# Ward Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/7802ae54-c3d3-4b43-8abd-f9dfd391c846 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/7802ae54-c3d3-4b43-8abd-f9dfd391c846.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust - **Location:** University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Ward manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Weekend and Bank Holiday working) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T11:10:57.341Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Warwickshire/Coventry/University_Hospitals_Coventry_Warwickshire_NHS_Trust/Surgery/Surgery-v8340965 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8340965?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhcw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting vacancy has become available for a Ward Manager ( Band 7) for an 12 bedded Surgical Ward . This includes elective and emergency pathway patients, under a wide variety of surgical specialities. This leadership role is essential to maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and to provide a pivotal leadership role. Please note interviews are scheduled for 5th November 2026. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. ### Main duties of the job The role is essential to provide this ward area with a high profile, accessible and responsive leader, accountable for clinical staff, service, governance, standards, safety and quality. - Accountable for own actions in accordance with Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute towards corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times. - Highly developed communication skills enabling maintenance of high quality service and ensuring timely management and resolution of unexpected events and situations. Undertake bleep-holder responsibilities for the area’s on a regular basis. - A knowledgeable team leader and resource for staff, advising on national, local and Trust policy and procedures/guidelines, ensuring that clinical governance is embedded in practice. Will support staff and users in service and policy development within a defined area/specialty. - Responsible for identifying and assessing complex clinical and non-clinical issues, implementing resolutions and monitoring/auditing outcomes. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Responsible for interdepartmental/organisational activities including HR; complaints; appraisal; hospital bleep-holder responsibilities on a regular basis and patient flow. - Undertake highly specialised technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and administration of invasive tests/procedures. - Responsible for education and training provision of identified staff groups, patients and carers within defined areas. - Utilise and ensure others utilise information and IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available. - Regularly manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need. - Regularly support patients, carers and staff during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g breaking bad news or following an unexpected event. - Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. ### 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** - - IT skills - Patient focused - Excellent communication skills - Able to prioritise and meet deadlines effectively - Good management of own and others time - Able to use initiative and make decisions - Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions ### Knowledge **Essential** - - A knowledgeable clinician with the ability to apply evidence based practice - A sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures - Knowledge of clinical governance & a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development **Desirable** - - A good understanding of current issues relating to the NHS. - Experience in Policy/Service Development ### Experience **Essential** - - Professional clinical experience - Ability to successfully manage people and change - Complaints and difficult situations management - Extensive management experience - Experience in HR and Management Related Issues - Resource Management **Desirable** - - Finance and budget management ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Current Professional Registration - Evidence of continuous professional development - Teaching and Assessing Qualification. - Leadership qualification or training certificate - Study at level 6 (Degree/Diploma) ### Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours **Essential** - - Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) - Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience ## Documents - [candidate guide (pdf, 10.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2471) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 472.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10670480) ## 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.