Ward Manager | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A national health service provider in London seeks a candidate for a Managerial Nursing position to lead a ward clinically and operationally. Responsibilities include managing care delivery, staff recruitment and retention, and ensuring a safe environment for patients. Applicants should have strong management skills and experience in mental health care. This position offers opportunities for professional development within the NHS framework.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a clinical management role within a healthcare setting.
• Understanding of NHS operations and policies.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ward clinically and operationally, ensuring high standards of care.
• Manage daily affairs of the ward and improve care standards.
• Co-ordinate bed management for the ward.

Skills

Management and leadership skills

Knowledge of mental health needs

Clinical nursing leadership

Job description

This post requires a candidate with management and leadership skills in order to lead the ward clinically and operationally, and provide the highest level of care to their client group. The post holder will be supported by five Band 6 Deputy Managers and will be working closely with the senior management team in CYPS to deliver care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.

Applicants will need to possess knowledge and skills of caring for both the physical and mental health needs of young people with enduring mental illness, and be able to ensure that staff are providing care to the standard expected.

• Provide clear nursing and managerial leadership to the patients and staff of the ward, managing the daily affairs of the ward to improve standards of care to patients.
• Lead in the recruitment, selection and retention of staff in the clinical area.
• Co‑ordinate bed management for the ward, ensuring good planning arrangements for admission and discharge of patients.
• Ensure the ward is adequately and safely staffed from within the agreed establishment by adopting a flexible approach to duty patterns using e‑rostering in accordance with Trust policies and guidelines.
• Ensure the efficient use of nursing resources to meet identified needs and manage this within agreed annual budget. Participate in budget setting with Service Manager.
• Ensure a safe and therapeutic ward environment, making efforts to reduce the numbers of Patient Safety Incidents. In the event of Patient Safety Incidents, ensure they are dealt with swiftly and in line with policy. Organise support to patients following incidents and debriefing of staff. Draw out learning points and areas for practice development.
• Investigate complaints, accidents and Patient Safety Incidents in accordance with agreed procedure and prepare reports.

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five‑Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all.
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme.
• Excellent internal staff network.

The post holder will be aligned with our Values

• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025