Ward Manager - Denver Ward

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

The closing date is 23 April 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high quality care within a surgical environment and do you love working with a great team? If the answer is yes then this may be the role for you!

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced individual to lead the team on our busy Colorectal and general surgical ward. The ward specialises in caring for patients undergoing complex colorectal surgery as well as caring for emergency admissions for general surgical, urology, ENT and gynae patients. The ward plays an integral part within the trust emergency surgical pathway.

The right candidate will need to have extensive relevant clinical experience and a clear focus on ensuring patients receive specialist high quality care at all times. The role involves leading and managing a well established team as well as providing clinical expertise and working clinically on the ward.

This role is to cover maternity leave for 12 months and so a secondment or fixed term contract will be considered.

Main duties of the job

Having continuing responsibility for the 24 hour management of the ward and delivery of patient care.
To have responsibility for the line management of all ward based nursing and support staff
To promote continuous development in clinical practice and deliver of patient care, encouraging innovation, improvement and appropriate change in service delivery.
To manage resources within agreed budget.
To provide a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students and for the ongoing professional development of registered staff.
To maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels.

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

Date posted

09 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-731-25EG

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

King's Lynn

PE30 4ET

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this fantastic opportunity at Team QEH, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on this fantastic opportunity at Team QEH, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse or other registered professional within healthcare
ENB 998 or equivalent
Degree in Nursing
Evidence of further continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Relevant managerial experience at Band 6 Level or above
Previous experience as shift/team leader
Experience of teaching/supporting students, Healthcare Assistants and other qualified staff

Desirable

Experience of participating in budget management

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Competency in IV drug administration and Infusion pump skills
Good time management skills
Managerial and leadership ability
Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
Knowledge of up to date nursing and NHS issues

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse or other registered professional within healthcare
ENB 998 or equivalent
Degree in Nursing
Evidence of further continued professional development

Experience

Essential

Relevant managerial experience at Band 6 Level or above
Previous experience as shift/team leader
Experience of teaching/supporting students, Healthcare Assistants and other qualified staff

Desirable

Experience of participating in budget management

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

Competency in IV drug administration and Infusion pump skills
Good time management skills
Managerial and leadership ability
Knowledge of evidence informed and research based practice
Knowledge of up to date nursing and NHS issues

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).