Job Description

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area

medicine

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract

Secondment: 9 months

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (pa)

Job ref

343-7532723-RB-SK

Site

Epsom Hospital

Town

Epsom

Salary

53,751 - 60,651 pa Inclusive of HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

09/11/2025 08:00

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

This is a secondment opportunity for 9 months - until July 2026.

An exciting opportunity in nursing leadership role has arisen for a Band 7 Ward Manger to lead Britten Ward -the hyper acute stroke unit at Epsom Hospital on a secondment.
We seek a natural, self-motivated leader whose spirit will continue to drive forward the standards of care for the stroke unit, who relishes a challenge, flourishes in a fast paced environment with a natural aptitude for managing ever changing priorities to meet clinical and operational need.

Main duties of the job

Ward Manager key responsibilities are to:
24-hour accountability, including line management of their ward and the delivery of high quality care with all appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care for patients and a safe working environment for staff at all times. Support and contribute to the development of patient care and practice within the Directorate, contributing to Trust projects where required and ensuring provisions are made for staff to develop their knowledge and skills. Ensure junior staff and students have appropriate supervision, support and are appropriately assessed. Facilitate and organise the daily running of the ward liaising with the wider team of medical staff, bed manager and allied health care professional.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).


After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Ward Manager role at Epsom and St Helier.

Person specification

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Education

Essential criteria

Registered General Nurse Mentorship or equivalent qualification Nursing related Degree or Diploma #

previous experience

Essential criteria

Relevant recent experience #

Knowledge

Essential criteria

In depth knowledge of current practice Holistic patient assessment Clinical supervision and Clinical governance Research / clinical audit #

Skills and Ability

Essential criteria

Ability to manage own workload Able to recognise own boundaries of practice Able to respond to emergency situations Able to communicate efficiently and effectively with other departments and healthcare professionals Multidisciplinary team leadership Teaching staff and patients Set and maintain standards/protocols of care

Your recruitment team

The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:

E:

krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the

job description

and

person specification

, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.



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References

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3 years' employment and/or education history

, including

professional email addresses

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Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by

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from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within

four weeks of the closing date

, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an

Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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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.