Ward Manager, General Medicine – Nursing Leader

Transformation Unit; Upton; Remote; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Ward Manager for Ward 19 in the Division of Medicine. You will lead a patient-focused team, coordinate day-to-day ward operations and drive quality care improvements in a busy general medicine setting.

The role demands substantial post-registration and leadership experience, strong governance knowledge, and effective staff development. DBS and UK eligibility processes are part of the recruitment requirements.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration.
• Post-registration course in speciality.
• Degree or working towards degree level.
• A minimum of 5 years post registration experience.
• A minimum of 2 years leadership experience; specifically in the speciality setting.
• Holds registered mentor or teaching qualification.
• Working towards masters level study.
• Clinical supervision experience.
• Experience of working with electronic health records.
• Experience of the peri-operative setting.

Responsibilities

• Day to day management of the Ward, coordinating and prioritising workload.
• Training, supervision and appraisal of team.
• Ensuring safe staffing levels, producing a safe fair and effective roster and managing sickness and absence in line with the trusts attendance management policy.
• Maintain and monitor systems for ensuring staff compliance with mandatory training.
• Collaborate with all members of the wider team to ensure efficient running of the ward and safe patient journey.
• Have oversight of the ward budget and monitoring and control of expenditure and use of resources.
• Further line management responsibilities - including formal disciplinary, grievances and other meetings relevant to your management role.
• Essential: minimum 5 years post registration experience and minimum 2 years leadership experience.

Skills

IT skills

Planning

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Service delivery

Governance

Project management

Education

NMC registration

Post-registration speciality course

Degree

Mentor/teaching qualification

Masters level study

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Ward Manager for Ward 19 in the Division of Medicine. You will lead a patient-focused team, coordinate day-to-day ward operations and drive quality care improvements in a busy general medicine setting.

The role demands substantial post-registration and leadership experience, strong governance knowledge, and effective staff development. DBS and UK eligibility processes are part of the recruitment requirements.