Ward Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a leadership opportunity for an experienced mental health nurse to become a Band 7 Ward Manager for a Dementia and Older People's Mental Health inpatient ward. The role involves providing clinical and operational leadership, ensuring high-quality patient care, and leading a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be passionate about person-centred care and committed to staff development. This is a fixed-term or secondment post.
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification and registration with professional body
- Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and ability to complete reflective practice
Desirable criteria
- Clinical management skills and previous experience of service line management
- Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge and application of KSF, PDR systems, workforce planning and management
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage stress in self and others
- Skills and Aptitude
- Able to contribute to training offered to carers, family and other professionals and colleagues
- Able to work autonomously, jointly with colleagues and as part of a team
- Able to engage individuals with complex needs and/or their carers in the admission and discharge pathway
- Project management and Budget skills
- Able to contribute to training offered to carers, family and other professionals and colleagues
- Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
- Professional Qualification and registration with professional body
- Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development and ability to complete reflective practice
- Clinical management skills and previous experience of service line management
- Knowledge and abilities
- Knowledge and application of KSF, PDR systems, workforce planning and management
- Ability to prioritise workload and manage stress in self and others
- Skills and Aptitude
- Able to contribute to training offered to carers, family and other professionals and colleagues
- Able to work autonomously, jointly with colleagues and as part of a team
- Able to engage individuals with complex needs and/or their carers in the admission and discharge pathway
- Project management and Budget skills
- Able to contribute to training offered to carers, family and other professionals and colleagues
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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Job summary
Band 7 Ward Manager
Dementia and Older People's Mental Health Inpatient Services
Fixed Term / Secondment Opportunity
37.5 Hours Per Week
Are you a compassionate and experienced mental health nurse looking for your next leadership challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated
Band 7 Ward Manager to lead our Dementia and Older People's Mental Health inpatient ward. This fixed term/secondment post offers the opportunity to further develop your leadership skills while making a significant difference to the lives of older people experiencing mental health difficulties.
As Ward Manager, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe and person-centred care. You will lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team, promoting a positive ward culture that supports recovery, dignity, and therapeutic engagement for patients and their families.
The successful candidate will be an experienced nurse with excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making skills. You will demonstrate a commitment to service improvement, staff development, and maintaining the highest standards of patient care.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
- Provide effective clinical and operational leadership for the ward.
- Ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality care and pos
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