Ward Manager

Ward Manager of a busy medical ward. Responsible for leading the multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care over 24 hours.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the patient's clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supported by evidence based practice.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the ward/dept.
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards and the NMC Code.
• To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework.
• To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.

To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Details

Date posted

06 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

297-8305936

Job locations

QE Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Ward 14 is a busy medical ward requiring a highly motivated and driven leader with a passion to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care.

Please refer job description for further information

Job responsibilities

Ward 14 is a busy medical ward requiring a highly motivated and driven leader with a passion to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care.

Please refer job description for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• RN Nursing degree or willing to work towards

Desirable

• Leadership and Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant band 6 experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• RN Nursing degree or willing to work towards

Desirable

• Leadership and Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant band 6 experience

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 .

Additional information

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

QE Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

QE Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Ward 14 is a busy medical ward requiring a highly motivated and driven leader with a passion to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care.

Please refer job description for further information

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC registration
• RN Nursing degree or willing to work towards

Desirable

• Leadership and Management qualification

Experience

Essential

• Significant band 6 experience