Ward Manager - Peterborough


Location
Peterborough, England
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Profession
Ward manager
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
15 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment)
Posted Date
01 Sep 2026
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Job requirements

Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.

Essential

9 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Experienced in caring for patient group within the speciality

  • Experience

    Evidence of Management experience including HR processes

  • Experience

    Management and development of staff

  • Experience

    Knowledge of ongoing research/developments relating to care of the speciality patient group

  • Key Skills/Abilities

    Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team

  • Education and Qualifications

    Registered Nurse

  • Education and Qualifications

    Post registration evidence of further training within the speciality

  • Education and Qualifications

    Leadership Course

  • Education and Qualifications

    Evidence of Degree level study

Desirable

6 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Other

    Set standards of care by implementing evidence-based protocols in order to change clinical practice

  • Experience

    Evidence of previous service development, improvement or change management experience

  • Experience

    Experience within creating and managing rosters

  • Experience

    Evidence of developing policies, protocols and competency assessments

  • Education and Qualifications

    ILS Trained

  • Education and Qualifications

    Acute care course or equivalent

Job overview

This opportunity has arisen for the ideal candidate to join us in the post of Ward Manager – B5 Ward Trauma Orthopaedics on a fixed term/secondment basis.

Are you a passionate, motivated and caring individual who would relish the opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust provides high quality patient focused care, then perhaps you are the person we are looking for?

This post forms an integral part of the Trauma and Orthopaedics service. The ideal applicant will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will have overall continuing clinical responsibility for managing the ward, including ward finances, staff deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and ensuring continuous high standards of patient care and safety within the resources available.

If you feel that you would like the challenge of working in this environment, with a forward facing dynamic team, looking to respond to the changing pathways within medicine and be part of a forward thinking CBU, then this may be the post for you.

Main duties of the job

Be an expert clinical role model.

Manage and lead the ward nursing staff in liaison with deputies. Collaborative working with the Practice Development Team and operational team, including external teams, to ensure effective working relationships.

Lead by example to motivate, develop and establish a well-trained, competent workforce to deliver safe and effective care to all patients within the ward / department.

Coordinate nursing and multi professional activity within the clinical setting, ensuring that there is appropriate skill mix for the patient caseload within available resources.

Promote and role model effective communication within the nursing and multi professional team, to patients, carers and visitors. Receive and report sensitive information.

There is more information available on the attached job description for key responsibilities of this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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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.

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This advert is for Ward Manager - Peterborough with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Peterborough, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Ward manager role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment). The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.

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