Clinical Site Day Duty Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves providing visible clinical and operational support across inpatient services, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care. You will oversee ward practice, staffing, incident management, and regulatory compliance, while supporting nursing teams and maintaining communication. The position requires monitoring patient safety, upholding professional standards, and coordinating services to align with St Andrew's values and governance. You will also act as Duty Manager on Call during your shifts.
Key responsibilities
- Provide visible, credible clinical and operational support to ensure safe, high quality, least restrictive care.
- Oversee ward practice, staffing, incident management, and regulatory compliance.
- Support nursing teams and maintain robust communication and handovers.
- Monitor patient safety and uphold professional standards.
- Ensure effective coordination across services and safeguard the patient experience.
- Act as Duty Manager on Call whilst on shift and site.
Essential criteria
- You will hold a current NMC registration and a degree in Mental Health, Learning Disability or Adult Nursing or equivalent.
- You will be experienced in managing clinical staff at ward level on a shift-by-shift basis and must have held the position of Deputy Ward Manager (DWM) / Clinical Nurse Lead (CNL) or above for at least 6 months.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,927 – £46,500 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Day Clinical Duty Manager
Can you provide provides visible, credible clinical and operational support across your designated inpatient services?
Salary: £43,927 - £46,500 plus enhancements DOE (rough expected earnings with enhancements will be £50k - £51k per year)
The role
You will provide visible, credible clinical and operational support to ensure patients receive safe, high quality, least restrictive care over our 24/7 clinical operations.
You will oversee ward practice, staffing, incident management, and regulatory compliance, while supporting nursing teams and maintaining robust communication and handovers over our 24/7 clinical operations.
You will monitor patient safety, uphold professional standards, and ensure effective coordination across services. In this role you will safeguard the patient experience and ensure operations align with St Andrews values, policies, and clinical governance requirements as well as being Duty Manager on Call whilst you are on shift and site.
Benefits
St Andrews Healthcare offers an attractive benefits package including pension, sickness policy on par with the NHS, 35 days annual leave rising up to 41 days (including back holidays), life cover, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, free parking and paid DBS application.
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