Ward Manager | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,387 - £56,515 pa |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Bedford, MK42 9DJ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 20 Aug 2026 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, motivated, and compassionate registered Nurse to join Whitbread Ward as a Band 7 Acute Ward Manager.
As Ward Manager, you will provide visible and inspirational leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and person-centred care within our acute inpatient service. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, promote a positive culture, and drive continuous service improvement while maintaining the highest standards of clinical practice and governance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of Whitbread Ward, ensuring effective clinical leadership, workforce management, and the delivery of excellent patient care.
You will work closely with senior leaders and multidisciplinary colleagues to support patient care, improve patient outcomes, and ensure compliance with national standards and organisational policies.
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Provide strong clinical and operational leadership to the ward team.
Ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.
Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary workforce.
Manage staffing, budgets, and resources effectively.
Maintain high standards of clinical governance, quality improvement, and risk management.
Support staff wellbeing, supervision, appraisal, and professional development.
Foster a culture of learning, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
Work collaboratively with patients, carers, community teams, and partner agencies to promote recovery and positive patient experiences.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jul 2026
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