Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Deputy Ward Manager

The closing date is 30 July 2025

Job summary

Are you enthusiastic and a highly motivated nurse?

If so, an opportunity has arisen for you to join our dynamic team. We are seeking a friendly, self- motivated, experienced and dynamic individual to join our team providing clinical care within our Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) at Northumbria Hospital. The SSPAU includes a Paediatric Emergency Department and a Short Stay Unit, providing care for children and young people across Northumberland and North Tyneside.

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic and expert clinical practitioner in the acute care of children, young people and their families. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential along with the ability to work effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

The Children's Emergency Care Unit and 14 bedded short stay facility caters for children aged 0-16 years who require emergency assessment and treatment with a 24 hour inpatient facility if required.

We also provide support to medical staff in clinic and day case settings at North Tyneside General Hospital and Wansbeck General Hospital.

Successful candidates will be able to access preceptorship, clinical supervision and a suite of training and development opportunities to equip them to work in an emergency care environment and further their careers.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annnum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7354853IO

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager.

To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To be responsibility for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.

To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager.

To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.

To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

To be responsibility for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.

To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients.

To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Sick Children's Nurse/DipHE (Child)
  • PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.
  • Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Management course
  • Diploma or degree in nursing
  • Qualification in specialty

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous post registration experience
  • Experience of relevant speciality.
  • Evidence of practice development

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Experience of co-ordinating a team
  • Mentorship/preceptorship skills.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Counselling and appraisal skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Sick Children's Nurse/DipHE (Child)
  • PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.
  • Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period)

Desirable

  • Leadership course
  • Management course
  • Diploma or degree in nursing
  • Qualification in specialty

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Previous post registration experience
  • Experience of relevant speciality.
  • Evidence of practice development

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Experience of co-ordinating a team
  • Mentorship/preceptorship skills.
  • Leadership skills.
  • Counselling and appraisal skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Wendy Smith

wendy.smith@nhct.nhs.uk

01916072005

Details

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annnum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7354853IO

Job locations

Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital

Northumbria Way

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ


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