Job summary
- Main area
- Elective Orthopaedics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (There will be an expectation of weekend and bank holiday working to support senior staffing lead rota)
- Job ref
- 205-7767681
- Employer
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Stoke University Hospital
- Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ward Manager
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within elective orthopaedics at the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust.
You will be a Registered Nurse with an excellent track record of success in leading a team. You will be passionate about patient care and have the foresight and ability to facilitate and sustain change.
You will be an experienced band 6 or existing band 7 nurse with leadership experience and experience within elective orthopaedics or trauma and orthopaedics.
You will have evidence of degree level study and recent study development and will be willing to undertake further study to facilitate development in your role. You will require at least 3 years post registration experience at band 6 level and will have current experience caring for orthopaedic patients.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to liaise with the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse at our County Hospital site in Stafford, to ensure care and processes are aligned within elective orthopaedics across the UHNM.
Alongside Matron, the post holder will be expected to develop good working relationships the Directorate team and Consultant body, to support the delivery of the elective recovery programme, contribute to change and service development and ensure sustainability
The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the ward whilst maintaining high quality care and managing competing priorities.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be expected to liaise with the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse at our County Hospital site in Stafford, to ensure care and processes are aligned within elective orthopaedics across the UHNM.
Alongside Matron, the post holder will be expected to develop good working relationships the Directorate team and Consultant body, to support the delivery of the elective recovery programme, contribute to change and service development and ensure sustainability
The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of the ward whilst maintaining high quality care and managing competing priorities.
Please see job description and person specification for further details.
Person specification
Qualifications & experience
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration
- Degree level qualification in Health/Nursing related studies
- Minimum of 3 years post registration experience to include a minimum of 12 months experience at band 6
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a deputy ward manager role
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching & assessing
- Current experience working within elective orthopaedics
- Formal leadership and management training
Desirable criteria
- Experience of leading change and new ways of working
- Experience of working within trauma and orthopaedics
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
- Becky Marsh
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01782 671417
- Additional information
Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you wish for any additional information or for an informal visit to the department.
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