Ward Leader inLeigh inLeigh PUBLISHED 15 OCT 2024

The post holder will need to be a highly motivated Registered Nurse with significant relevant post registration experience.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Leader to join a established team on Ward 3 Day Case Unit on the Leigh Site. We are looking for somebody who is able to work 37.5 hours per week.

Ward 3 Day Case Unit is a mixed sex elective surgical unit covering all surgical specialities including ENT, Colo-rectal, Vascular, Gynaecology and breast. We also have a treatment room that we offer ophthalmology services.

We have also successfully been accredited as a Surgical Hub within the Greater Manchester area and we are looking to appoint a Ward Leader who will be a positive role model and who can contribute to the trusts positive vision for the future and drive the Surgical Hub.

The post holder will need to be a highly motivated Registered Nurse with significant relevant post registration experience. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a driving passion and determination to ensuring that quality and safety of patient care and experience is paramount.

The post holder will demonstrate key leadership and management skills and will be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership to the ward team. The post holder must have the skills needed to engage, inspire and motivate staff in the clinical area and a passion to initiate and sustain new innovative ways of working.


Choose Well – Choose WWL


Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Fearnyough Job title: Surgical Matron Email address: Telephone number:

Please note if successful for interview a short 10 minute presentation will be required- topic to be decided.

Contact Ruth Fearnyough if you require any further information regarding the job role and duties.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Leader to join a established team on Ward 3 Day Case Unit on the Leigh Site. We are looking for somebody who is able to work 37.5 hours per week.

Ward 3 Day Case Unit is a mixed sex elective surgical unit covering all surgical specialities including ENT, Colo-rectal, Vascular, Gynaecology and breast. We also have a treatment room that we offer ophthalmology services.

We have also successfully been accredited as a Surgical Hub within the Greater Manchester area and we are looking to appoint a Ward Leader who will be a positive role model and who can contribute to the trusts positive vision for the future and drive the Surgical Hub.

The post holder will need to be a highly motivated Registered Nurse with significant relevant post registration experience. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a driving passion and determination to ensuring that quality and safety of patient care and experience is paramount.

The post holder will demonstrate key leadership and management skills and will be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership to the ward team. The post holder must have the skills needed to engage, inspire and motivate staff in the clinical area and a passion to initiate and sustain new innovative ways of working.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ruth Fearnyough Job title: Surgical Matron Email address: Telephone number:

Please note if successful for interview a short 10 minute presentation will be required- topic to be decided.

Contact Ruth Fearnyough if you require any further information regarding the job role and duties.


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