Job summary
- Main area
- Planned Care
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday with potential for Weekend cover. Long day shifts between the hours of 8:30am to 11pm)
- Job ref
- 210-2025-627
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Ward Manager
Band 6
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Range of shifts including Long days, early, late, nights and weekend.
An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager to join our team for a 28 bedded, General Surgical Ward - Ward 52.
The Deputy ward Manager is responsible for Team Leading the shift to support patient flow and timely discharge. This involves Multidisciplinary Team Working with a variety of specialty clinical teams. They will work clinically, providing leadership and support to colleagues and role modelling behaviors and attitudes in line with the Trust's behavioral standards. They will also support the Ward Manager in some administration duties, audits and quality improvement initiatives.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced nurse you will work both clinically as a member of the nursing team providing clinical advice, expertise and leadership to all staff and in partnership with the Ward manager. You will be called upon to deputize in the ward Manager’s absence to ensure a positive patient experience through the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Post registration qualification / evidence of further study
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship & Assessing qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Speciality knowledge & experience
- Basic knowledge of financial management within a clinical setting
- Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems
- Relevant post registration clinical experience
- Experience in implementation & initiation of change
- Knowledge of professional & NHS issues & an understanding of corporate objectives
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Hunter
- Job title
- Ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366505
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