Job overview

The post holder has a key leadership and management role at a senior level, will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the organisation and delivery of care for patients within Acute Medicine. This will incorporate the provision of care to patients and their families in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within the area, ensuring that Trust values and standards of care are upheld.

The Ward Manager has a fundamental role in the delivery of high standards of nursing care, ensuring an environment that is conducive to wellbeing and contributing to effective budgetary management.

The post holder is expected to actively contribute to the achievement of the competencies of this role as outlined in the KSF post outline for this post. 

Main duties of the job

In conjunction with the Matron, s/he will deliver the function of the Ward Manager’s role, in relation to the modernisation agenda within their clinical setting, including effective leadership, the setting, monitoring and maintenance of professional standards, collaborative working, and management of complaints and leading the nursing contribution to clinical governance at ward level.

S/he will be visible and accessible in the clinical area for patients, relatives and staff.

Lead by example and act as a positive role model for all staff, taking responsibility for your own professional development.

Provide leadership that promotes patient focused care.

Providing clinical leadership and line management of staff ensuring the delivery of the highest professional standards through staff development and individual performance appraisal/review.)
Role model standards of care and expected behaviour through participation in direct patient care.)

Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour, which are consistent with Trust and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and requirements.)

Actively contribute to, and support agreed developments within the Directorate. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.