Ward Manager

Transformationunitgm; England; On-site; GBP 48,000 - GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Chertsey is seeking a full-time Ward Manager for a new inpatient mental health unit, focusing on providing excellent care and innovative treatment options. The role is part of a dedicated multi-disciplinary team aimed at improving individual care through strategic leadership and community involvement. Candidates must have a degree in Mental Health Nursing and NMC registration, along with experience in mental health settings. The position offers opportunities for personal and professional growth, supported by a range of benefits and training opportunities.

Benefits

Relocation Package available

Flexible working arrangements

Extensive training opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with people with mental health needs.
• Ability to foster a culture that supports individual needs.
• Strategic leadership skills for service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the service operates safely and efficiently.
• Support service improvement and quality evaluation.
• Encourage active participation from individuals in their care.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree or diploma in Mental Health Nursing

NMC registration

Job description

Overview

Band 7 - Ward Manager - Full Time - Permanent. Silverwood contains four adult inpatient wards and has opened in February 2025. Our ambition is to transform inpatient mental healthcare for our local population. The new unit will provides 64 beds all with single ensuite bedrooms, two lounges and a dedicated garden for each ward, as well as a woodland area for supervised walks. For our colleagues working here, there is access to kitchenettes, a lounge, and a dedicated garden. This role is a fantastic and exciting opportunity to be part of a newly opened service providing excellent care to our patients within a state-of-the-art facility. You will work with experienced, knowledgeable, dedicated colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We are developing new ways of working and want you to be part of the team who will provide effective assessment, treatment, and high-quality care to our patients.

Specific job details

Employer Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer type NHS | Site Silverwood | Town Chertsey | Salary £48,270 - £54,931 Incl 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata | Salary period Yearly | Closing 23/02/2026 23:59

Responsibilities

Ensure the service operates in a safe, effective & efficient way as part of the whole system of mental health services. Foster a culture that encourages and enables individuals to have an active role in identifying, planning and meeting their individual needs. Support strategic leadership in relation to service improvement and quality evaluation.

You will be working in an organisation that fosters an inclusive culture, where we will treat each other with compassion and kindness. You will be able to grow your career here and we have dedicated pathways to enable you to do this. We will support your personal and professional growth through our extensive training opportunities.

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees to create a positive work-life balance, along with a broad range of benefits. Our values are at the heart of what we do, and they shape the way we interact, develop our colleagues, and celebrate success.

Working for our organisation

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

*Relocation Package available subject to eligibility.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on Silverwood please click on the link below.

For a full breakdown of the Job Role and Responsibilities please find the Job Description attached to this job listing.

Person specification

Qualifications

• A degree or diploma in Mental Health Nursing
• NMC registration

Experience

• Extensive experience working with people with MH needs

We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.

As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.

Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.

Sponsorship

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Magdalena Zielinska | Job title Senior Matron | Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Sima Magama - Senior Matron - [e-mail]