Ward Manager: Sponsorship Available

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent full time position as a Band 7 ward Manager to support Jubilee Ward in Stroud Hospital.

You will be responsible and accountable for the leadership, development, Quality improvement, and management of services within Jubilee ward. This is to ensure the highest standards of patient care and rehabilitation are delivered in the most efficient and effective way across a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

To act as a role model by being a highly visible, accessible, fair and authoritative figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely

Support existing team members in the provision of appraisal and supervision of other team members including induction of junior staff members and support of those undergoing various training pathways.

Staff management and rota management

Promoting discharge planning and fostering a culture of enabling patients to become more independent.

To develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care with effective leadership and team management. Developing methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking

To be an effective leader to all clinical and non-clinical staff working in the department.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered General Nurse/AHP
  • Significant post registration experience

Desirable

  • A recognised management qualification e.g. DMS or equivalent management experience and training
  • Teaching qualification or significant experience

Length and nature of of experience.

Essential

  • Experience of achieving positive outcomes for patients through multi-disciplinary and partnership working
  • Experience of managing a team and supervising staff
  • Experience of identifying and managing risk, and planning appropriate interventions

Managerial

Essential

  • Experience of undertake policy and service development projects
  • Demonstrable experience of personnel / human resource management issues e.g. recruitment and retention, performance management
  • Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance / performance management methods

personal attributes

Essential

  • Be able to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

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