Ward Manager (Senior Sister/Charge Nurse)

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a substantive Ward Manager on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU) at the Royal Derby Hospital.

The NMU has 21 Inpatient beds that provide specialist palliative care to the people of Derbyshire. The unit provides complex palliative care with a focus on holistic assessment. The successful applicant will take overall responsibility for the clinical care, environment, patient journey, and experience, by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, expert clinical advice, and managerial skills. These skills will ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service in line with local and national development plans, and Trust policies and procedures.

The post holder will need to have a specific interest in palliative care and will be able to work in a large MDT to support our patients.

Main duties of the job

The current Senior Sister has worked hard with the team to create a high performing ward, delivering high quality individualised care to a wide range of patients.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong and effective leadership skills, and an ability to manage a diverse workforce to maintain the high standards set, whilst meeting the key performance indicators within the constraints of policy, guidelines, and budget.

The candidate should demonstrate excellent advanced communication skills, be dynamic and strive for excellence in all aspects of the role. They need to demonstrate that they are supportive and are able to manage the daily challenges of being a ward manager. They will need to act as a role model and maintain and uphold high standards of professional behaviour.

You will work with the ward team but also with our wider palliative care teams and colleagues in professional development as well as other teams across the Trust to provide excellent care for our patients.

Closing date of applications - 2 September 2025

Interview date - 16 September 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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