Ward Manager - Peterborough | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Peterborough, PE3 9GZ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	1 Sept 2026
Closing date:	2 Oct 2026

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Summary

This opportunity has arisen for the ideal candidate to join us in the post of Ward Manager – B5 Ward Trauma Orthopaedics on a fixed term/secondment basis.

Are you a passionate, motivated and caring individual who would relish the opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust provides high quality patient focused care, then perhaps you are the person we are looking for?

This post forms an integral part of the Trauma and Orthopaedics service. The ideal applicant will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will have overall continuing clinical responsibility for managing the ward, including ward finances, staff deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and ensuring continuous high standards of patient care and safety within the resources available.

If you feel that you would like the challenge of working in this environment, with a forward facing dynamic team, looking to respond to the changing pathways within medicine and be part of a forward thinking CBU, then this may be the post for you.

Be an expert clinical role model.

Manage and lead the ward nursing staff in liaison with deputies. Collaborative working with the Practice Development Team and operational team, including external teams, to ensure effective working relationships.

Lead by example to motivate, develop and establish a well-trained, competent workforce to deliver safe and effective care to all patients within the ward / department.

Coordinate nursing and multi professional activity within the clinical setting, ensuring that there is appropriate skill mix for the patient caseload within available resources.

Promote and role model effective communication within the nursing and multi professional team, to patients, carers and visitors. Receive and report sensitive information.

There is more information available on the attached job description for key responsibilities of this role.

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.

Please access the detailed job description and person specification for this job role for information and the main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Sep 2026

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