Ward Manager - Lead High-Quality Multispecialty Care

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supportive culture

Recognition awards

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Ward Manager for Nidderdale, a busy 30-bedded surgical ward. You will lead and develop the nursing and support team, ensures high standards of patient care, and act as a clinical leader driving change and improvements.

The role demands strong communication, robust clinical governance and effective collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient flow and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading nursing teams in a surgical ward.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong clinical standards with a passion for patient care.
• Ability to lead change and drive improvements across the ward.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of the Surgical ward, ensuring safe, high quality, patient-centred care.
• Maintain 24-hour accountability for clinical standards, patient safety, and patient experience.
• Lead, manage and develop the nursing and support workforce, ensuring staffing levels, skill mix and safe rosters.
• Act as a visible clinical leader and role model, promoting professional standards and ward culture.
• Oversee patient flow, including admissions, transfers and discharges, to support capacity management and reduce length of stay.
• Monitor and manage the ward budget, including staffing expenditure and resource use.
• Lead on quality assurance, including audits, CQC standards, and compliance with policies.
• Analyse quality and performance data (incidents, complaints, falls, ulcers) and implement improvements.
• Ensure robust clinical governance systems, including risk management and incident learning.
• Lead investigations into incidents, complaints and safeguarding, ensuring timely resolution.
• Promote infection prevention and control standards and policy adherence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, effective care delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Clinical governance

Staff management

Budget management

Job description

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Ward Manager for Nidderdale, a busy 30-bedded surgical ward. You will lead and develop the nursing and support team, ensures high standards of patient care, and act as a clinical leader driving change and improvements.

The role demands strong communication, robust clinical governance and effective collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to optimise patient flow and outcomes.