Ward Manager, Neonatal Unit

Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Ward Manager (Band 7) for the Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

You will lead a multidisciplinary team and oversee day-to-day delivery of safe, compassionate care, ensuring alignment with the highest clinical standards and family-centred approaches. This role focuses on workforce management, quality improvement, service development, and staff wellbeing, with opportunities to shape perinatal culture and influence

Qualifications

• Registered neonatal nurse with leadership experience.
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary team in a neonatal setting.
• Strong clinical governance and quality improvement focus.

Responsibilities

• Deputise for unit Matron to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Jointly manage operations, staffing, and budget within the Neonatal and Special Care Unit.
• Lead and promote evidence-based practice and clinical standards.
• Exercise sound clinical and interpersonal judgement.
• Ensure safe staffing on shift basis and across the Paediatric Division.
• Support workforce development and staff wellbeing.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Quality improvement

Evidence-based practice

Budget management

Neonatal care

Clinical governance

Job description

As Ward Manager, a long side your Band 7 Clinical Sister colleagues, you will be responsible for leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care while maintaining the highest standards of clinical excellence. You will play a pivotal role in workforce management, quality improvement, service development, staff wellbeing and shaping the perinatal culture agenda.

Why Join Us?

Our Level 3 NICU provides intensive, high dependency, special care and transitional care services for premature and critically ill newborns across the region. We are proud of our commitment to delivering high-quality, family-integrated care and fostering a culture where staff are supported to thrive and develop.

If you are an inspirational neonatal leader looking to take the next step in your career and make a lasting difference to babies, families, and staff, we would love to hear from you., Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the nursing staff.

• To deputise for the unit Matron for specific delegated tasks in order to ensure high-quality service is always delivered across the service.
• To have joint responsibility with the other B7 Sisters for the operational management and service delivery processes within the Neonatal and Special Care Unit. This includes line management of all ward staff, managing and monitoring resources within a defined budget and contributing to the corporate agenda.
• To lead and promote a quality service using research and evidence-based practice, including the setting and monitoring of clinical standards.
• Will be expected to exercise excellent judgement in dealing with both clinical and interpersonal challenges.
• To strive for safe staffing on a shift-by-shift basis on the Neonatal Unit
• To support safe staffing across the Paediatric Division.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated neonatal nurse to join our Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as aWard Manager (Band 7) on a full time, permanent contract. This is an exceptional opportunity to provide clinical and operational leadership within a highly specialised service caring for the most vulnerable babies and their families.

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest provider of acute hospital services to Surrey residents, serving a population of 410,00 people and employing approximately 4,800 staff.

Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience and best outcomes for patients and the team. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to deliver our workforce plan.

We work in partnership with Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

St Peter's Hospital delivers complex medical and surgical care, maternity and emergency services. Day and Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology and Outpatient services are delivered at Ashford Hospital. Additional services are delivered at Woking Community Hospital.

Our Values provide us with the behaviours we respect and can commit to. By living our values through our everyday interactions, we can build a stronger, more resilient, and forward- thinking organisation, guiding us to achieve success and make a positive impact on how we deliver our services.