Deputy Ward Manager

Band 6

Main area

Head and Neck

Grade

Band 6

Contract

Secondment: 6 months

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

287-ASUR-174-25-A

Department name

LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site

Aintree University Hospital

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£38,682 - £46,580 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

16/12/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Deputy Ward Manager

Band 6

Secondment - 6 months

37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team as a Deputy Ward Manager for ward 28 which is a regional head and neck unit.

You will support the ward manager and ensure safe running of the ward in their absence.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic nurse to join our team and develop their management skills as well as introducing changes to improve patient care.

The candidate must have 2 years experience working within head and neck.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work without direct supervision and will take charge of the ward/ department in the absence of the ward/ department manager, who holds continuing responsibility.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development. The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.

These patients and their families require a great deal of physical, psychological and emotional support as well as managing complex nursing needs. The unit also treats trauma and non oncology patients with a very varied problems and needs.

Education and training will be provided. This a challenging but extremely rewarding role.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Clinical Responsibilities

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Co-ordination of the ward/department on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
• Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward/ department.
• Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the ward/ department environment is responsive to current issues.
• In support of the ward/ department manager will assist in the review and update of procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients.
• Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
• Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.
• Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.
  
  

Management/Leadership Responsibilities

• Exercise effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
• Support the ward/ department manager in maintaining adequate staff cover and skill mix on the ward through effective use of staffing rotas.
• Ensure effective communication with patients and their carers.
• Liaise with nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues to ensure that all facets of the patients` care are covered.
• Ensure that the ward participates in maintaining standards relating to clinical governance.
• Support the implementation of risk management policies within the ward/department, including the development of action plans to address identified risks.
• Ensure effective communication with relatives, community nursing staff, other hospitals and local agencies to facilitate the smooth transfer and after-care of patients/clients.
• In support of the ward/ department manager ensures outcomes and action plans from patient complaints are implemented and monitored.
• Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and help maintain current records.
• In conjunction with the ward/ department manager will ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures.
• Assist in monitoring and managing staff sickness/absence following the Trust guidelines, and liaise with the manager or Matron as necessary.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff within the nursing team ensuring appropriate policies are adhered to.
• Support the implementation of the Trusts Human Resources Strategy including the principles of Improving Working Lives.
• Monitor performance of staff that are identified by the ward/ department manager, ensuring that learning needs are identified through personal development plans, appraisal systems and supervised practice
• In conjunction with the ward/ department manager contribute to planning, monitoring and control of resources.
• Contribute to nursing developments within the ward/department via appropriate forums as required.
  
  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Post registration qualification in speciality
  
  

Desirable criteria

• 1st level degree
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of change management
• Application of evidence based practice
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
• Lead role in education of staff and patients
  
  

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Supportive of colleagues
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Well motivated
  
  

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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