Ward Manager - Nidderdale *Internal Applicants Only*

Ogden Macmillan Centre.harrogate And District Nhs Foundation Trust; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced ward manager for Nidderdale ward to lead and develop the team, delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

You will oversee admissions, staffing, governance and quality improvement, working with the multidisciplinary team to ensure efficient patient flow and a positive ward culture on an NHS general medical ward.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and ward management experience.
• Experience in staffing, rostering and workforce development.
• Strong communication and high clinical standards.
• Lead on quality assurance, audits and CQC compliance.
• Infection prevention and control standards experience.
• Ability to analyse quality data and drive improvements.
• Budget monitoring and cost-effective resource use.
• Collaborative, multidisciplinary team working.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of the Surgical ward, ensuring delivery of safe, high quality, patient centered care.
• Maintain 24-hour accountability for clinical standards, patient safety, and the patient experience.
• Lead, manage, and develop the nursing and support workforce, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, skill mix, and safe rostering.
• Act as a visible clinical leader and role model, promoting professional standards and a positive ward culture.
• Oversee patient flow, including admissions, transfers, and discharges, to support effective capacity management and reduce length of stay within admissions.
• Monitor and manage the ward budget, including staffing expenditure, and ensure cost effective use of resources.
• Lead on quality assurance, including audits, CQC standards, and compliance with national and local policies.
• Analyse quality and performance data (e.g. incidents, complaints, falls, pressure ulcers), implementing improvement plans where required.
• Ensure robust clinical governance systems are in place, including risk management, incident reporting, and learning from events.
• Lead investigations into incidents, complaints, and safeguarding concerns, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Promote and ensure compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, effective care delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Clinical governance

Quality improvement

Infection prevention

Data analysis

Communication

Budget management

Job description

Internal Applicants Only

Our values of Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality form the foundation of everything that we do. We aim to be an exceptional provider of healthcare and ensure excellence for our patients and their families each and every time.

We are enthusiastic, highly motivated and seeking to drive forward the provision of high-quality care within a general medical ward as a ward manager.

Nidderdale is a busy 30-bedded multi specuiality, for patients with various and at times complex conditions and has a high number of admissions, transfers and discharges each day. The team works closely with all other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the patient is cared for in a holistic manner throughout their inpatient stay and that the patient is safely transferred or discharged at the earliest opportunity.

• Provide overall leadership and management of the Surgical ward, ensuring delivery of safe, high quality, patient centered care.
• Maintain 24-hour accountability for clinical standards, patient safety, and the patient experience.
• Lead, manage, and develop the nursing and support workforce, ensuring appropriate staffing levels, skill mix, and safe rostering.
• Act as a visible clinical leader and role model, promoting professional standards and a positive ward culture.
• Oversee patient flow, including admissions, transfers, and discharges, to support effective capacity management and reduce length of stay within admissions.
• Monitor and manage the ward budget, including staffing expenditure, and ensure cost effective use of resources.
• Lead on quality assurance, including audits, CQC standards, and compliance with national and local policies.
• Analyse quality and performance data (e.g. incidents, complaints, falls, pressure ulcers), implementing improvement plans where required.
• Ensure robust clinical governance systems are in place, including risk management, incident reporting, and learning from events.
• Lead investigations into incidents, complaints, and safeguarding concerns, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Promote and ensure compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure coordinated, effective care delivery.

  We are looking to recruit an experienced, highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to lead and develop the team. You will be a driver for providing high quality care for our patients, bringing innovative ideas for change and improvement.

You will need excellent communication skills and high clinical standards with a passion to make a difference for patients and staff alike. This is a demanding role that requires commitment and a positive approach towards change.

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.