Ward Manager - St Johns Hospice Doncaster

Job summary

Ward Manager (Band 7)

St John's Hospice, Doncaster

37.5 Hours per Week

Lead compassionate care. Inspire a dedicated team. Make a lasting difference.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to join St John's Hospice as our Ward Manager.

This is a rewarding leadership role within a highly respected specialist palliative and end of life care service, where you will have the opportunity to influence patient experience, develop staff and shape the future of hospice care. You will lead a committed nursing team delivering outstanding, person-centred care to patients and those important to them during some of life's most significant moments.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will provide visible clinical and operational leadership, ensure safe, effective and compassionate care whilst fostering a positive culture of learning, development and continuous improvement.

Why join us?

At RDaSH, we are committed to creating services that are compassionate, inclusive and focused on delivering the highest standards of care. As Ward Manager, you will be supported by experienced clinical and operational leaders and will have opportunities for professional development, innovation and service improvement.

If you are an enthusiastic leader who wants to make a meaningful difference to patients, families and carers whilst developing your career in specialist palliative care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide professional, managerial and robust clinical leadership to a specified ward area. The post holder is responsible for promoting and assuring robust risk assessment and management processes and will manage within the constraints of the identified budget as directed by the Service Manager.

The post holder will actively support and participate in the integration of a whole system approach with multidisciplinary working at all times and will perform delegated duties on behalf of the Service Manager in their absence.

The post holder will ensure everyone, including staff, patients and visitors, has their right to be treated with respect and have their values and beliefs maintained, ensuring that they are treated in such a way that maintains their privacy and dignity.

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

Date posted

14 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

376-PHN-0323

Job locations

St Johns Hospice

Weston Road, Balby

Doncaster

DN4 8JS

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Relevant Postgraduate qualification in a subject relevant to the area of practice
• Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Leadership or management qualification.
• Degree qualification in a subject relevant to the area of practice

Experience

Essential

• Post-registration experience of palliative and end of life care
• Experience of working in an inpatient ward area
• Working collaboratively with Patients and their families/carers
• Providing Management supervision.
• Developing practice standards
• Quality improvement activities
• Leadership or management experience at minimum of a Band 6 role
• Staff management experience

Desirable

• Project and change management
• Inter-agency and partnership working
• Delivering training and education to multi professional groups
• Experience of working within a range of services, including inpatient and community settings
• Experience of undertaking or participating in research
• Evidence of financial management

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical knowledge to degree level - or equivalent in own area of specialist practice
• Extensive knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients within Palliative care
• Previous Management experience
• Principles of change management
• Principles of project management the field of practice, regionally and nationally
• Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Capacity Act.
• Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice.
• Understanding and keeping up to date with research in specific area of expertise
• The Trust's Quality
• Improvement system (QIS) - within agreed timescale
• Good knowledge of record keeping principles

Skills

Essential

• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills
• Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and administrative skills
• Write reports.
• Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
• Standard keyboard skills

Desirable

• Teaching, education and presentation skills
• Project or change management skills
• Advanced communication skills training.

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 (opens in a new window).