Ward Manager Northumbria Healthcare - NHCT Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Bridgeway Health Services; Berwick-upon-Tweed; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and dynamic Ward Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team in providing high-quality care for elderly patients. This role involves daily management of the ward, ensuring excellence in patient care, and fostering a culture of compassionate leadership. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional clinical skills, adaptability, and a commitment to enhancing patient experiences. Join a forward-thinking organization that emphasizes teamwork and empowers staff to deliver outstanding healthcare services. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community and support patients on their recovery journey.

Qualifications

• Senior experienced nurse with leadership and clinical team development skills.
• Expertise in elderly care and high standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Daily management of the ward with accountability for patient care.
• Coordinate continuous clinical care and manage human resources issues.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Communication

Patient care

Teamwork

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Nursing leadership training

Job description

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We are searching to recruit a senior experienced nurse, with a track record of leadership & developing clinical teams. Someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, committed and passionate about elderly care to join our dynamic clinical teams at Northumbria Healthcare.

Ward 1 Care of the Elderly Unit Rehabilitation Unit is part of the Medicine and Emergency Care Business Unit.

The Unit consists of 10 in-patient beds, currently moving to 24 in the new hospital build. The ward aims to provide evidence-based multidisciplinary care with a focus on rehabilitation and palliative care for frail older persons, including comprehensive elderly assessment.

The goal of care on the ward is to support patients on their recovery journey, aiming for them to return home or transition to further care in the community.

The Ward Manager role includes responsibility and accountability for the daily management of the ward, demonstrating excellent leadership skills and enthusiasm for staff and service development. The post holder should demonstrate professional attributes such as diversity, adaptability, and the ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

We seek a dynamic, highly motivated, and passionate nurse committed to delivering high-quality patient care. The post requires flexibility, expertise in supporting high standards of nursing care within the acute medical pathway, and excellent clinical leadership and communication skills across the multidisciplinary team.

Our services include managing three major hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck, and Hexham, along with smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick-on-Tweed, and the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital—the first of its kind in England. We also provide home care and community services, emphasizing patient choice and independence, with a focus on high-quality care and exceptional patient experiences.

The Ward Manager will be responsible for coordinating continuous clinical care within allocated resources, ensuring quality and high standards for all patients in the area.

Additional responsibilities include managing human resources issues, acting as Budget Holder for the ward, and exercising accountability as per the NMC Code of Conduct.

The role also involves role modeling compassionate, inclusive leadership to foster a collective leadership culture within the trust, engaging, enabling, and empowering staff, promoting ownership of learning and quality improvement, and facilitating teamwork across organizational boundaries.

This advert closes on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

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Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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