Ward Manager
The closing date is 26 August 2025
Job summary
We are looking for someone who holds a keen interest in leadership with a desire to champion good quality service delivery ensuring a positive patient experience for individuals with complex needs.
The band 7 Ward Manager post presents as an ideal opportunity for an experienced leader to join our clinically led, operationally enabled Division to manage our 20-bedded low secure unit.
Whilst forensic experience is an advantageous, it is not essential as knowledge development within this area can be provided to the right candidate.
You will become an intrinsic member of our existing leadership team within the Medium to Low secure Forensic Division and assist in the development of the Forensic services in-line with the strategic goals and vision of the service and the Trust's objectives and priorities.
We would welcome applications from individuals with flexible working arrangements, this may include an option to work less than full-time and or condensed hours.
Main duties of the job
You will work collaboratively with the clinical and operational teams over both the medium and low secure wards to provide a clinically led and operationally enabled service, to ensure we provide excellent care to our patients.
You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and will be accountable in your own area of responsibility. You will be required to provide strong and effective management and organisational inspirational leadership to ensure the delivery of the Trust's objectives and priorities.
Key Responsibilities:-
Operational Leadership -To support the Service Manager and other colleagues within the service area. Provide operational line management and supervision to allocated staff. Ensure staff receive annual performance appraisals aligned with the Trust's policy and strategy.
Analytical and Judgement Skills -Contribute to identifying, reviewing and re-designing services in response to user need, ensuring a safe, high quality level of service is maintained.
Manage complex, challenging and changing situations -Obtains, analyses and interprets information for key performance indicators and outcome.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.
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Details
Date posted
31 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
338-7262463-25-A
Job locations
Pine View
Willerby Hill Business Park,
Willerby
HU10 6ED
Employer details
Employer name
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pine View
Willerby Hill Business Park,
Willerby
HU10 6ED
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