Ward Manager
Company: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job ID: C9321-26-1992
Closing date: 10 November 2026
Location: Short Stay Ward 5A, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Band: Band 7 (Agenda for change)
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Job summary
An opportunity has become available for an Female short stay ward to support the Leadership and delivery of care in a Secondment (12 Months) Band 7 Ward Manager capacity on SSW 5A. Working alongside a supportive and collaborative multi professional team developing services with opportunity for self development.

The applicant should demonstrate skills and leadership of Nursing the acutely sick patients, supporting MDT colleagues and managing families compassionately.

Main duties of the job
The ward Sister/ Manager will be a highly experienced, knowledgeable clinical leader, who provides clinical and professional leadership and support to the ward team. Acting as a role model the ward sister will promote and monitor safe and effective practice. The ward sister will develop the ward team to ensure considerate and compassionate care is delivered by a competent workforce and develop processes to enhance the patient experience.

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

• Deliver a patient centred style of practice that reflects and promotes the OUH Trusts beliefs and values of professional nursing practice and patient care, acting as a role model for other nursing staff.
• Provide expert clinical advice to nurses and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Set and maintain standards of practice, conduct and decision making and monitor staff compliance. Evidence this through audit process.
• Promote effective communication and liaison with other health care professionals with ongoing responsibility for patient care.
• To be lead in management aspect of job efficiently such as setting health roster, initiating HR forms, recruitment process and team management in terms of appraisal and support.

Person Specification
Essential - Professional Qualification, Knowledge and Key competencies

• Current first level RN registration with NMC
• Degree in Nursing
• Evidence of experience as Adult Nurse
• Proven evidence of change management
• Evidence of specialist knowledge and competency in the specialty on the unit

Desirable - Professional Qualification, Knowledge and Key competencies

• Evidence of post registration qualification or training in the speciality.
• Experience in rostering
• Working to or willing to take on education at Masters level
• Leadership course

Essential - Person specification

• Strong Organisational skills
• Proven Leadership skills
• Being self-aware and able to accept constructive criticism
• Ability to prioritize, instruct and direct others
• Resilient and proactive under pressure

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: MRC Matron Mary Badifu, Mary.Badifu@ouh.nhs.uk, 01865226919

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