# Ward Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/10cb4725-646a-45a1-b0db-4b19e1d9b9c1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/10cb4725-646a-45a1-b0db-4b19e1d9b9c1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Ward manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:55:14.414Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Walton/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ward_Manager_Mental_Health/Ward_Manager_Mental_Health-v8354774 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8354774?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Local Service Division to manage Alt Ward which is a mixed adult acute inpatient ward. Alt Ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated family of staff who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for. The range of skills you can learn and develop while working on Alt Ward is wide and varied, working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative and strong leader as well provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve and manage a challenging setting. This opportunity will be both challenging and rewarding, and the successful candidate will receive regular supervision and developmental appraisal, thus enhancing current practice and future career prospects. This post will suit a pro-active practitioner who wants to make a difference for service users who have complex needs will be able to lead and motivate nursing staff in the provision of high quality patient focused care. ### Main duties of the job You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire your colleagues at all levels, and have an understanding of leading and managing a service. You will be expected to demonstrate good clinical assessment skills and to ensure a high standard of care is delivered on the ward. It is imperative that you can engage with carers and outside agencies as one of our main objectives is to support are service users to be able to participate confidently in the community with a variety of services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applicants should be a registered healthcare professional with experience at Band 6 level or above and have inpatient/post registration experience, together with evidence of post registration study and continuing professional development. Minimum of 3 years post registration experience within mental health services. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively both verbally and nonverbally - Possess good listening and negotiation skills - Ability to work as a member of the multidisciplinary team - Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff **Desirable** - Able to use systems that include computer literate - Ability to lead the process of standard setting and audit ### Knowledge **Essential** - Proven experience of leadership and management of clinical care ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum of 3 years post registration experience within mental health services - Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development **Desirable** - Evidence of working within inpatient setting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered mental Health Nurse or appropriate professional qualification. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 330.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681172) - [oh risk id form (pdf, 466.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10681173) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 281.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) ## 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.