# Deputy Ward Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-ward-manager/04b6ace0-7254-4d7b-aff3-63e4a74c1428 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-ward-manager/04b6ace0-7254-4d7b-aff3-63e4a74c1428.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Catherine's Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Ward manager - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working over 7 day rota days and nights) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T11:11:24.671Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8217322 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8217322?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wchc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview At Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff. We are looking for proactive and dynamic individuals to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre. The bedded centre focusses on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs. ### Main duties of the job You will provide clinical and professional leadership for a ward-based team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants and deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence. The person we are looking for will be: - a registered nurse with current professional registration - committed to delivering a high standard of care and supporting change management - an excellent communicator who will innovate, inspire and promote patient safety whilst supporting the ward team. - an advocate for our patients, able to identify changes in need and be instrumental in planning for their current and future care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will support the Team Leader with efficient management and day to day running of the ward and monitor the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients. in co-operation with the multidisciplinary team. You will be able to demonstrate your professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, medicines management, and care and treatment delivery. You will support the Team Leader with delivering a high quality efficient and effective service within the ward, meeting defined performance indicators including quality standards, quality goals and patient experience. You will be involved in both management and the individual professional development of the clinical team incorporating the Trust's appraisal system. You will provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the Ward Manager in the management of the team. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Dexterity for undertaking clinical skills and people moving - Passion and drive to deliver person centred care **Desirable** - Access to a car for work purposes ### Skills and Attributes **Essential** - Evidence of self-management, organisation and time management skills - Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with others - Flexibility and adaptability with the capacity to respond positively to changing situations - Ability to form positive working relationships with other services, agencies, and providers - Demonstrable problem solving skills - Computer literate - Leadership skills - Effective interpersonal skills - Excellent communication skills, written and oral - Ability to motivate staff - Ability to exercise initiative - Ability to innovate - Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision - Effective change management skills **Desirable** - Effective change management skills ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Experience of managing a caseload/ward/leadership - Knowledge and experience of managing patients with long term conditions/deteriorating patient - Knowledge of tissue viability - Knowledge and experience of end of life care - Awareness of Workforce Policies and Procedures - Evidence/experience of teaching/mentoring/coaching - Experience of Multi-disciplinary working - Supervisory and/or undertaking clinical supervision experience - Awareness of professional issues and developments. - Understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on local service - Experience of clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills - Ability to manage complex cases **Desirable** - Experience of clinical audit - Financial awareness - Experience of day to day staff management - Demonstrate application of clinical governance - Knowledge of local services ### Qualifications and Professional Training **Essential** - Registered General Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent) - Specialist Practitioner Qualification – District Nursing (or equivalent postgraduate modules) or equivalent level nursing qualification/ experience - Current NMC registration - Evidence of further recent study/professional development **Desirable** - Independent non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake - Teaching/Mentorship Qualification - Clinical examination module (or willing to undertake) - Leadership Qualification – ILM level 6 or equivalent (or willing to work towards) or relevant experience - Clinical diagnostics module (or willing to undertake) ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572674) - [person specification (pdf, 464.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10572675) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.