Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Deputy Ward Manager

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Bishops Castle Community Hospital for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager.

We are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with evidence of professional development, who is innovative, motivated and enthusiastic with excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.

The successful candidate will have a passion for the delivery of high quality care for our patients, with interests in care of the elderly, end of life care and rehabilitation. You will be a role model with experience of change management and leadership, working with an experienced group of staff on the ward.

Main duties of the job

The post consists primarily of clinical care delivery and leadership. There is a strong element of managerial duties as the Deputy Ward Manager. You will be responsible for overseeing the care of patients, managing and supporting staff and deputising for the Ward Manager.

As the ward cares for a range of patient need, you will need to have a wide range of experience across clinical areas, be an excellent communicator with demonstrable leadership potential, eager to develop through experience and CPD which is encouraged and supported.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Details

Date posted

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7481794-OPS-B

Job locations

Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Union Street

Bishops Castle

SY9 5AJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled 'Job Description and Person Specification'.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the role, please see the attached document entitled 'Job Description and Person Specification'.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Effective Level 1 Registration with NMC
  • Nursing Degree or Diploma
  • ENB 998 (Teaching/Assessing/Mentoring in Clinical Practice) or equivalent qualification (PTLLS/CTLLS etc)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing rehabilitation or long-term conditions in a relevant setting
  • Significant experience of managing staff
  • Experience of mentoring staff
  • Experience of jointly managing and developing teams

Knowlegde and Skills

Essential

  • Able to assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care
  • Evidence of using evidence based practice to enhance quality of care
  • Evidence of using evidence based practice to enhance quality of care
  • Ability to liaise effectively with various disciplines, relatives, patients and outside agencies
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Ability to prioritise and organise patient care management
Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Effective Level 1 Registration with NMC
  • Nursing Degree or Diploma
  • ENB 998 (Teaching/Assessing/Mentoring in Clinical Practice) or equivalent qualification (PTLLS/CTLLS etc)
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing rehabilitation or long-term conditions in a relevant setting
  • Significant experience of managing staff
  • Experience of mentoring staff
  • Experience of jointly managing and developing teams

Knowlegde and Skills

Essential

  • Able to assess, implement and evaluate programmes of care
  • Evidence of using evidence based practice to enhance quality of care
  • Evidence of using evidence based practice to enhance quality of care
  • Ability to liaise effectively with various disciplines, relatives, patients and outside agencies
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • Ability to prioritise and organise patient care management

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

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Union Street

Bishops Castle

SY9 5AJ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Union Street

Bishops Castle

SY9 5AJ


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Manager

Andrea Littlefair

andrea.littlefair2@nhs.net

01588638220

Details

Date posted

22 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7481794-OPS-B

Job locations

Bishops Castle Community Hospital

Union Street

Bishops Castle

SY9 5AJ


Supporting documents

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