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Job summary

Main area
Cancer Unit
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-7669382SBH (N)
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£56,276 - £63,176 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Ward Manager

Band 7

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

 Ward Manager - Band 7  

We are looking for an inspired individual with Chemotherapy experience to lead our hemotherapy Day Unit . The job will be suitable for senior nurses looking to advance their leadership and managerial career. The job offers the unique opportunity to bring your expertise to ensure safe and compassionate patient experience whilst maximising our capacity utilisation through innovative ways. 

You will be leading the staff members to deliver high quality care in our chemotherapy unit. You will have a team of highly competent band 6 nurses working with you and your peers working collaboratively to achieve the Trust’s vision.

Main duties of the job

You will have the opportunity to ensure patients receive high quality care whilst also ensuring the smooth daily patient flow through the unit. The post holder will pro-actively lead and manage the nursing team and help the team to achieve their aspirations. The post holder will actively contribute to realise the service vision and key targets by working closely with the service leads. The ward manager will partner with the peers to drive incremental innovation to achieve safe and compassionate patient experience. 

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • • Registered Nurse
  • • Degree qualification
  • • Relevant Cancer course
  • • Haemato-Oncology / or medical oncology specialist knowledge
  • • Practice assessor / supervisor qualification
  • • Teaching qualification
  • • SACT trained and competent
  • • IV competent
Desirable criteria
  • • Working towards a master’s degree
  • • Leadership course
  • • Advanced communication

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experienced in treatment of Oncology patients undergoing Chemotherapy
  • • Experience of people Management
  • • Leadership Experience
  • • Experience in audit and improvement work

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • • In depth knowledge and understanding of cancer patient , it’s treatment and management of side-effects
  • • Clinical issues and common oncology emergencies and their management
  • • Intermediate life support provider or equivalent
  • • Standard setting and quality assurance
  • • Current nursing practice developments and NHS developments
  • • Counselling skills

Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Excellent communication skills
  • • Patient focused
  • • Ability to adapt
  • • Trained and competent in SACT
  • • Venepuncture
  • • Venesection
  • Blood product administration
Desirable criteria
  • • Apheresis
  • • Stem cell administration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Laura Hopkins
Job title
Matron- Inpatient Cardiology
Email address
[email protected]
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