Band 7 Senior Sister / Charge Nurse - Stoke (Ward 32)

Provide professional, clinical, and operational leadership to the ward team

Deliver and sustain high standards of patient care, ensuring care is Kind, Connected and Bold

Be accountable for ward performance, including quality, safety, patient experience, and flow

Lead on audit, governance, and quality improvement, supporting delivery of key performance metrics including SSNAP

Ensure effective workforce planning, safe staffing, rostering, and budgetary oversight

Support staff development through appraisal, supervision, and education, fostering a positive and inclusive culture

Work collaboratively with the wider stroke pathway and multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless patient care

Champion continuous improvement and innovation within stroke services

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced registered nurse to join our team as a Ward Manager within Stroke Services at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital.

This is a key leadership role where you will provide visible, compassionate, and inclusive leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care to patients following stroke. You will lead a dedicated multidisciplinary team, driving improvements in patient outcomes and experience in line with national and local priorities.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital Trusts in England, recognised for delivering high-quality, patient-centred care., University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.