Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Paediatric Ward Manager

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate to improve children and young peoples experience and care through dynamic leadership? This is a great opportunity to develop the future of children's services at Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust.

We are delighted to announce we are looking to recruit an exceptional Paediatric Ward Manager to be part of our existing forward thinking Senior Paediatric Nurse Leadership team.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated individual who is passionate about quality driven care for children and young people. The successful candidate demonstrates a commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and an approach to leadership reflective of our Trust Values of Ambition, Respect, Compassion.

You will be expected to use your expert clinical knowledge, alongside your management and leadership skills, to enhance the experience of children, young people and families, and seek opportunities to engage with colleagues to embed a positive practice environment.

If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and have transformational leadership skills in order to support our exciting vision. Please do contact us for more information or an informal discussion

Main duties of the job

You will:

Be highly visible

Be clinically credible

Be committed to developing and transforming services

Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams

Within Paediatric SDEC you will be supported to have oversight of:

Ensuring safe, effective, responsive, high-quality services

Workforce management

Finance and budgeting

Education and development

Patient flow

Performance management

Digital technology

Evidence based Practice and Research

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Details

Date posted

07 November 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

Reference number

381-WC-7527627

Job locations

Midland Metropolitan Hospital

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing compassionate leadership and professional development for nursing and support workers within the service and will work with the other paediatric senior nurses to develop best practice and ensure that there is consistency across the paediatric unit.

In collaboration with senior nursing team and acute Paediatric Matron, you will provide senior nursing leadership for the unit including some weekend working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for providing compassionate leadership and professional development for nursing and support workers within the service and will work with the other paediatric senior nurses to develop best practice and ensure that there is consistency across the paediatric unit.

In collaboration with senior nursing team and acute Paediatric Matron, you will provide senior nursing leadership for the unit including some weekend working.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN (C)
  • Current NMC

Desirable

  • Leadership/Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in acute Paediatrics
  • Experience of leading a team

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills

Desirable

  • Coaching/counselling skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • RN (C)
  • Current NMC

Desirable

  • Leadership/Management Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in acute Paediatrics
  • Experience of leading a team

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills

Desirable

  • Coaching/counselling 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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Midland Metropolitan Hospital

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Midland Metropolitan Hospital

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Acute & Community Paediatrics

Petrina Marsh

petrina.marsh@nhs.net

07817174596

Details

Date posted

07 November 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

Reference number

381-WC-7527627

Job locations

Midland Metropolitan Hospital

Grove Lane

Smethwick

B66 2QT


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