Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine Division
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 164-7547554
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Campus
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Manager
Band 7
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to join our senior nursing team on Bestwood Ward, City Campus within HCOP as a Band 7 Ward Manager for applicants with a Professional Registration in Nursing and preferably Therapy and who have a passion to inspire and motivate others to provide high quality safe patient focussed care.
Bestwood is based on the City Hospital Campus of the St Francis Unit. Our older adult patients have come through the Frailty Pathway of QMC and are deemed medically safe for discharge. We are a unique ward where nursing staff contribute to the delivery of a re-enablement nursing model of care with our older adult patients. By empowering patients, giving permission and providing opportunities to participate in their physical and social environment we are able to improve their skills, confidence and independence. You will work closely with the nursing team and our Therapy colleagues to improve clinical outcomes by focusing on reducing dependency on carers, decreasing hospital length of stay, and improving the patient experience during their hospital stay. There is a strong focus on supporting safe and timely discharges from hospital and preventing readmissions.
Main duties of the job
As the Ward Manager you will be in charge of the ward and ensuring that the standards and quality of care given to patients, together with the environment in which care is delivered, are maintained at a high standard.
Be an effective leader and role model and will be expected to provide regular direct clinical care and use experience to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance.
Work flexibly as a member of the ward team to support and ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved.
The successful applicant should be motivated and have the ability to inspire staff and have previous experience and evidence of implementing changes and embedding good practice into the culture of our department. It is essential that you are able to work as part of the multi-disciplinary team demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to support the development of the service. The successful applicant needs to have excellent organisation and time management skills with an aptitude for problem solving. You must have excellent clinical knowledge and skills, demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to work long days across the week and within a fast growing and exciting speciality setting.
In addition to the below summary, you will need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached.
Working for our organisation
We would like to hear from you if can demonstrate your passion and commitment to the provision of high quality patient centred care for the older adult.
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a ward manager you would need to ensure that the standards and quality of care given to patients, together with the environment in which care is delivered are maintained at a high standard.
Be an effective leader and role model and will be expected to provide regular direct clinical care and use experience to support the implementation of both clinical and nonclinical governance.
Work flexibly as a member of the ward team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved.
For further information please see attached the job description and person specification for the role of ward manager.
Person specification
Person Specification
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Degree in Health/Nursing
- Mentoring qualification
- Competent in Medicines management
- Professional Registration in Therapy (preferably)
Desirable criteria
- Completion of all local competency packages
- Research training/experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years post reg experience
- Evidence of leadership and management experience
- Ability to manage a clinical ward efficiently and effectively
- Supevision of non registered staff, pre-registration and post basic students
Desirable criteria
- Budget management
- Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
Communication and Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to present and receive complex information within the multi professional team
- Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
- Ability to support colleagues, patients and relatives/carers in distressing circumstances
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate evidence of providing formal teaching sessions
- Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team
- Demonstrate leadership for the management of change
Analytical and Judgement Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to respond to, prioritse and anaylise complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place
- Ability to generate and present reports and documents
- Deal effectively wtih clinical issues within defined procedures/guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to NHS strategy and policy
- Use of clinical benchmarking to influence patient care
- Ability in the use of appraisal, personal development review and training needs analysis
Planning and Organisational Skills
Essential criteria
- Can formulate short and long term objectives
- Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recoginse, prioritse and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
- Demonstrate the personal development of members within the team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to effectively lead a team
- Demonstrate effective time management skills
- Experience in strategic planning for a service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Riley
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812268809
- Additional information
Kara Wesley - [email protected] - 07812276090
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