Ward Manager | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Band 7 ward nurse manager for the Broadgreen Hospital site. The successful candidate will lead a 23-bed reablement ward, ensuring high standards of nursing care while managing staff and complying with trust policies. The role requires effective leadership, communication skills, and experience in nursing management. Applicants must possess a valid nursing qualification and demonstrate a commitment to patient care and staff development. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to a vital healthcare service.

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior leadership and management nursing role is essential.
• Must have strong knowledge of internal and external assessment criteria.
• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the ward team effectively.
• Ensure compliance with mandatory training.
• Coordinate daily ward activities and patient care delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing Management

Communication

Clinical Governance

Training and Development

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Overview

A exciting band 7 ward nurse manager opportunity for an experienced registered nurse. The post is based on the Broadgreen Hospital site. Ward 7 is a 23 bedded reablement ward as part of the reablement hub. The reablement hub provides rehabilitation and safe discharge planning along with medical care, preventing deconditioning and promoting independence for patients.

We are seeking someone experienced in a senior Leadership and Management role who will meet the trust core standards to ensure safe care for our service users and their families.

You will be responsible for managing staff and will have wide knowledge of both internal and external assessment criteria. The post holder will have management responsibility for the ward/department over the 24-hour period, ensuring a high standard of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
• Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the ward through effective use of staffing rotas.
• Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain current records.
• Ensure effective communication with patients and their carers.
• Liaise with nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues.
• Lead ward team meetings to ensure appropriate information is communicated to all team members.
• Ensure the ward participates in maintaining standards relating to clinical governance.
• Respond within appropriate timeframes to patient complaints and concerns; ensure outcomes and action plans are implemented and monitored.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Contribute to planning, monitoring and control of resources.
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Strategy for Nursing at ward/department level.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Co-ordination of the ward on a day-to-day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
• Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward.
• Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring the ward environment is responsive to current issues.
• Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to patient care are reviewed and updated as required.
• Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
• Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.
• Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within the specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.

Management/Leadership Responsibilities

• Exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
• Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the ward through effective use of staffing rotas.
• Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain current records.
• Ensure effective communication with patients and their carers.
• Liaise with nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues to ensure that all facets of the patient\'s care are covered.
• Ensure effective communication with relatives, community nursing staff, other hospitals and local agencies to facilitate the smooth transfer and after-care of patients/clients.
• Lead ward team meetings to ensure appropriate information is communicated to all team members.
• Ensure that the ward participates in maintaining standards relating to clinical governance.
• Responsible for the implementation of risk management policies within the ward/department, including the development, implementation and monitoring of action plans to address identified risks.
• Respond within appropriate timeframes to patient complaints and concerns; ensure outcomes and action plans are implemented and monitored.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• In collaboration with the matron, implement the Trust grievance/disciplinary policy with the aim of ensuring early identification of performance issues.
• Monitor and manage staff sickness/absence following the Trust guidelines, and liaise with the Matron as necessary.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff within the nursing team ensuring appropriate policies are adhered to.
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Human Resources Strategy including the principles of Improving Working Lives and Investors in People.
• Monitor performance of staff ensuring that learning needs are identified through personal development plans, appraisal systems and supervised practice.
• Contribute to planning, monitoring and control of resources.
• Contribute to nursing developments across the organisation via appropriate forums as required.
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Strategy for Nursing at ward/department level.
• Participate in Senior Nurse Directorate cover as necessary.

Education Responsibilities

• Identify staff training and development needs via personal development plans ensuring this informs the Trusts annual Training Needs Analysis.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of study time for professional development and staff compliance with Trusts study leave policy.
• Ensure dissemination of information from individuals undertaking professional development to the ward team, patients and carers; inclusive of the link nurse network.
• Collaborate with the clinical practice facilitators and Institutes of Higher Education to develop and promote an effective and responsive clinical learning environment.
• Ensure that nursing care is wherever possible evidence based. Encourage and initiate nursing audit and research, assisting with the implementation of findings where appropriate.
• Develop competency based training packages for use within the ward/department; inclusive of preceptorship, pre and post registration nurses.

Professional Responsibilities

• Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
• Act always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents and maintain active status on the NMC Register.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
• Identify objectives within a PDP that support the delivery of high standards of clinical care.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025