# Ward Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/cfc9334d-ef9b-4e90-9caa-de5221d41301 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/ward-manager/cfc9334d-ef9b-4e90-9caa-de5221d41301.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Meadows - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Ward manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Secondment: 6 months - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T08:06:10.847Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Ashton_Under_Lyne/Pennine_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Older_Peoples_Mental_Health_Services/Older_Peoples_Mental_Health_Services-v8368811 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8368811?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview - Post Title | Ward Manager (Summers) - Service/Ward/Department | Mental Health Services for Older People, Etherow Building, Tameside General Hospital - Borough | Tameside & Glossop, South Division - Band & salary scale | 7 - Hours of work | 1 x 37.50 - Permanent/Fixed term | 6 month secondment Service/Ward/Department Summary: Summers is a 11 bedded Organic Assessment Ward within Older People’s Services for Tameside & Glossop which is situated in the Etherow Building at Tameside Hospital. Role Summary: An opportunity has arisen in Older Peoples Mental Health Services at Tameside General Hospital for an enthusiastic, self motivated Band 7 Ward Managers role. The post holder will have the responsibility for overseeing the assessment treatment and delivery of care to patients within Older Adults Services and provide a high standard of nursing care to patients. This will be in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will have responsibilities for supporting the team through clinical and management supervision. ### Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities of the Post: - The post holder will be responsible for the ward budget and ensuring that this is monitored in conjunction with the Service Manager & the Finance department. They will be involved in forecasting for the year ahead and being involved in assessing the impact on service delivery. - Work with the wider health care teams to enable a multidisciplinary/multi-agency team approach to care to be adopted with the involvement of the Transfer Team. - Supervise and support a team of staff, initiate induction programmes for newly appointed staff working within the competency framework/complete IPDR’s and staff supervision on a regular basis. - To ensure responsibility of staff performance and sickness reviews - The post holder will have responsibility for overseeing assessment and treatment for the delivery of care to patients within Older Peoples Service and provide a high standard of nursing care to the patient. - Responsibility for ensuring that they reach standards expected for CQC inspections, benchmarking and productive ward implementation and monitoring. - Be involved around quality agendas in regards to risk management of patients and regular audits, e.g. health and safety, infection control. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all patients on the ward receive the highest standards of care and that practice is delivered safely in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct. To lead on ensuring that the provision of nursing care is to the optimum standard achievable within allocated resources. To ensure that patients, their families and carers are directly involved in decisions which affect their care. To act as a resource to junior members of staff. To promote high standards of patient care by the application of a systematic care planning approach which utilises an appropriate nursing model. To initiate patient focussed interventions and developments, which reflect social, cultural and spiritual needs. To ensure that accurate and legible patient care records are maintained. To ensure that each patient has a comprehensive and holistic assessment of their care needs with a mutually agreed plan of care between the patient and the nurse. To be a visible and proactive clinical leader and role model within the multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical care on the ward . ### 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Good understanding of Mental Illness. - Knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for older individuals with acute mental health needs - Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of the Mental Health Act and CPA process. - Knowledge of current policy and guidance in relation to the development of Older People’s Mental Health Services. - Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues. ### Experience **Essential** - People management experience - Experience at Band 6 and evidence of appropriate clinical management experience. - Experience of working in acute mental health settings **Desirable** - Experience of working in a range of mental health settings ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Ability to manage and implement change - Ability to provide leadership to the ward team and work within a management team framework - Ability to supervise and support qualified and unqualified staff on the ward in relation to managing complex clients - Ability to manage staff and work with HR to manage disciplinary matters - Ability to supervise staff, set standards, monitor performance and enable staff to personally develop - Ability to provide a high level of professional expertise in the care of clients with complex needs. - Ability to provide appropriate education and training to qualified and unqualified staff as appropriate. - Good verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on complex and sensitive information - Ability to complete the appropriate documentation. - Good social skills and have a positive attitude within the team and when dealing with service users, staff, carers, visitors and the public. - Ability to undertake a full range of physical interventions e.g. moving and handling to support people’s personal care needs and MVA - Ability to demonstrate effective time management and disciplined self organisation - Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour ### Education / Qualifications **Essential** - First level registration (RMN) - Appropriate diploma or post registration equivalent. - Evidence of Continual Professional development - IT Literate - Preparation for mentorship - Training in management of violence and aggression **Desirable** - Educated to degree leve - Training in psychosocial interventions - ECDL ### Work Related Circumstances **Essential** - Ability and willingness to work within the 24-hour shift system, including day and night shifts. - Ability to work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends - Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs - Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies - Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 149.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696269) - [person specification (pdf, 154.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696270) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.