Deputy Ward Manager

Overview

Deputy Ward Manager role at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The closing date is 09 February 2026. This is a very exciting opportunity for a Deputy Ward Manager to join the team on a busy 29 bedded General Medicine Ward. We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and enthusiastic person to join our multidisciplinary team, providing high quality nursing care within this busy ward.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, teamwork and a dedication to improving the patient experience. You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to develop others and work closely within a multidisciplinary team. Applicants must be able to evidence or demonstrate experience of working as a Band 5 or previous experience as a Band 6 within Medicine.

You will be required to demonstrate significant Band 5 leadership experience. We are looking for individuals with leadership potential with effective communication skills and able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and passionate about excellence in patient care. Informal visits are encouraged.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Womenfs NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.

Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Womenfs Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UKfs largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Womenfs, visit their careers page.

You will support the ward manager to lead, provide and supervise a very high standard of compassionate care to our patients. You will support the safety and quality agenda of patient care and staff management, ensuring that the values and objectives of the Trust are met, whilst improving patient outcomes.

You will support the journey of the patient from admission to discharge, identify risk and formulate actions to reduce this risk and ensure patient throughput is effective.

You will display excellent leadership and effective communication skills and be able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and be passionate about excellence in patient care.

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent

• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of change management
• Application of evidence based practice
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
• Lead role in education of staff and patients

• Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance

• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

• Supportive of colleagues
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Well motivated

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust