Ward Manager (Senior Sister/Charge Nurse)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata pa |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 18 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Derby, DE22 3NE |
| Cwmni: | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7342258/320-CDCS-3775 |
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A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen for a substantive Ward Manager on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU) at the Royal Derby Hospital.
The NMU has 21 Inpatient beds that provide specialist palliative care to the people of Derbyshire. The unit provides complex palliative care with a focus on holistic assessment. The successful applicant will take overall responsibility for the clinical care, environment, patient journey, and experience, by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, expert clinical advice, and managerial skills. These skills will ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service in line with local and national development plans, and Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to have a specific interest in palliative care and will be able to work in a large MDT to support our patients.
The current Senior Sister has worked hard with the team to create a high performing ward, delivering high quality individualised care to a wide range of patients.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong and effective leadership skills, and an ability to manage a diverse workforce to maintain the high standards set, whilst meeting the key performance indicators within the constraints of policy, guidelines, and budget.
The candidate should demonstrate excellent advanced communication skills, be dynamic and strive for excellence in all aspects of the role. They need to demonstrate that they are supportive and are able to manage the daily challenges of being a ward manager. They will need to act as a role model and maintain and uphold high standards of professional behaviour.
You will work with the ward team but also with our wider palliative care teams and colleagues in professional development as well as other teams across the Trust to provide excellent care for our patients.
Closing date of applications - 2 September 2025
Interview date - 16 September 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025
An opportunity has arisen for a substantive Ward Manager on the Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU) at the Royal Derby Hospital.
The NMU has 21 Inpatient beds that provide specialist palliative care to the people of Derbyshire. The unit provides complex palliative care with a focus on holistic assessment. The successful applicant will take overall responsibility for the clinical care, environment, patient journey, and experience, by providing professional nursing leadership and guidance, expert clinical advice, and managerial skills. These skills will ensure the delivery of a clinically effective service in line with local and national development plans, and Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to have a specific interest in palliative care and will be able to work in a large MDT to support our patients.
The current Senior Sister has worked hard with the team to create a high performing ward, delivering high quality individualised care to a wide range of patients.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong and effective leadership skills, and an ability to manage a diverse workforce to maintain the high standards set, whilst meeting the key performance indicators within the constraints of policy, guidelines, and budget.
The candidate should demonstrate excellent advanced communication skills, be dynamic and strive for excellence in all aspects of the role. They need to demonstrate that they are supportive and are able to manage the daily challenges of being a ward manager. They will need to act as a role model and maintain and uphold high standards of professional behaviour.
You will work with the ward team but also with our wider palliative care teams and colleagues in professional development as well as other teams across the Trust to provide excellent care for our patients.
Closing date of applications - 2 September 2025
Interview date - 16 September 2025
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post as we may be unable to provide sponsorship Impacts of the changes to the UK immigration policy | NHS Employers
Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Sep 2025