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Deputy Ward Manager
The closing date is 25 May 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated Band 6 nurse to join our team, you will be: flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and a team player. Led by the Ward Manager/Matron on our Nurse Practitioner‑led ward, we are a fast paced surgical ward caring for elective patients and those who require further investigations/treatment following admission to The Northumbria Hospital. The ward provides holistic care for several surgical specialities including breast and reconstruction surgery, bariatric, upper and lower GI surgery as well as gynaecological surgery.
We collaborate with practitioners across other departments to ensure continuity in patient care such as Occupational Therapy, physio, specialist nurses, social work, medical staff, theatres/recovery and our other Trust hospital sites.
Full time or Part time hours may be considered.
Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
To provide nursing care to a case load of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi‑disciplinary team.
Support the Ward Manager in her accountability for the management of staff and budgets.
To provide nursing care to an advanced level.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care working as a member of the ward team under the direction of the Ward Manager.
To be responsible for the organising and co‑ordination of nursing services in the ward/department in the absence of Manager on a regular basis.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state‑of‑the‑art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job responsibilities
To assume responsibility for the devolved management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager.
To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team.
To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
To be responsible for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards.
To act as team leader and co‑coordinate the multi‑disciplinary care of a group of patients.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifictions and Professional Registration
* First level live NMC Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Nurse.
* PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.
* Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
* Leadership course.
* Management course
* Diploma or degree in nursing
* Qualification in specialty
Experience
* Experience of relevant speciality
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
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