Deputy Ward Manager - Ward 6A - Cardiology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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Role summary
This is a 9-month secondment opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to cover maternity leave on Ward 6A, Cardiology. The role involves providing leadership, support, and guidance to staff in planning, delivering, and evaluating individualized patient care. You will be responsible for monitoring workload and patient acuity to ensure adequate nursing manpower and a safe standard of care. The ideal candidate will be an organized role model, leading by example to provide gold standard care.
Key responsibilities
- Co-ordinate the ward/department on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work.
- Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward/department.
- Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care, ensuring the environment is responsive to current issues.
- Assist in the review and update of procedures and protocols relating to patient care.
- Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through best practice and clinical benchmarking.
- Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
- Post registration qualification in speciality
- Evidence of management experience
- Evidence of change management
- Application of evidence based practice
- Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
- Lead role in education of staff and patients
- Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work in changing environments
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
- Supportive of colleagues
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Well motivated
Desirable criteria
- 1st level degree
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Deputy Ward Manager - [contact details removed] 6A - Cardiology
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting 9 month secondment opportunity has arisen to cover maternity leave on Ward 6A . Cardiology at the Royal Liverpool Hospital
To provide leadership, support and guidance to staff in monitoring the planning delivery and evaluation of individualised care.
Responsible for monitoring the workload/patient acuity within the ward/unit on a daily basis to ensure that nursing manpower is adequate to provide a safe standard of nursing care.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced, enthusiastic nurse with a keen interest in Cardiology. You will be an organised nurse who is a role model and leads by example, whilst helping to provide the gold standard of care, our patients come to expect from us.
If you're looking for a new challenge or to progress in your nursing career, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Responsibilitieso Co-ordination of the ward/department on a day to day basis including planning,allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.o Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward/ departmento Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing careensuring that the ward/ depart
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