# Ward Manager

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Luton
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-20T12:48:30.445Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bedfordshire/Bedford/Bedfordshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Medical_short_stay_ward/Acute_Medical_short_stay_ward-v8153950
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8153950?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ldh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated, and compassionate registered Nurse to join Whitbread Ward as a Band 7 Acute Ward Manager.

As Ward Manager, you will provide visible and inspirational leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and person-centred care within our acute inpatient service. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, promote a positive culture, and drive continuous service improvement while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and governance.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Whitbread Ward, ensuring effective clinical leadership, workforce management, and the delivery of excellent patient care.

You will work closely with senior leaders and multidisciplinary colleagues to support patient care, improve patient outcomes, and ensure compliance with national standards and organisational policies.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide strong clinical and operational leadership to the ward team.

Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.

Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary workforce.

Manage staffing, budgets, and resources effectively.

Maintain high standards of clinical governance, quality improvement, and risk management.

Support staff wellbeing, supervision, appraisal, and professional development.

Foster a culture of learning, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Work collaboratively with patients, carers, community teams, and partner agencies to promote recovery and positive patient experiences.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Audit / research/presentation skills
- Knowledge of clinical governance and safeguarding
- Evidence of influencing and implementing change
- Knowledge of performance management
- Excellent personal and communication skill

**Desirable**

- Problem solving and decision making skills
- Working knowledge of Mental capacity Act, safe guarding policies.

### Experience

**Essential**

- 2 years working in an acute setting
- Band 6 for at least 2 years
- Experience in mentoring, assessing, coaching
- Leadership management, leading a team
- Experience in managing bed capacity and flow within the hospital.

**Desirable**

- Educational link responsibilities
- Experience of leading service development
- Up to date knowledge of relevant political & professional issues in health care

### Essential & Desirable

**Essential**

- RGN with active membership of N.M.C

**Desirable**

- Masters degree or equivalent level of experience

### Personal Skills & other

**Essential**

- Organisational ability
- Role Model
- IT Skills
- Demonstrate ability to think creatively and laterally
- Able to work under pressure
- Adaptable, reliable and dependable

## Documents

- [staff benefits (png, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2879)
- [jd description (pdf, 224.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10454416)
- [functional aspects (docx, 137.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469915)
- [personal specification (docx, 99.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469914)
- [bedford hospital site map (pdf, 2.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2871)
- [staff diversity network (pdf, 140.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2866)
- [information for disabled applicants (pdf, 98.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2870)
- [disclosure & barring information and recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 78.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1456)

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