NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area
Gynaecology Department
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time hours per week
Job ref
RB-UB
Site
St Helier Hospital
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£53,751 - £60,651 inc HCAS Pro Rata Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/10/2025 23:59
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Job overview
Ward Manager - Band 7
The Ward Manager will lead and manage the Gynaecology Ward as a senior nurse, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. The role involves clinical leadership, operational management, staff development, and service improvement. The postholder will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective care for women undergoing gynaecological treatment and procedures. This includes ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and patient-centred care, while supporting staff development and service improvement in line with Trust values and national standards. The post-holder will manage resources within the department to ensure high standards of patient care, while promoting positive patient experience. The role will involve clinically leading and mentoring staff, implementing policies and procedures, and ensuring efficient patient flow. You will support the matron with operational duties, help maintain clinical standards, and support the ward in developing and enhancing services. You must have a high level of emotional resilience, and be able to manage complex and challenging behaviours and issues.
Main duties of the job
Lead the nursing team, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care. Undertake and document comprehensive nursing assessments. Promote patient safety and excellent patient experience through best practices. Be a visible and accessible presence on the ward, offering support to staff, patients, and families
Oversee the day-to-day running of the ward, including staffing, rotas, and resource allocations. Ensure effective patient flow, timely admissions and discharges, and coordination with bed management teams. Manage ward budgets and ensure cost-effective use of resources.
Supervise, appraise, and support the professional development of nursing and support staff. Ensure mandatory training and competency packages are completed. Address underperformance and promote a positive team culture.
Lead clinical audits and implement improvements based on findings. Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control policies. Investigate complaints and incidents, ensuring learning is shared across the team.
Maintain excellent communication with the multidisciplinary team (MDT). Facilitate collaborative working across services to ensure continuity of care. Promote patient and carer involvement in care planning and ward activities. Ensure safeguarding protocols are followed for vulnerable adults and children. Identify and mitigate clinical risks, ensuring safe care delivery
Working for our organisation
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead the nursing team, ensuring high standards of evidence-based care Undertake comprehensive patient assessments and promote health and well-being. Ensure compliance with NMC guidelines and Trust policies. Be a visible and authoritative presence in the ward, supporting staff, patients, and families. Oversee the day-to-day running of the ward, including staffing, rotas, and resource allocation. Manage ward budgets and ensure cost-effective use of resources. Lead on investigations of complaints and clinical incidents, ensuring learning is shared. Ensure accurate and timely documentation and reporting. Conduct annual appraisals and personal development plans for staff. Support staff training, revalidation, and competency development. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and reflective practice. Coordinate with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care. Facilitate effective communication across services and departments. Promote partnership working with patients, carers, and external agencies. Monitor clinical standards through audits and governance frameworks. Ensure compliance with infection prevention and safeguarding protocols. Implement service improvements and change initiatives. Manage admissions and discharges to optimise bed usage. Work with discharge coordinators to reduce delays and promote "home first" principles
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
* BSC/1st Degree in Nursing or equivalent
Desirable criteria
* Leadership or management qualification
* Advanced clinical assessment skills
Experience
Essential criteria
* Relevant managerial experience at Band 6 level or above
* Proven evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team related to Gynaecology
* Experience in managing staff and resources effectively.
Desirable criteria
* Awareness of current research related to the speciality
* Involvement in service development or strategic planning.
* Previous experience working both in gynaecology inpatients and outpatient settings
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
* Ability to lead and motivate team
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable criteria
* Ability to manage complex clinical situations
* Competent in IT systems and clinical Electronic patient records system
personal attributes
Essential criteria
* Resilient, adaptable, and able to work under pressure
* Compassionate and empathetic approach to patient care
Desirable criteria
* Experience in audit and research activities.
* Ability to contribute to policy development and implementation.
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.