# Ward Manager - Oak Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager-oak-ward/267a7fa2-2675-4731-9563-1bd8eae18076 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager-oak-ward/267a7fa2-2675-4731-9563-1bd8eae18076.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Derby - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 8-4 / 9-5) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T07:21:35.268Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Derbyshire/Chesterfield/Derbyshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/nursing/nursing-v8131882 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8131882?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Would you like to work alongside other compassionate and enthusiastic people who are committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives on male acute wards and across the Derwent Unit?  If so, we want you to be a part of our future, people focussed team and help us shape how we deliver our mental health services. Our male adult, acute inpatient wards, provide a high standard of patient-centred evidence-based care for our service users.  Oak Ward is on the Derwent  Unit which has one male and two female acute wards. As part of our Making Room for Dignity Programme all patients have ensuite  bedrooms within our newly built Adult Acute unit on the site of Chesterfield Royal Hospital We are passionate about providing the highest possible standards of care through a multi-disciplinary approach within our Team, which comprises of a Consultant Psychiatrist, Specialist Medic, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP), Clinical Matron, Clinical Leads, Occupational Therapists, Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants, as well as our Operational Support Lead to enhance leadership support and developmental opportunities across the service division, all of which are supported by our Ward Clerk. ### Main duties of the job - To lead with care and compassion whilst promoting collective leadership within our team and the wider unit. - To provide operational management for the ward. - Provide strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape cost effective and responsive services. - Be responsible for monitoring and ensuring maintenance of standards of care that support safe high-quality practice throughout the 24-hour period. - Live the Trust values promoting a positive image of the Trust to service users, carers and the community as a whole, and role modelling to the nursing team. - Provide advice, resources and support to our Multi-Disciplinary Team. - Support and promote staff development. - To have responsibility for aspects of clinical governance within a designated ward or team. - To ensure compliance and assurance relating to safe and effective use of all resources and ensuring the safety of staff and patients. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the Job Description and Person Specification, please click ON 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. - To provide a clear sense of purpose and leadership by being visible and accessible to staff, patients, carers, and the public. - To work collaboratively with the Deputy Care Group Operational Manager, Clinical Matron and the Senior Multidisciplinary team to develop a vision for staff that ensures a positive, high performing, productive and supportive culture. - To ensure all levels of staff have a good understanding of the objectives and priorities of the ward area/team and the wider unit and how these fit into the overarching service and Trust plans. - Ensure the establishment and maintenance of good relationships and communication with other directorates in DHCFT, promoting a culture where clinical and other staff are actively involved in decisions on how services are provided and targets delivered. - Liaise with external stakeholders including Commissioners and other external agencies and contractors as required. - Demonstrate operational management skills, implementing change management, project management, service development and transformation, etc. - Participating in investigations, undertaking the role of Investigation Officer, making recommendations following investigation to influence policy development and change. - To contribute to steering groups for clinical and operational policy. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Evidence and knowledge of managing people and services acquired through training and experience - - Previous experience of supervising/managing staff - - Demonstrate up to date evidence evidence-based knowledge for clinical practice generally and the chosen speciality. - - Demonstrate exposure to and a comprehensive knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc) - - Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice, including policy and procedure development - - Experience of monitoring and measuring service quality - - Experience of effective risk management within a service - - Experience of implementing service improvement projects - - Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in CPA/ Risk Assessment and clinical management. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - A current registration with a professional body i.e. NMC / HCPC / Social Work England - - Registered Mental Health (RMN) / Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) / BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy, CQSW / ASW, with relevant post registration experience of working with people with severe mental health. - - Evidence of post-qualification professional training (or equivalent experience) - - Relevant Mentor qualification - - Clinical supervision training - - Complaints / investigation training ## Documents - [inclusivity at dhcft (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1986) - [383-aca-7582-26 jd & ps (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10461751) - [personal accountability charter (pdf, 8.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1978) - [guidance notes for completing the application form (pdf, 138.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=971) ## 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.