Ward Manager
The closing date is 12 April 2026
Job summary
As the Ward Manager you will be a RMN with NMC registration, preferably with comprehensive mental health inpatient experience and the ability to demonstrate leadership experience and development.
You will be highly motivated, will work collaboratively with the clinical team lead and male pathway matron.
Saxon Ward team are a cohesive team motivated to continue developing the standards of care on the ward in line with the Royal College of Psychiatry QNWA standards and we would love a leader to join the team who is committed to helping them achieve this. You will be committed to ensuring acute admissions to hospital are succinct and effective and discharge is well planned with good patient experience outcomes.
Our Ward Manager will continue to embed a supportive approach to student/preceptorship/international nurses and be committed to helping all nurses and health care support workers in the team grow their clinical and leadership skills in line with their identified goals from appraisal.
Saxon ward is committed to growing and sustaining a effective and inclusive culture for their teams that helps least restrictive practises to thrive and fosters psychological safety for the team and wider MDT.
The ward is a 18 bedded male acute ward that serves the adult population of Southampton. If you would like more information or to discuss the role then please email stephen.keeley1@nhs.net.
Please note this is a 6 month internal staff secondment or a 6 month external applicant fixed term contract
Main duties of the job
To supervise and manage the daily workload to maximise efficiency, ensuring that duties are discharged safely and effectively.
To be available to staff for advice, guidance, and support in the discharge of their duties, ensuring the team works within relevant NICE guidelines and trust policies.
To line manage the staff team, including supervisions and appraisals.
To identify poor performance in line with organisational policy.
To alert the Acute Care Matron in a timely manner to any concerns about the team's effectiveness.
To be involved in recruitment.
To work within the PSIRF framework and safeguarding policies.
Quality and governance activities-
- Key role in ensuring the team is complaint with CQC standards.
- To contribute to a culture which supports learning and improvement.
- To use data to inform service evaluation and improvement.
- To share best practise with the team and ensure it is embedded in practise.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Details
Date posted
30 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
348-SAC-10764
Job locations
Antelope House
Brintons Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0YG
Employer details
Employer name
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Antelope House
Brintons Terrace
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 0YG
Employer's website
https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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