Ward Manager

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for a Ward Manager within the Learning Disabilities and Autism care group. You will be pivotal in developing a new inpatient facility, leading teams, and delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Post registration experience in Learning Disability inpatient setting.
• Experience in clinical management, eg standard setting, audit, Quality assurance.
• Demonstrate motivation for personal development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mobilisation project team for new hospital.
• Ensure delivery of evidence-based, compassionate care.
• Manage recruitment and staffing levels within the service.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Motivational Skills

Patient Care

Education

NMC Registration

RNLD

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Ward Manager to join our inpatient team within the Learning Disabilities and Autism care group.

As part of the development of Water Meadow View, our new state-of-the-art 14-bed facility for people with learning disabilities and mental ill health, you will be a key member of the mobilisation project team and take the lead on specific work streams, recruitment, and operating procedure development. Once the hospital opens, you will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of high-quality care, reporting to the Modern Matron.

One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

Working with the Modern Matron, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality care and patient experience within the care group's inpatient settings through proactive clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary staff at all levels within their clinical area of responsibility.

The post holder will ensure the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based, compassionate, person-centred care and ensure that care delivered is in a safe and clean environment.

This is an exciting post that allows for close working and collaboration with senior management and clinicians and will be an integral part of the Nursing and Quality Team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have leadership experience, exceptional communication skills, motivational and influencing skills, and be able to encourage teams to work across organisational boundaries whilst holding patient care at the heart of their work.

The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities within the inpatient service:

• Using flexible and innovative approaches to practice that are appropriate to the needs of the client group and which are in line with the goals of the Trust.
• Promoting and developing a safe clinical area for patients' staff and visitors
• Being visible to all staff within the area, providing strong clinical and practice-based leadership.
• Ensuring supervision and co-ordination the professional work of nursing staff, complying with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Ensuring the provision of planned individualised care, complying with Trust policies, procedures, locally agreed standards and NMC guidelines.
• Ensuring the provision of a robust Named Nurse framework of care delivery in keeping with locally agreed standards.
• Ensuring systems are in place to regularly monitor the budget within area of responsibility
• Being involved in the recruitment and selection, deployment and supervision of staff within area of responsibility. Ensuring that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix are available to meet thechanging needs of the service.
• Reporting any incidents, complaints and risks in the appropriate format and escalate when required.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details Date posted

17 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1341-MF-C

Job locations

Water Meadow View

Preston

PR3 2JH

Job description Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NMC Registration
• RNLD

Knowledge Essential

• Post registration experience in Learning Disability inpatient setting
• Experience in clinical management, eg standard setting, audit, Quality assurance
• Demonstrate a commitment to Personal Development
• Must be able to demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement

Experience Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• NMC Registration
• RNLD

Knowledge Essential

• Post registration experience in Learning Disability inpatient setting
• Experience in clinical management, eg standard setting, audit, Quality assurance
• Demonstrate a commitment to Personal Development
• Must be able to demonstrate a commitment to service user involvement

Experience Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style

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.

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.

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

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Water Meadow View

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Water Meadow View

Preston

PR3 2JH

Employer's website

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