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Ward Manager
The closing date is 10 November 2025
As the Ward Manager on Cheerful Sparrows Female, you will be passionate about delivering outstanding and safe patient care, as well as continuing a positive working culture, benefitting staff and patients.
Main duties of the job
* To act as a role model and provide professional leadership to nursing staff.
* Setting, achieving and monitoring Quality Standards.
* To support the matron to implement the agreed system of nursing audits.
* Maintain personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy.
* Participate in the provision of preceptorship and mentorship for new staff, and for staff undertaking academic courses and pathways.
* Ensure the safe and effective use of all medical devices used within the Ward.
* Ensure the delivery of clinical governance and ensuring that the aims of clinical effectiveness are met from a nursing viewpoint.
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please don't hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Trainin
* Registered General Nurse
* Degree in Nursing or working towards degree or equivalent.
* Preparation of mentors or equivalent.
Clinical Skills & Experience
* 2 years' experience at Band 6 in a hospital setting.
* Resolving user concerns effectively.
* Continuous quality improvement.
* Experience in managing change.
* Expert clinical skills.
* Staff development and empowerment.
* Negotiating and influencing skills.
* Health and safety
* 5 years post registration experience in a variety of acute clinical settings.
* Some experience in budget management.
Personal/ professional attributes
* ward metrics, quality improvement tools
Governance
* Clinical governance.
* Key issues and development in nursing
Other requirements
* To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values.
* Current understanding of key issues facing the NHS both locally and Nationally.
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.
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
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