Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Ward Manager

The closing date is 29 September 2025

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic nurse leader to join our team as Ward Manager for the Minor Injuries Unit. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in leading a highly skilled team delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care to individuals presenting with a wide range of minor injuries and urgent conditions. As Ward Manager, you will provide visible clinical leadership, ensure high standards of care, and oversee the day-to-day operational management of the unit. You will be instrumental in shaping the service, supporting staff development, and driving innovation to meet the needs of our community.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of the role include:

Provide clinical and professional leadership to the Minor Injuries Unit team.
Ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient care for all patients attending the unit.
Manage day-to-day operations, including staffing, patient flow, and resources.
Support, develop, and appraise staff, fostering a positive and supportive work culture.
Oversee compliance with clinical governance, infection control, and safeguarding standards.
Lead service improvement initiatives and contribute to strategic planning.
Act as a role model, promoting evidence-based practice and patient-centred care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical and managerial leadership for the Minor Injury unit, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality patient care. They will

Lead and oversee the day-to-day operation of the Minor Injury unit, combining clinical autonomy with management leadership.

Deliver excellent clinical care by autonomously assessing, investigating, diagnosing, treating and discharging or referring patients presenting with minor injuries.

Act as a clinical leader and line manager, supporting and supervising clinical staff, promoting high standards of care, and contributing to the development of multidisciplinary team pathways.

Facilitate service redesign and development initiatives, enhance patient flow, integrate with other healthcare settings, and sustain a dynamic, best practice MIU service.

The ideal candidate is both a skilled autonomous clinician and an effective leader with a proactive, innovative approach.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-25-0818

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties:

Clinical and Operational Leadership

Responsible for the clinical management and daily operation of the MIU, including staff oversight, patient flow, resource allocation providing a high-quality service.

Responsible for finance and budget management.

Lead and manage the MIU team, providing supervision, mentorship, and professional development for nursing and support staff.

Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and the efficiency of the service

Promote collaborative working across the multidisciplinary team and wider health and social care partners to support integrated urgent care pathways.

Lead on the safe and effective use of clinical and non-clinical resources, including equipment, consumables, and IT systems.

Participate in clinical governance, risk management, incident reporting, and implementation of evidence-based guidelines.

Maintain high standards of infection prevention and control, safeguarding, and health and safety compliance.

Work autonomously to assess, investigate, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with minor injuries, ensuring safe and effective care.

Order and interpret investigations (e.g; x-rays, ECGs) and initiate appropriate treatment and referral.

Provide emergency interventions, stabilisation, and escalation when patients present with more complex or deteriorating conditions.

Work closely with ENPs across both the acute and community sites to continually strive to deliver best practice and improve patient outcomes.

Develop good working relations with departmental leads on the Kidderminster hospital site

Be part of the on-call hospital bleep team for the Kidderminster site.

Professional and Personal Responsibilities

Maintain active professional registration (NMC) and adhere to the relevant Code of Conduct.

Engage in continuing professional development (CPD), reflective practice, and appraisal to maintain and advance clinical skills.

Act as a role model, demonstrating high standards of clinical practice, professionalism, and compassionate patient centred care.

Uphold equality, diversity, and inclusion in all areas of practice.

Contribute to audit, research, and service development initiatives to drive quality improvement with in the MIU.

Represent the service at meetings and contribute to the development of urgent and emergency care pathways.

Staff Management and Leadership

Provide visible and accessible leadership to the MIU team, fostering a positive and supportive working environment.

Line manage staff with in the MIU, including appraisals, supervision, absence/sickness management and performance reviews.

Support recruitment, induction, and ongoing development of staff, ensuring workforce sustainability

Promote staff wellbeing, resilience, and professional growth through coaching, mentorship, and training opportunities.

Develop and maintain multidisciplinary and interagency working relationships to ensure seamless patient care.

Ensure safe staffing levels, participating in rota planning and deployment of resources

Deliver effective communications using recognised tools including newsletters, regular staff meetings, learning from incidents

Promote an inclusive and supportive culture.

Lead by example promoting the trusts vision and values.