Ward Manager - Peterborough
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an opportunity for a passionate and motivated Ward Manager to join the Trauma and Orthopaedics service. The role involves overall clinical responsibility for managing the ward, including finances, staff deployment, and ensuring high standards of patient care and safety. The ideal candidate will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, leading and motivating staff to deliver effective care. This fixed-term/secondment post is for 12 months.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration evidence of further training within the speciality
- Leadership Course
- Evidence of Degree level study
Desirable criteria
- ILS Trained
- Acute care course or equivalent
- Key Skills/Abilities
- Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team
- Other
- Set standards of care by implementing evidence-based protocols in order to change clinical practice
- Experienced in caring for patient group within the speciality
- Evidence of Management experience including HR processes
- Management and development of staff
- Knowledge of ongoing research/developments relating to care of the speciality patient group
- Evidence of previous service development, improvement or change management experience
- Experience within creating and managing rosters
- Evidence of developing policies, protocols and competency assessments
- Education and Qualifications
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration evidence of further training within the speciality
- Leadership Course
- Evidence of Degree level study
- ILS Trained
- Acute care course or equivalent
- Key Skills/Abilities
- Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team
- Other
- Set standards of care by implementing evidence-based protocols in order to change clinical practice
- Experienced in caring for patient group within the speciality
- Evidence of Management experience including HR processes
- Management and development of staff
- Knowledge of ongoing research/developments relating to care of the speciality patient group
- Evidence of previous service development, improvement or change management experience
- Experience within creating and managing rosters
- Evidence of developing policies, protocols and competency assessments
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Ward Manager - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
This opportunity has arisen for the ideal candidate to join us in the post of Ward Manager - B5 Ward Trauma Orthopaedics on a fixed term/secondment basis.
Are you a passionate, motivated and caring individual who would relish the opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust provides high quality patient focused care, then perhaps you are the person we are looking for?
This post forms an integral part of the Trauma and Orthopaedics service. The ideal applicant will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will have overall continuing clinical responsibility for managing the ward, including ward finances, staff deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and ensuring continuous high standards of patient care and safety within the resources available.
If you feel that you would like the challenge of working in this environment, with a forward facing dynamic team, looking to respond to the changing pathways within medicine and be part of a forward thinking CBU, then this may be the post for you.
Main duties of the job
Be an expert clinical role model.
Manage and lead the ward nursing staff in liaison with deputies. Collaborative working with the Practice Development Team and operational team,
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