Ward Manager

LSCft; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic Ward Manager to lead Bronte Ward, our Female Dementia Ward. This role offers clinical, operational and professional leadership within a fast-paced acute mental health setting.

You will ensure excellence in care delivery, staff development, and service improvement while maintaining a visible, supportive presence on the ward for patients and families.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with ongoing NMC registration.
• Post-registration development relevant to ward leadership.
• Experience supervising staff in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, operational and professional leadership on Bronte Ward.
• Lead the ward team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Promote teamwork, integrity and excellence in care delivery.

Skills

Ward leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Staff supervision

NMC registration

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Post reg. learning and development

Ongoing NMC registration

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

The inpatient units are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder supports the delivery of the inpatient hospital model providing leadership to professional and direct care staff, ensuring the availability of appropriate administrative support services in their wards to release clinical time to care.

The post holder will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence on wards, to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance, advice and support.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Ward Manager to lead Bronte Ward, our Female Dementia Ward. This is a rewarding opportunity for a highly motivated leader to provide clinical, operational, and professional leadership within a fast‑paced, acute mental health setting.

Bronte Ward delivers high‑quality, patient‑centred care in a safe, therapeutic environment. As Ward Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring excellence in care delivery, staff development, and service improvement.

The inpatient units are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder supports the delivery of the inpatient hospital model providing leadership to professional and direct care staff, ensuring the availability of appropriate administrative support services in their wards to release clinical time to care.

The post holder will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence on wards, to whom patients and their families can turn for assistance, advice and support

The post holder supports the delivery of the Inpatient Hospital model through

• To actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the ward team in accordance with the Trust values and NMC code of conduct.
• To oversee and ensure that nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to inpatient service users.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi‑time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information bout this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Post reg. learning and development relevant to the role
• On-going registration with the NMC.

Knowledge

• Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
• Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice

Experience

• Supervision and management of staff
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

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.

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).