Ward Manager - St Johns Hospice

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) seeks a Ward Manager for St Johns Hospice in Doncaster. This senior nursing post leads a patient-focused team delivering compassionate, safe care within a specialist palliative service.

You will oversee clinical governance, staff development and service improvement, working with an experienced multidisciplinary team to enhance patient experience and outcomes.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in palliative/end-of-life care.
• Experience in an inpatient ward setting.
• Leadership or management at Band 6 level or above.
• Experience with teaching and training multi-professional groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, managerial and robust clinical leadership for a ward.
• Promote risk assessment and manage within budget constraints.
• Support multidisciplinary integration and delegate duties in the manager's absence.
• Ensure respectful care preserving privacy and dignity for all.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team management

Education & training

Project management

Education

NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)

Postgraduate qualification in relevant area

Degree in relevant area

ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Evidence of CPD

Job description

Go back Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT

Ward Manager - St Johns Hospice

The closing date is 21 September 2026

St John's Hospice, Doncaster

37.5 Hours per Week

Lead compassionate care. Inspire a dedicated team. Make a lasting difference.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join St John's Hospice as our Ward Manager.

This is a rewarding leadership role within a highly respected specialist palliative and end of life care service, where you will have the opportunity to influence patient experience, develop staff and shape the future of hospice care. You will lead a committed nursing team delivering outstanding, person-centred care to patients and those important to them during some of life's most significant moments.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership, ensure safe, effective and compassionate care whilst fostering a positive culture of learning, development and continuous improvement.

At RDaSH, we are committed to creating services that are compassionate, inclusive and focused on delivering the highest standards of care. As Ward Manager, you will be supported by experienced clinical and operational leaders and will have opportunities for professional development, innovation and service improvement.

If you are an enthusiastic leader who wants to make a meaningful difference to patients, families and carers whilst developing your career in specialist palliative care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide professional, managerial and robust clinical leadership to a specified ward area. The post holder is responsible for promoting and assuring robust risk assessment and management processes and will manage within the constraints of the identified budget as directed by the Service Manager.

The post holder will actively support and participate in the integration of a whole system approach with multidisciplinary working at all times and will perform delegated duties on behalf of the Service Manager in their absence.

The post holder will ensure everyone, including staff, patients and visitors, has their right to be treated with respect and have their values and beliefs maintained, ensuring that they are treated in such a way that maintains their privacy and dignity.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below.

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Relevant Postgraduate qualification in a subject relevant to the area of practice
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
• Degree qualification in a subject relevant to the area of practice

Experience

• Post-registration experience of palliative and end of life care
• Experience of working in an inpatient ward area
• Working collaboratively with Patients and their families/carers
• Providing Management supervision.
• Developing practice standards
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience at minimum of a Band 6 role
• Project and change management
• Inter-agency and partnership working
• Delivering training and education to multi professional groups
• Experience of working within a range of services, including inpatient and community settings
• Experience of undertaking or participating in research
• Evidence of financial management

Knowledge

• Clinical knowledge to degree level - or equivalent in own area of specialist practice
• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients within Palliative care
• Principles of change management
• Principles of project management the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Capacity Act.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Understanding and keeping up to date with research in specific area of expertise
• The Trust's Quality
• Improvement system (QIS) - within agreed timescale
• Good knowledge of record keeping principles

Skills

• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills
• Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and administrative skills
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Teaching, education and presentation skills
• Project or change management skills
• Advanced communication skills training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT