Closing date: 01 November 2026

Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager on Ward 9 Wansbeck General Hospital. Ward 9 is a busy 23 bedded stroke rehabilitation ward.

Main duties of the job

• To provide nursing care to a case load of patients and to provide verbal and written handovers to nursing colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team.
• Support the Ward Manager in her accountability for the management of staff and budgets.
• To provide nursing care to an advanced level.

About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 319-8338444SA
Job locations: Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, NE63 9JJ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To assume responsibility for the management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence-based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager. To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. To be responsibility for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards. To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• First level live NMC Registered Nurse or Registered Mental Nurse.
• Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18-month period).
• PP126/127 or AC631 or D32/33 or A1 or equivalent.

Desirable

• Management course
• Leadership course
• Diploma or degree in nursing
• Qualification in specialty

Experience
Essential

• Previous post registration experience.
• Experience of relevant speciality.
• Experience of co-ordinating a team.

Desirable

• Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.
• Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Modern Matron, Leanne Potts, Leanne.potts@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk, 01670529601

Employer details
Employer name: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. Apply through our website.