Ward Manager - Surgical Assessment Unit

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking a Ward Manager for their Surgical Assessment Unit. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care. Applicants must be registered nurses with significant surgical experience and strong leadership skills. This role demands excellent communication and organizational abilities to maintain high standards of care within a dynamic clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration required.
• Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level.
• Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the ward/department 24/7 ensuring high nursing care standards.
• Lead and develop staff, implementing care programmes.
• Work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Decision-making skills

Basic IT skills

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification

1st level degree or studying towards

Job description

Ward Manager - Surgical Assessment Unit

The closing date is 01 December 2025.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Specialties at Aintree University Hospital, Unit Manager position on the Surgical Assessment Unit.

Are you a dynamic and compassionate leader with a passion for surgical care? We are seeking an experienced and motivated Unit Manager to lead our Surgical Assessment Unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient‑centred care in a fast‑paced and evolving clinical environment.

As Unit Manager, you will be responsible for the operational and clinical leadership of the SAU, overseeing a multidisciplinary team and ensuring the smooth running of the unit. You will play a key role in service development, patient flow, and maintaining high standards of care and safety.

Role requirements

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
• Significant post‑registration experience in surgical or acute care settings.
• Proven leadership and management experience.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and decision‑making skills.
• Passionate about delivering safe, effective, and compassionate car

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to be a motivated leader, with excellent managerial and leadership skills, who has the drive and passion to create an inspirational learning and working environment, that continuously strives for the highest standards of quality care and has patient safety at the forefront of the services and care provided. You will be supported in your role by the Matron and a dedicated team of medical and nursing staff.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theircareers page.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will have management responsibility for the ward/department over the 24hr period, ensuring a high standard of nursing care.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.

The post holder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.
• Teaching and assessing qualification.
• 1st level degree or studying towards.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level.
• Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills.
• Evidence of staff development, including pre and post registration students.
• Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments.
• Evidence of managing a change.
• Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking.

Knowledge

• Understanding and application of clinical governance.

Skills

• Basic IT skills, including e‑mail and word processing.

Other

• High level of personal and professional credibility.
• Supportive of colleagues.
• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust