# Nursing Manager - Wards

**Company**: Spire London East Hospital
**Location**: Ilford, Essex
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Spire London East Hospital is looking for a Ward Manager to lead their Surgical Ward on a permanent contract.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager, Sister or Charge Nurse to join a well-established team, providing both clinical and managerial leadership whilst helping to shape the patient experience and support the development of colleagues.

The successful candidate will lead the day-to-day operation of the Surgical Ward, ensuring patients receive outstanding care throughout their hospital journey whilst maintaining high standards of quality, safety and operational performance.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care within the Surgical Ward.

- Managing the day-to-day operational performance of the ward, ensuring effective and efficient service delivery.

- Providing visible clinical and managerial leadership to the nursing team.

- Leading workforce planning, recruitment, induction and ongoing development of colleagues.

- Leading, coaching and developing the Surgical Ward team, supporting colleagues to grow, succeed and deliver outstanding patient care.

- Promoting a culture of clinical excellence, patient safety and continuous improvement.

- Managing patient feedback and complaints effectively, using learning to enhance the patient experience.

- Ensuring governance, audit, risk management and regulatory requirements are embedded within daily practice.

- Working closely with the Head of Clinical Services to drive quality, performance and service development.

Requirements:

- NMC Registered Nurse with no restrictions on practice.

- A minimum of two years' experience managing a ward and leading a clinical team.

- Previous experience within a Surgical Ward environment.

- Minimum of five years' nursing experience gained within an acute setting.

- Previous experience as a Ward Manager, Deputy Ward Manager, Sister or Charge Nurse.

- Proven ability to lead, motivate, develop and performance-manage clinical teams.

- Strong understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety.

- Excellent communication, organisational and stakeholder management skills.

- Passion for delivering exceptional patient care and patient experience.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- 35 days' annual leave inclusive of bank holidays

- Access to private healthcare and health insurance options

- Gym and wellbeing benefits

- Supportive team within a leading independent healthcare provider

- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options

- 'Spire for You' reward platform, offering discounts and cashback from over 1,000 retailers

- Free Bupa wellness screening

## Skills

### Required
- NMC Registered Nurse
- clinical governance
- quality improvement
- patient safety
- leadership
- team management

### Nice to have
- Clinical leadership training or management-related CPD

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