Ward Manager - Diabetes and Endocrine

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Ready to Lead and Make a Difference in Patient Care? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 Metabolic Day Ward Manager to lead our busy and dynamic Day Ward and Outpatient service. This role is ideal for a confident clinical leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about delivering high quality, patient centred care.

Our service includes a high throughput day unit alongside outpatient clinics, with patients frequently moving between both areas on the same day. Strong leadership, effective coordination, and close multidisciplinary working are therefore essential.

• Specialises in metabolic and endocrine investigations
• Supports referrals from multiple medical specialties
• Provides complex testing and monitoring within a day case setting

• Growth hormone services
• Thyroid care
• Osteoporosis services
• Diabetic services (including foot care and sexual health)
• Hepatology
• Endocrine and metabolic clinics

As the Day Ward Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the operational, clinical, and managerial leadership of the Metabolic Day Ward and associated outpatient activity. You will ensure the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of services, while driving quality improvement and service development.

• Provide day to day leadership and line management for a team of healthcare assistants and nursing staff.
• Oversee patient flow, capacity management, and clinic coordination.
• Ensure compliance with clinical governance, infection control, and health & safety standards.
• Lead on staff development, appraisal, rostering, and workforce planning.
• Act as a key point of contact for medical staff, allied health professionals, and wider MDT colleagues.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, audits, and policy development.
• Maintain a strong focus on patient experience and safety.

• Proven leadership and management experience within an NHS clinical setting
• Strong organisational, communication, and decision making skills.
• Experience managing day case units, outpatient services, or complex clinical pathways.
• Ability to work autonomously while fostering effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
• A flexible, resilient, and solution focused approach to service delivery.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and staff development.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

• Registered Nurse
• Working towards BSC/MSC
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
• Relevant specialist course or equivalent experience

• Management qualification or equivalent experience
• Graduate

• Extensive experience within speciality
• Experience of leading and developing a team