Ward Manager

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust seeks a Band 7 Ward Manager for the Paddington Ward, overseeing paediatric medical care across HDU and Medical Day Case Unit with strong clinical leadership.

You will ensure safe, family-centred care and provide 24-hour operational management, staffing, governance and continuous service improvement within Child Health. This role demands resilient leadership and commitment to Trust values.

Qualifications

• Registered Children's Nurse/RSCN with leadership training and experience.
• APLS or EPLS qualification and teaching/assessing experience.
• Substantial acute paediatric experience at Band 6 or above.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical standards, patient safety and experience; manage staffing, governance and budgets.
• Oversee infection prevention, safeguarding, incidents and audits; drive service improvement.
• Provide visible clinical and operational leadership with 24-hour ward management.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Team management

Communication

Governance

Change management

Staff rostering

Budget management

Clinical governance

Education

RSCN or RN(Child)

Active NMC PIN

Leadership course

APLS / EPLS

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see full job description attached for further information.

Role overview

Band 7 Ward Manager for Paddington Ward, responsible for the paediatric medical ward, High Dependency Unit and Medical Day Case Unit. Reporting to the Child Health Matron, the post provides visible clinical and operational leadership to ensure safe, evidence-based, family-centred care and effective 24-hour management.

Core responsibilities

Lead clinical standards, patient safety and experience; manage staffing, performance, education, rostering, budget and resources; oversee governance, safeguarding, infection prevention, incidents, risks and audits; and drive service improvement, collaborative working and delivery of Trust priorities.

Essential requirements

Registered Children's Nurse/RSCN with leadership and management training, APLS or EPLS, teaching and assessing experience, and substantial acute paediatric experience at Band 6 or above. Strong leadership, communication, governance, safeguarding, organisational and change‑management skills are required, alongside resilience and commitment to equality, inclusion and Trust values.

Person specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RSCN or RN(Child)
• Active NMC PIN
• Leadership course
• Evidence of appropriate continuous professional development
• APLS / EPLS qualification
• >3 years experience in Acute setting with minimum 1 year at Band 6 in relevant speciality.

Desirable criteria

• APLS / EPLS instructor qualification
• Ward manager experience

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

• substantial Paediatric Experience at Band 6 or above in an acute setting / PICU/ PHDU
• Experience of Multi-professional working
• Experience of managing a Team
• Credible professional knowledge of paediatric nursing
• Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance practices relating to paediatrics

Desirable criteria

• Project management experience
• Participation in clinical Governance / audit
• Ward manager experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent leadership, management, support and motivational skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• Effective communication with people from varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds
• Evidence of Expert clinical skills
• Skilled in implementing change
• Teaching experience
• Able to prioritise workload and work to timeframes
• Excellent organisational skills
• Computer literate
• Experience of working with an ODN
• Able to cope with difficult, challenging and sometimes emotional situations as they arise
• Physically able to fulfil requirements of the job, e.g. manual handling.

Key competencies , Personal qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Passionate about role
• Caring approach to sick CYP and their family
• Innovator and motivator
• Able to work autonomously
• Able to work under pressure

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Due to the high number of applications received we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you have been unsuccessful in this application.

For further information on nursing, apprenticeships, A&E or any other departments please visit our specific website or pages that are indicated on the right hand side of this advert.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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