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Band 7
Full-time

Ward Manager

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustBlackpool£49,387 - £56,515Closes 08/09/2026

At a glance

Band
Band 7
Contract
Fixed-term
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
01/09/2026
Closes
08/09/2026

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Role summary

This is a 9-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity for a Ward Manager Band 7 on Moorgate ward, a busy male PICU at The Harbour. The role involves providing 24/7 care, supporting and developing junior colleagues, and leading quality improvement projects. The successful candidate will have experience as a Band 6 RMN or an established Band 7, with excellent role modelling skills and a passion for patient care and staff wellbeing.

Essential criteria

  • Registered Mental Health Nurse.
  • Post reg. learning and development relevant to the role.
  • Mentorship qualification.
  • Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
  • Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
  • Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
  • Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
  • Post graduate experience at Clinical Leader level
  • Supervision and management of staff
  • Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
  • Registered Mental Health Nurse.
  • Post reg. learning and development relevant to the role.
  • Mentorship qualification.
  • Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
  • Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
  • Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
  • Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
  • Post graduate experience at Clinical Leader level
  • Supervision and management of staff
  • Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs

Useful to know

Band 7 pay context

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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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Moorgate ward at the Harbour for a fixed term / secondment for 9 months to the ward manager band 7 position. The secondment is ideal for those who already have established experience as a band 6 RMN and who wish to build on their development and experience, as well as being a fantastic opportunity for already established band 7 who want to experience a challenge on a busy male PICU.

The successful candidate will bring excellent role modelling skills, a passion for supporting and developing junior colleagues, including student nurses and they should have a keen interest in quality improvement projects that can lead to improvements in patient care and staff wellbeing.

You should bring with you experience of nursing people with acute mental health needs, have experience of supporting colleagues and students with development, and a "can-do" attitude.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to work across a shift pattern, being part of a team that provides 24/7 care and treatment to male service users on a busy, 8 bedded PICU ward at the Harbour. There will be occasions when you may need to support other wards, including our male and female adult and older adult wards at the Harbour.

Responsibilities will include supporting and developing learners in practice; shift leading, administering medication

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