Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Ward Manager, Falcon Ward

The closing date is 07 November 2025

Job summary

An exciting job opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and forward-thinking leader to be the Ward Manager for Falcon Ward at our St Peters Site. Falcon is a fast-paced general surgical ward. Where we care for all kinds of emergency and elective surgical patients' pre and post op.

We are a 31 bedded ward caring for patients under the following firms, Urology, Upper GI, Colorectal, Bariatric, Gynaecology and have a great MDT and Allied Health Professional teams to support us in the care of our patients.

We are a Foundation Trust always putting for patient first and at the heart of everything we do. We take pride in our team and have a passion for excellence and looking for a leader with this passion.As an organisation we offer opportunities for training and development, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, work perks, NHS Discounts, opportunities for flexible and remote working as well as access to onsite wellbeing and childcare provisions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will

To work according to the NMC Code of Conduct and other professional guidelines
To be accountable for the twenty four hour care delivery and management of the ward, including the supervision of students.
To provide a clear focus for clinical leadership and to be responsible for ensuring the provision of a high standard of holistic, patient-centred care
To be accountable for co-ordinating patient care, the management of resources and performance of staff
To be responsible and accountable for the Finance and Human Resources issues directly related to the ward /department
To be responsible and accountable for the implementation of Audit, Quality and Risk Management initiatives
To promote and participate in the implementation of the ASPH Nursing & Midwifery strategy and Core Standards and contribute towards achieving the Trust's "Top 10" Objectives
To maintain a visible presence in the ward /department, undertaking clinical work regularly (a minimum of 50% of contracted hours)

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

24 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£50,008 to £56,908 a year pa inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

323-NM6278-GK

Job locations

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Lyne Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and key work programs
Evidence of consistent and sustained improvements in standards of practice and care in specialised area
Evidence of staff development to meet patients' needs in specialised area of care.
Evidence of contribution to the effectiveness and efficiency of care
To participate in managing complex discharges and co-ordinate all relevant services to ensure timely, appropriate and safe discharges.
To have made an effective positive impact on the patients experience whilst in hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To have made an effective contribution to reaching the Trusts vision, strategic objectives and key work programs
Evidence of consistent and sustained improvements in standards of practice and care in specialised area
Evidence of staff development to meet patients' needs in specialised area of care.
Evidence of contribution to the effectiveness and efficiency of care
To participate in managing complex discharges and co-ordinate all relevant services to ensure timely, appropriate and safe discharges.
To have made an effective positive impact on the patients experience whilst in hospital.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Further Training

Essential

Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
Teaching course
Relevant Clinical Course

Desirable

Recognised Leadership course
Honours Degree

Attitude, Behaviour and Values

Essential

Able to take personal responsibility
Seeks out and takes opportunities to improve services
Respects, values and cares for others
Supports learning and development of self and others.
Supports and promotes equality and diversity

Experience

Essential

Relevant clinical and managerial experience in a senior position experience
Evidence of clinical competence and regular clinical practice
Recent Band- 6/ 7/ management experience
Relevant clinical and managerial experience in a senior position experience

Other requirments

Essential

Commitment to self-development
Ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
Ability to work under pressure.
Adaptability / flexibility
Ability to prioritise.
Reliability
Professionalism

Person Specification

Qualifications and Further Training

Essential

Registered Nurse Part 1, 2 or relevant section of the register
Teaching course
Relevant Clinical Course

Desirable

Recognised Leadership course
Honours Degree

Attitude, Behaviour and Values

Essential

Able to take personal responsibility
Seeks out and takes opportunities to improve services
Respects, values and cares for others
Supports learning and development of self and others.
Supports and promotes equality and diversity

Experience

Essential

Relevant clinical and managerial experience in a senior position experience
Evidence of clinical competence and regular clinical practice
Recent Band- 6/ 7/ management experience
Relevant clinical and managerial experience in a senior position experience

Other requirments

Essential

Commitment to self-development
Ability to deal with and resolve conflict.
Ability to work under pressure.
Adaptability / flexibility
Ability to prioritise.
Reliability
Professionalism

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.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Lyne Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peters Hospital

Guildford Road

Lyne Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

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