Ward Manager

Ward Manager

Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time |

Up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Ward Manager, youwill:

Manage the day to day running of our ward department

Lead a team of highly qualified nurses

Ensure we deliver excellent patient care

Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

About us

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester gate for their follow up physio and hydrotherapy treatments.

Our main speciality is orthopaedics. We also care for patients needing treatment within the specialties of gynaecology, urology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology max fax, and pain. We provide outpatient services for dermatology, cardiology, neurology, and rheumatology.

Details

Date posted

05 October 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

JR0102574

Job locations

78 Broyle Road

Chichester

PO19 6WB

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Ward Manager

Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time |

Up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification. You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

As a Ward Manager, you will:

• Manage the day to day running of our ward department
• Lead a team of highly qualified nurses
• Ensure we deliver excellent patient care
• Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Job responsibilities

Ward Manager

Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time |

Up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification. You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

As a Ward Manager, you will:

• Manage the day to day running of our ward department
• Lead a team of highly qualified nurses
• Ensure we deliver excellent patient care
• Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification.

Experience

Essential

• You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification.

Experience

Essential

• You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

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

Nuffield Health

Address

78 Broyle Road

Chichester

PO19 6WB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

78 Broyle Road

Chichester

PO19 6WB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Ward Manager

Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full time |

Up to £58,000 per annum depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

We're here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification. You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.

As a Ward Manager, you will:

• Manage the day to day running of our ward department
• Lead a team of highly qualified nurses
• Ensure we deliver excellent patient care
• Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

It starts with you.

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Ward Manager at our Chichester Hospital, you're a qualified RGN with NMC registration and a mentorship qualification.

Experience

Essential

• You've already worked as a Junior Sister / Charge Nurse or Ward Manager. Either way, you hold considerable nursing management experience and you're organised, highly motivated and engaged.