Ward Manager

In this pivotal role, you will embrace and implement our vision and values, overseeing the team, managing rotas, handling incident reporting, and ensuring safety according to hospice policies, procedures and guidelines. You will cultivate a compassionate clinical environment where patient-centered care is consistently safe, effective, and well-led. Your responsibilities include maintaining a high-quality 24/7 service, line managing staff, conducting PDRs, and enhancing the hospice's profile within the community. With a focus on professional standards, clinical supervision, and policy implementation, you will drive service improvements and foster a high-performing team. "I have always had an ambition to work at St Ann's, as the hospice has such a great reputation for providing excellent care and driving forward innovation and change" -Emma Dixon, Director of Clinical Services The Ward Manager will be based at our Little Hulton site, with cross site working at the Heald Green site required.

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, highly motivated and skilled Ward Manager to join our forward-thinking team. We are looking for someone with the passion to drive forward high-quality care and the patient safety agenda, along with the enthusiasm to support service developments.

• Are you able to provide decisive and effective clinical input whilst demonstrating excellent leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and an ability to work under pressure, both as part of a team and independently?
• Are you looking for a new challenge with opportunity to directly influence changes to practice, facilitate continuous improvements and high performance as well as lead and support the development of the IPU team and service?
• Have you got hospice or transferrable leadership skills?
• Are you passionate about your patients care and work in a collaborative way to support them to achieve their goals/what matters to them?
Most importantly, you must be wholeheartedly committed to and motived by the purpose and values of St Ann's Hospice.

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809, Band 7, Competency Based Framework Competency Frameworks are used to determine pay levels on appointment to a post and also pay progression whilst in post. Individual competencies within the Competency Frameworks are aligned to qualifications, knowledge and skills. Hours: 37.5 hours per week.,
• 35 days annual leave rising to 37 after 5 years and 41 after 10 years (inc. bank holidays, pro rata for part-time employees)
• Free parking
• Contributory pension scheme up to 7% matched contribution. Ability to continue with a previously held NHS pension (subject to making contributions into the scheme in the previous 12 months).
• Life cover (Scottish Widows Pension scheme)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Buy an additional week annual leave (pro rate for part-time)
• Heath cash plan
• Discounted lunches on site
• Meaningful work, making a difference in the lives of others
• Opportunity to develop your leadership skills within a structured development framework
• IIP accredited employer creating the right environment for everyone to thrive and reach their potential
Please contact Emma Barclay, Head of Clinical Services for an informal chat on . Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, the cost of which is covered by the hospice. Any post holder within the organisation will be expected to undertake safeguarding training appropriate to their role and adhere to safeguarding policies and procedures. All staff must work in accordance with their statutory roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding in accordance with the Working Together to Safeguarding Children 2023, The Care Act 2014, and Prevent Duty 2015., £46,148 to £52,809 a year Hospice Band 7, Competency Based Framework