Ward Manager - Diabetes and Endocrine

Ready to Lead and Make a Difference in Patient Care?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 Metabolic Day Ward Manager to lead our busy and dynamic Day Ward and Outpatient service. This role is ideal for a confident clinical leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centred care.

Our service includes a high throughput day unit alongside outpatient clinics, with patients frequently moving between both areas on the same day. Strong leadership, effective coordination, and close multidisciplinary working are therefore essential.

About The Service

Day Ward

• Specialises in metabolic and endocrine investigations
• Supports referrals from multiple medical specialties
• Provides complex testing and monitoring within a day case setting
  
  

Outpatient Clinics

• Growth hormone services
• Thyroid care
• Osteoporosis services
• Diabetic services (including foot care and sexual health)
• Hepatology
• Endocrine and metabolic clinics
  
  

As the Day Ward Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the operational, clinical, and managerial leadership of the Metabolic Day Ward and associated outpatient activity. You will ensure the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of services, while driving quality improvement and service development.

• Provide day to day leadership and line management for a team of healthcare assistants and nursing staff.

Oversee patient flow, capacity management, and clinic coordination.

Ensure compliance with clinical governance, infection control, and health & safety standards.

Lead on staff development, appraisal, rostering, and workforce planning.

Act as a key point of contact for medical staff, allied health professionals, and wider MDT colleagues.

Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits, and policy development.

Maintain a strong focus on patient experience and safety.

We Are Looking For a Candidate Who Demonstrates

• Proven leadership and management experience within an NHS clinical setting
• Strong organisational, communication, and decision making skills.
• Experience managing day case units, outpatient services, or complex clinical pathways.
• Ability to work autonomously while fostering effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
• A flexible, resilient, and solution focused approach to service delivery.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and staff development.
  
  

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include c

areer development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dri Choa Job title: Endocrinology Matron Email address: dri.choa@nhs.net Telephone number: 0203 312 1362