Job summary
- Main area
- Ward Manager
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On call 1 in 12)
- Job ref
- 186-111-26-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Arnold Lodge
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 Per Annum (pro-rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Manager
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
This is a pivotal role within the Arnold Lodge management structure, working as ward lead, and providing 24 hours Senior Nurse Cover via an On-Call system.
Accountable for service delivery and development with delegated responsibility for ward budget.
Lead and manage Ward team ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality patient care, providing professional knowledge, leadership, and managerial skills.
Main duties of the job
The role requires a qualified, experienced RMN, skilled in the management and leadership of a nursing team with in a Medium Secure Mental Health Service.
Delegated budgetary responsibility for the Ward managing both physical and human resources to ensure the highest standards of care are provided.
Responsible for developing their staff teams, whilst ensuring local and trust wide policies and processes are adhered to.
Develop and maintain robust systems of clinical and managerial supervision for staff team.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To participate fully as a member of a multi-disciplinary Team in initiating, implementing and evaluating Policies and Procedures and clinical practice against agreed criteria.
The Ward Manager has responsibility for / to
Providing 24-hour Senior Nurse on call cover for Arnold Lodge on a rostered on-call basis.
The management of a delegated Ward budget.
Ensuring that staff assess patients, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, providing specialist advice and maintaining associated records.
Ensure the highest standards of clinical care is provided to patients
Performance managing a Ward’s compliment of Nurses, both qualified and unqualified.
Acting as investigating officer with regard to any complaints, disciplinary proceedings and/or Serious and Untoward Incidents as required by Directorate Nurse Manager/ Modern Matron or Deputy Matron.
Delivering, auditing, and giving feedback on Clinical and Managerial supervision, PADS and performance management of Nursing Team.
Modify and improve practice using the results from clinical audit.
Providing leadership to the Ward and within the multi disciplinary team.
Undertaking research and clinical audit in own specialist areas.
Presenting project work, research, audits and proposals at appropriate forums.
Providing specialist education and training to other staff and students.
Responsibility as directed by the Directorate Nurse Manager/ Modern Matron and/ or Deputy Matron for staff recruitment and facilitating practices which ensure the retention of staff.
Utilise existing links with colleges and universities in order to provide academic nursing sessions and influence the recruitment of new staff members.
Interfacing with other outside professionals and agencies.
Effective management of sickness/absenteeism adhering to Trust Policy/Procedure for staff.
Responsible for ensuring that clinical governance is integral to the service
Responsible for ensuring effective working links with all professionals involved in providing aftercare for individual patients.
To observe and ensure compliance with requirements of the mental health act 2007 and accommodate visiting mental health act commissioners.
Responsibility for ensuring that Safeguarding Policies and Procedures are implemented and adhered to.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- . Professional qualification (RMN/RN(M).
- . Maintain current NMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Diploma / Degree
- Management Qualifications
Training
Essential criteria
- . Evidence of Post Registration Development
- Accredited Training / Courses
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge of local / national agenda with evidence of a comprehensive understanding of evidence of the impact these have on nursing practice and patient care.
- • Fully conversant with the Mental Health Act 2007
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Proven ability to lead and manage a team, delegate and manage workloads.
- • Evidence of change management skills
- • Proven ability to lead on the development of evidence / research-based nursing practice
- • Evidence of ability to network establish and maintain relationships with key. personnel / stakeholders
- • Ability to challenge the views and opinions of others constructively.
- • Ability to formulate and implement procedures and engender awareness and understanding of these to others.
- • Evidence of ability to develop and retain a motivated, skilled and committed staff team
- • An excellent role model in all areas of practice
- • Supportive of organisational objectives and ethos
- • Self-reliant and able to manage personal stress.
Contractual Requirements
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of site management experience.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
Desirable criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Evidence of functioning in a substantive role as a clinician at Band 6 in a mental health setting within a multi-disciplinary team
- • Team management skills, budget and resource management skills
- • Proven ability and experience to manage and resolve crisis and conflict within the workplace
- • Evidence of highly developed skills in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of multi-disciplinary programmes of care for the patients group.
- • Proven ability to manage, lead set objectives and plan the development of staff within a management team.
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of managing a team within a forensic setting
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ian McPhail
- Job title
- Operational Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01162077700
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