Ward Manager | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Post Title

Ward Manager (Summers)

Service/Ward/Department

Mental Health Services for Older People, Etherow Building, Tameside General Hospital

Borough

Tameside & Glossop, South Division

Band & salary scale

7

Hours of work

1 x 37.50

Permanent/Fixed term

6 month secondment

Service/Ward/Department Summary

Summers is a 11 bedded Organic Assessment Ward within Older People’s Services for Tameside & Glossop which is situated in the Etherow Building at Tameside Hospital.

Role Summary

An opportunity has arisen in Older Peoples Mental Health Services at Tameside General Hospital for an enthusiastic, self motivated Band 7 Ward Managers role.

The post holder will have the responsibility for overseeing the assessment treatment and delivery of care to patients within Older Adults Services and provide a high standard of nursing care to patients. This will be in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will have responsibilities for supporting the team through clinical and management supervision.

Key Responsibilities of the Post

· The post holder will be responsible for the ward budget and ensuring that this is monitored in conjunction with the Service Manager & the Finance department. They will be involved in forecasting for the year ahead and being involved in assessing the impact on service delivery.

· Work with the wider health care teams to enable a multidisciplinary/multi-agency team approach to care to be adopted with the involvement of the Transfer Team.

· Supervise and support a team of staff, initiate induction programmes for newly appointed staff working within the competency framework/complete IPDR’s and staff supervision on a regular basis.

· To ensure responsibility of staff performance and sickness reviews

· The post holder will have responsibility for overseeing assessment and treatment for the delivery of care to patients within Older Peoples Service and provide a high standard of nursing care to the patient.

· Responsibility for ensuring that they reach standards expected for CQC inspections, benchmarking and productive ward implementation and monitoring.

· Be involved around quality agendas in regards to risk management of patients and regular audits, e.g. health and safety, infection control.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all patients on the ward receive the highest standards of care and that practice is delivered safely in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.

To lead on ensuring that the provision of nursing care is to the optimum standard achievable within allocated resources.

To ensure that patients, their families and carers are directly involved in decisions which affect their care.

To act as a resource to junior members of staff.

To promote high standards of patient care by the application of a systematic care planning approach which utilises an appropriate nursing model.

To initiate patient focussed interventions and developments, which reflect social, cultural and spiritual needs.

To ensure that accurate and legible patient care records are maintained.

To ensure that each patient has a comprehensive and holistic assessment of their care needs with a mutually agreed plan of care between the patient and the nurse.

To be a visible and proactive clinical leader and role model within the

multidisciplinary team and actively participate in the delivery of clinical care on the ward .

This advert closes on Thursday 29 Oct 2026