Nursing

Ward Manager

Ward Manager

Nuffield Health Highgate Hospital |Nursing Ward | Permanent | Full time 37.5 hours per week – flexibility required |Monday - Friday

We’re here to help make Britain a healthier nation. As the largest Healthcare Charity in the UK, we give our nursing colleagues more time to care and get to know our patients. For you, this promises an exciting opportunity to help shape the highest standards in care inside an enviable working environment.

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Ward Manager at our prestigious Highgate Hospital. You will be a confident clinical leader who is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality, patient-centered care within a fast-paced surgical environment. You will provide strong, visible leadership to ensure the efficient running of the Ward where you will oversee day-to-day operations, including staffing, patient flow, workforce planning, and the professional development of staff.

The successful candidate will demonstrate robust clinical skills, strong communication, and the ability to lead, inspire, and develop a team. You will champion evidence-based practice, drive service improvements, and foster a positive culture focused on safety, learning, and continuous improvement.

As a Ward Manager, you will:

• Ensure effective day‑to‑day running of the ward, including patient flow and bed management
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges to maximise theatre utilisation
• Oversee patient assessments, care plans, risk management, and discharge planning
• Act as a clinical role model and support complex clinical decision‑making
• Lead, supervise, and motivate the multidisciplinary ward team
• be responsible for rota management, staffing levels, skill mix, and sickness absence
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with surgeons, anaesthetists, and consultants
• Identify opportunities to improve services, pathways, and patient outcomes

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About Us

Highgate Private Hospital opened in 1980 and provides first-class independent healthcare for the local community. Located in leafy North London near Hampstead Heath, our hospital is easily accessible from Central London and the surrounding areas.

We can offer you a peaceful stay in a private en-suite room and fast access to a consultant. Our hospital takes pride in high standards of care and a friendly atmosphere.

We welcome patients who have private medical insurance or choose to pay for their own treatment. Highgate Private Hospital also provides some specialist services to NHS patients.

Our services and treatments

Following a £15 million redevelopment and expansion programme, we offer a wide range of healthcare services. These include:

· a private GP service

· outpatient clinics

· diagnostic imaging

· physiotherapy

· a pharmacy service

· treatment or surgery in most branches of medicine

We can care for you, from your initial appointment with a consultant and diagnostic tests, through to surgical treatment and rehabilitation. There are minimal waiting times for tests and treatment.

Our expert team

Highgate Private Hospital works with over 150 consultants and other specialists in London. Many of these healthcare professionals also work in the NHS and are leaders in their field.

We employ more than 100 hospital staff, including highly experienced nurses. All of our nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Our dedicated team make sure that you get the best possible care and treatment.

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Rewards & Benefits

Helping you be and feel your best.

Annual Leave

Nuffield Health Healthcare Plan

Membership is free for employees and you can add partner and dependants at your own cost.

*eligibility criteria applies.

Financial Wellbeing

Cycle to Work Scheme

Gym Membership

Free membership to any Nuffield Health gym, plus discounted memberships for family members.

Online GP

Emotional Wellbeing Support

Healthcare Scheme

Provides you with access to treatment in our own hospitals (or other Nuffield Health approved facilities).

Overtime

For clinical roles grade 9 and below, the overtime is at a standard rate of pay. For unsocial hours, you’ll be paid an additional enhancement to your salary at the following rates: Nights Hours worked between 7pm and 7am on any day of the week, 30% of basic hourly rate. Weekends Hours worked between 7am and 7pm on a Saturday or Sunday, 20% of basic hourly rate. Bank Holidays Hours worked between midnight and midnight of a bank holiday, 100% of basic hourly rate.