Ward Manager

Ramsay Health Care Limited; Colchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Ramsay Health Care as a Ward Manager at Oaks Hospital in Colchester. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, manage staffing, and enhance patient care in a supportive environment focused on clinical excellence. Your leadership will be key to nurturing talent and improving clinical outcomes.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days annual leave plus eight Bank Holidays

Family friendly policies

Private healthcare and life assurance

Free uniform and DBS check

Free onsite parking

Subsidised staff restaurant

Wellbeing Centre access

Qualifications

• Experience in managing staffing rosters and leading clinical teams.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, infection control, and safeguarding.
• Ability to deliver high standards of patient care.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and nurture a team at the hospital.
• Deliver high quality clinical outcomes in a busy healthcare environment.
• Ensure compliance with CQC standards and effective clinical governance.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Infection Control

Decision Making

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC

Job description

time left to apply End Date: June 27, 2025 (26 days left to apply)

job requisition id JR13806

Job Description

Ward Manager

Oaks Hospital, Colchester

The role

At Ramsay Health Care, we know our people are our most important asset. Join us as a Ward Manager where you’ll help to lead, manage and nurture a team in one of the leading providers of independent healthcare in the UK. Together, you’ll deliver the highest quality clinical outcomes in an environment where there is ‘more time to care’.

You already have proven success in leading a team, as well as experience in change management and transformation. Not only will you be valued for these skills and expertise, you’ll have time to build on them too, through our Ramsay Academy. We put the patient at the heart of everything we do – as our ‘Speaking Up for Safety’ programme proves.

Where you’ll be based

Oaks Hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care UK, one of the leading providers of NHS and private patient services in England. Oaks Hospital is a 57 bed facility including 12 ambulatory bays, 4 laminar flow Theatres and an Endoscopy Theatre.

What you’ll bring with you

• Registration with the NMC including full compliance
• Ability to deliver high standards of patient care
• Previous clinical supervisory experience and background as a Ward Nurse
• Proven ability to lead a team and manage a clinical area.
• Experience of managing staffing rosters
• Strong understanding ofclinical governance, infection control, and safeguarding.
• Enthusiasm and a can do attitude
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the changing needs of the business
• A good working knowledge and compliance with CQC Standards
• The ability to make decisions and use your initiative
• Passion to deliver excellent care in a busy and challenging environment
• Contributory pension scheme
• 25 days’ annual leave plus eight Bank Holidaydays
• Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Free uniform and DBS check
• Free onsite parking and a subsidised staff restaurant
• Access to our employee discount programme
• Wellbeing Centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance line
• Long service, employee recognition and appreciation awards
• Access to the Ramsay Academy giving you genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

About us

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.We reserve the right to close our adverts prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.