Ward Manager for Day Care (Nightingale/Woodpecker)

Job overview

Daycare Surgical or Diagnostic procedures (Nightingale) and Same Day Admission for Inpatients (Woodpecker).    Are you a experienced nurse with excellent clinical skills and experience in leading and managing a ward area? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a strong and dynamic nurse to take on the role  of Ward Manager/Team Leader on Nightingale/Woodpecker.

Nightingale Ward has 19 daycase beds and Woodpecker has 13 same day admission pre-operative beds. Both sit within the Core Clinical Services Drectorate. Specialising in ENT, Specialist Neonatal and  Paediatric Surgery (SNAPS), Urology, Ophthalmology, Dental and MaxilloFacial, Dermatology, Neurology and multiple other specialities, Nightingale /Woodpecker ward offers a unique opportunity  to gain experience in a wide range of different specialities.

The successful applicant will become part of a friendly team of experienced nurses, ODP’s and Healthcare Assistants, supported by ACP’s and CNS’s. The unit is open Monday to Friday with occasional opening on Saturday

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key member of the directorate senior nursing team and will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, high-quality care across Woodpecker/Nightingale. You will work closely with the Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP’s), other Ward Managers and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS’s) to take part in service development and quality improvement.

The successful candidate should have:

• Demonstrable excellent communication skills
• Experience in managing clinical incidents and complaints
• The ability to prioritise clinical and management demands
• Have a passion for learning new skills and taking on daily challenges
• The ability to lead and manage a diverse team of nurses/ODP’s/HCA’s.

Our organisation:    GOSH IS a tertiary service within the UK NHS. Most of the children and young people we care for are referred to us from other hospitals throughout the UK because of the highly complex or rare nature of  their condition. Should you have any queries please email us at:

Amy Carrington, ACP [email protected] Rose Fitzgerald, ACP [email protected]

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.