Ward Manager

Priory Healthcare; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider near York is seeking a Ward Manager to lead their compassionate team. This full-time role involves overseeing ward management, ensuring staffing levels and training compliance, and supporting patient recovery. Candidates must be registered nurses with supervisory experience. The position offers competitive benefits including free parking, flexible perks, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Free on-site parking

Supplemented meals

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Birthday Holiday

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including gym membership

Access to development opportunities

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years in a supervisory role in care settings.
• Evidence of ongoing training in clinical, managerial, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage ward resources and staffing effectively.
• Ensure clinical supervision and mandatory training for nursing staff.
• Address development shortfalls and performance issues.

Skills

Empathy

Resilience

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse with Nursing Midwifery Council

Job description

Overview

You will be part of a compassionate team who are committed to our patients wellbeing. We take a personalised approach, using proven therapies to help people move forward with confidence and build a healthier, more fulfilling future. You will play a key part in their recovery, assisting qualified staff with the assessment and implementation of individual patient care plans, undertaking routine tasks and activities as directed or delegated to facilitate wellbeing, dignity and treatment of patients.

Main duties of the job

• Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management, annual leave and training arrangements.
• Has full oversight of the nursing staff rota and is the authorised individual to ensure rota management and rostering standards are maintained and are effective.
• Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD requirements and complete mandatory training.
• Addresses shortfalls in development and ensures that training and performance issues are addressed.

About us

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Job responsibilities

Priory Stockton Hall is looking to recruit a Ward Manager to join the team. This is a full time role of 37.5 hours per week. The hospital is a long-serving medium secure facility near York, serving the local Provider Collaborative and multiple National Collaboratives, with a track record of successful patient pathways. You will be part of a compassionate team and perform duties as described in the overview and main duties sections.

• Manages the ward and resources effectively, taking steps to ensure that appropriate staffing levels and skill mix of nursing experience and skills is in place including effective rota management, annual leave and training arrangements.
• Has full oversight of the nursing staff rota and is the authorised individual to ensure rota management and rostering standards are maintained and are effective.
• Ensures that all members of the nursing team receive clinical supervision, appraisal, CPD requirements and complete mandatory training.
• Addresses shortfalls in development and ensures that training and performance issues are addressed.

You’ll bring to the role

Our work is rewarding but can be challenging, so resilience is key. No two days are the same! Your natural empathy will help you support others through both the highs and lows.

• Be currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a first level nurse or with the Health and Care Professions Council
• At least 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity within a relevant care setting. Appropriate registration or experience required for the ward
• Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial and leadership training and development relevant to your area of practice in management and leadership.
• Trained and current Assessor/Supervisor.

For more information about the role, you can email [e-mail]

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

• Free on-site parking
• Supplemented meals
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Be currently registered with the Nursing Midwifery Council as a first level nurse or with the Health and Care Professions Council
• At least 2 years experience in a supervisory capacity within a relevant care setting. Appropriate registration or experience required for the ward
• Willingness to complete further clinical, managerial and leadership training and development relevant to your area of practice in management and leadership.
• Trained and current Assessor/Supervisor.

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.