Main area Medicine Grade NHS AFC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (to cover secondment until August 2026) Hours Part time - 24 hours per week (Full rotation, 7 days Monday to Sunday days and nights) Job ref 302-25-7335592M
Site Royal Albert Edward Infirmary Town Wigan Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/07/2025 23:59
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager's position Lowton ward on a fixed term, part time basis, 24 hrs per week, until August 2026.
We are looking for a qualified nurse who wishes to further their career and to join our existing team.The successful candidate should be able to work as part of a team and be able to use their initiative.Excellent communication skills and flexibility is required to meet the needs of the service .
This vacancy is open to internal and external candidates. NHS employees should ideally secure their manager’s agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis to provide cover for an employee on secondment and will end on 1-Aug-2026 or when the substantive postholder returns. Whilst this post is advertised on an fixed term basis there is the potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Main duties of the job
You will be working closely with the Ward Manager and deputising in their absence.
The candidate will be committed to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs and be willing to embrace new role opportunities.
The post holder will support the Ward Manager in all aspects of ward management. They will have a key role in co-ordinating and developing the nursing team and ensuring that patients receive the required standard of care. They will support the Ward Manager in ensuring all staff comply with Trust policies and professional and legal standards.
Working for our organisation
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
* Manage the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager, co-ordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
* Participate in the directorate senior nurse bleep rota as required dealing with emergency/urgent situations, the redeployment of staff and giving advice to staff on other wards as the need arises.
* Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
* Organise own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
* Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/management team as necessary.
* Deputise for the ward manager as requested at meetings and other events.
* Maintain ward management records and produce timely management reports at the request of the ward manager or as required in his/her absence.
* Maintain an awareness of current identified best practice within the relevant sphere of nursing.
* Deliver nursing care on the basis of available valid evidence and as detailed in clinical guidelines and protocols.
* Take a lead role in the audit of nursing care within the ward, share learning with others and assist in ensuring that identified scope for improvement is realised.
* Maintain effective registration in accordance with NMC standards.
Planning and Organisational Duties
* Manage the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager, coordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
* Participate in the directorate senior nurse bleep rota as required dealing with emergency/urgent situations, the redeployment of staff and giving advice to staff on other wards as the need arises.
* Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
* Organise own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
* Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/management team as necessary.
* Deputise for the ward manager as requested at meetings and other events.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
* Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care of patients in accordance with their clinical pathway and individual needs.
* Liaise with patients and their families on a daily basis and deal efficiently with their questions or concerns.
* Ensure that nursing care delivered within the ward is compliant with legal, professional and organisational standards.
* Supervise and direct the work of more junior staff.
Responsibility for Finance
* Contribute to ensuring the effective use of all resources.
* Bring any potential efficiency savings or anticipated budgetary pressures to the attention of the ward manager.
Responsibility for Human Resources
* Support the ward manager in managing attendance within the ward area in accordance with trust policy.
* Participate in the IPR/PDP process, undertaking the IPR/PDP of staff as required by the Ward Manager.
* Assist the ward manager in ensuring that all newly appointed staff receive induction to the ward and preceptorship as appropriate.
Responsibility for Health & Safety
* Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
* Facilitate a supportive learning environment for all levels of staff including student nurses.
* Undertake the role of mentor/preceptor/supervisor to other members of the ward team.
* Assist members of the ward team to identify their own training and development needs and support them in achieving individual goals.
* Formally assess the competence of staff and students producing verbal and written reports as required by the ward manager, the university or other departments or agencies.
* Deliver health education to patients and their families in accordance with their needs.
Person specification
Additional
* Able to work day/evening/night duty over a 7 day week
* Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Knowledge
* Up to date clinical nursing knowledge relevant to the speciality.
Skills
* Specialist nursing skills relevant to the ward
* Leadership
* Clinical teaching and assessment skills
* Basic ward management skills
* Audit.
* Research awareness.
Experience
* Post registration experience relevant to the clinical speciality of the ward
* Experience of teaching/assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
* Regularly in charge of ward.
* Auditing standards of care.
Qualifications
* 1st Level Registered Nurse (relevant branch)
* Evidence of continuing professional development since registration
* Post reg diploma relevant to the speciality
Our Trust prefers candidates to submit applications online. Please contact the Recruitment Team on 01942 244000 if you have difficulty applying online.
The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.
We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.
Guidance on Completing Your Application
Applications are scored against the person specification, therefore we recommend that you use the supporting information section of your application form to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role, providing illustrative examples where possible.
On-Call
Please note that some roles may require you to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
WWL has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. and will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester Local Authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority; giving you access to our service-related benefits.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Joanne King Job title Lowton ward - ward leader Email address JOANNE.M.KING@WWL.NHS.UK Telephone number 01942778533
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