Ward Manager

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Ward Manager responsible for clinical leadership and day-to-day management of a ward. The role encompasses staff management, patient care delivery, and ensuring compliance with professional standards. This position offers significant opportunities for career development and leadership within a multi-disciplinary team in a vibrant healthcare setting.

Benefits

£2,000 Post Probation Bonus

Access to discounts via BlueLight card

Flexible working arrangements

Monthly supervision and bespoke training

Qualifications

• Registered on the NMC register - Mental Health required.
• Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above.
• Budget and resource management understanding.

Responsibilities

• Management of Nursing Care and Practice.
• Coordination of multidisciplinary working.
• Ensuring high-quality evidence-based practice.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Assessment

Analytical skills

Care planning

ICT skills

Education

NMC registration - Mental Health

Relevant post registration qualifications

Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Clinical Ward Manager will be responsible for providing clinical leadership to all ward-based staff and ensuring the MDT provides a consistent approach incorporating recovery model to patient care. They will also ensure day to day operational management of the ward is effective and efficient.

The ward manager will have overall management responsibility for the delivery of care within the ward, in accordance with Trust policies and procedures. To lead a team of nursing staff in the delivery of high-quality evidence-based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal take place. To co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, and other services within the Trust, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

The post holder will carry out nursing procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with The Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct.

There is an expectation that the post holder will place the needs of service users at the centre of care delivery. The Ward Manager will be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas providing assistance, advice and support to staff, patients, relatives, carers and visitors.

NB: This is a patient facing role.

Main duties of the job

Below are the key responsibilities:

1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice

2 - Management of Clinical Standards

3 - Management of Human Resources

4 - Patient Flow

5 -Management of the Environment

6 - Management of Information and Communication

Full details of duties will be found in attached in the recruitment pack.

About us

CNWL have a pioneering history of improving health outcomes in people's lives, by providing physical and mental health services at GPs, clinics, hospitals, and in the community. To find out more about CAMHS pleaseCLICK HERE.

Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation! You'll have direct liaison with your Service Manager and Head of Service to develop your career. You'll receive monthly supervision to support bespoke training, development offers, and our leadership and development programme, see the "Staff rewards and wellbeing handbook" for more details.

We take flexible working seriously, and will always be open to discussion to meet our workforce's competing work-life demands #TalkAboutFlex

Thanks to the heavy NHS influence you can sign up for a BlueLight card for discount offers at a range of retailers and online.

Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation, and we offer Inpatient Nurses a £2,000 Post Probation Bonus, followed by £1,000 paid 12 months later.

As an NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and your patients when working in our healthcare settings.

Details Date posted

16 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inc HCAS

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

333-G-CA-1575

Job locations

Lavender Walk Adolescent GAU, SK & C Mental Health Centre

1 Nightingale Place

London

SW10 9NG

Job description Job responsibilities

Below are the key responsibilities:

1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice

2 - Management of Clinical Standards

3 - Management of Human Resources

4 - Patient Flow

5 -Management of the Environment

6 - Management of Information and Communication

Full details of duties will be found in attached in the recruitment pack.

Job description Job responsibilities

Below are the key responsibilities:

1- Management of Nursing Care and Practice

2 - Management of Clinical Standards

3 - Management of Human Resources

4 - Patient Flow

5 -Management of the Environment

6 - Management of Information and Communication

Full details of duties will be found in attached in the recruitment pack.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered on the NMC register - Mental Health
• Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
• Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above
• Budget and resource management understanding
• Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
• First line management and leadership experience
• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management
• Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
• Competent in operating CPA systems

Desirable

• Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
• Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
• Experience of staff performance management
• Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
• Experience of project management

Skills Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Excellent communication skills
• Competent assessment skills relevant to profession
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Care planning skills
• Able to effectively prioritise own work load
• Ability to manage under pressure
• Ability to manage staff team/MDT and ability to manage competing priorities
• Competent ICT skills

Desirable

• Change management
• Ability to present complex information to various audiences
• Skills in supporting advising team through challenging situations
• Ability to manage conflict
• Appreciation of the complexities of the ward manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.

Knowledge Essential

• Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associate with acute mental health care including Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan
• Thorough understanding of care planning and risk management
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Awareness of nursing agendas i.e. NHS plan and National Service Frameworks
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
• Working knowledge of budget management

Desirable

• Knowledge of performance management procedures

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Registered on the NMC register - Mental Health
• Relevant post registration health care and/or management qualifications
• Mentorship/Teaching & assessing qualification

Desirable

• First or higher degree in appropriate subject area NVQ assessor/Recovery training Non-Medical Prescriber

Experience Essential

• Significant experience at Clinical Team Leader Band 6 or above
• Budget and resource management understanding
• Experience of providing management supervision and appraisal
• First line management and leadership experience
• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including some staff management/supervision experience.
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management
• Competent in receiving and providing clinical supervision and reflective practice
• Competent in operating CPA systems

Desirable

• Experience of working with other client groups and of using a variety of models and approaches to care
• Experience of managing non-clinical staff and other professionals
• Experience of staff performance management
• Experience of implementing significant changes in working practices
• Experience of project management

Skills Essential

• Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Excellent communication skills
• Competent assessment skills relevant to profession
• Effective analytical and decision-making skills
• Care planning skills
• Able to effectively prioritise own work load
• Ability to manage under pressure
• Ability to manage staff team/MDT and ability to manage competing priorities
• Competent ICT skills

Desirable

• Change management
• Ability to present complex information to various audiences
• Skills in supporting advising team through challenging situations
• Ability to manage conflict
• Appreciation of the complexities of the ward manager's role and how to balance clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.

Knowledge Essential

• Working knowledge of all relevant legislation associate with acute mental health care including Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Children's Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and Data Protection Act, Human Rights Act, NSF, Child Protection and NHS Plan
• Thorough understanding of care planning and risk management
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance
• Awareness of nursing agendas i.e. NHS plan and National Service Frameworks
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
• Working knowledge of budget management

Desirable

• Knowledge of performance management procedures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lavender Walk Adolescent GAU, SK & C Mental Health Centre

1 Nightingale Place

London

SW10 9NG

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Lavender Walk Adolescent GAU, SK & C Mental Health Centre

1 Nightingale Place

London

SW10 9NG

Employer's website

https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)