Ward Manager

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Ward Manager to lead daily ward operations, ensuring safe, high-quality care and robust team performance. The post emphasizes clinical leadership, patient safety, and service improvement within a values-driven NHS environment.

The role includes developing staff, driving quality improvement initiatives, and maintaining a positive ward culture to support patients and colleagues alike.

Qualifications

• Senior nurse with day-to-day ward leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver safe care.
• Commitment to patient safety and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage ward operations to ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
• Drive service improvement and improve patient outcomes across the ward.
• Support staff wellbeing and foster a positive, values-driven ward culture.

Skills

Team Leadership

Patient Care

Operational Management

Communication

Job description

A Ward Manager is a senior nurse responsible for the day to day leadership and operation of a hospital ward. The role combines clinical expertise, staff management, patient care oversight and administrative responsibilities to ensure safe, effective and high quality care is being delivered.

• Patient Care and Safety
• Team Leadership
• Operational Management
• Communication

Working as a Ward Manager, you will manage a team of individuals and together you will make a meaningful impact on patient care while leading and developing a multi-disciplinary team within a values-driven organisation. You will work with teams within the organisation to improve patient outcomes and drive service improvement, contributing to Quality Improvement initiatives, staff well being and creating a positive ward culture that supports both patients and colleagues.

Training opportunities will be provided to develop and enhance your career progression.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Drake Job title: Clinical Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01253 957093