,387 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for the position of a full time Ward Manager within the Children's Burns Ward at Broomfield Hospital.

St Andrew's Regional centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery is a world renowned service, promoting an excellent standard of care and professionalism within this speciality.

The duties involves maintaining a safe and healthy environment for staff and patients and ensuring a family friendly setting is maintained. Co-ordinating and being in charge of shift and staff, mentoring junior colleagues and students and clinical duties in the ward.

Empowering patients, provide and promote health education and advise on the prevention of ill health.

Main duties of the job

Provide excellent patient care to children and their families ensuring that it is evidence bases and compliant with best practice recommendations for children’s hospital services.Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance, Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interests of patients and cohesive service delivery.

Work closely with Matron, Deputy Director of Nursing and Clinicians in embedding the principles of Clinical Governance in order to maintain / improve and develop high standards of patient care.

• Demonstrate specialist expertise and professional knowledge acquired through post registration academic study, clinical, leadership and management development.

Work and act as a role model for professional practice and leadership.

Manage people within allocated budget/s to ensure effective operation of the Ward/ Department Team

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Knowledge

• Demonstrate substantial relevant experience in a relevant clinical setting at band 6 level
• Experience in mentoring, assessing, coaching
• Experience of change management

Communication

• Leading a team
• Excellent personal and communication skills
• Demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the Trust values

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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.