Ward Manager - Kimberley Ward On Gunthorpe
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UY
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
9 September 2026
9 days left
Job description
Are you looking for your next leadership challenge? Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with excellent communication skills who is caring, compass...
As the Ward Manager, you will provide visible, professional leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care while fostering a positive and supportive working environment.
Key responsibilities include
- Providing leadership and accountability for the standards of nursing practice within the ward, ensuring care is delivered in line with professional standards, Trust policies, and evidence-based practice.
- Leading, managing, and developing the nursing workforce to deliver a high-quality, patient-centred, and cost-effective service.
- Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, supporting staff development, wellbeing, and professional growth through effective supervision, appraisal, and education.
- Ensuring the ward operates efficiently, maintaining appropriate staffing levels, effective resource management, and compliance with quality and performance standards.
- Managing complaints, clinical incidents, and near misses within the ward, ensuring they are investigated promptly, lessons are identified, and appropriate actions are implemented to improve patient safety and quality of care.
- Working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver excellent patient outcomes and enhance the patient and family experience.
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Interview date: TBC
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on appropriate part of the NMC Register
- Willingness to further develop knowledge and skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience including significant experience within relevant speciality at Band 6 or equivalent
Skills
Essential
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
Attitude & Aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
26 August 2026
Last checked
28 August 2026
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