Job summary
Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses...
We're looking for a Deputy Ward Manager, to ensure close communication across our community and inpatient teams,and work closely with our Hospice at Home Deputy Manager.
Alongside deputising for and supporting the Ward Manager with leading the Inpatient team, you'll also need to foster an atmosphere that reflects our philosophy and approach.
This role will be on-site within our Warwick Inpatient Unit.
Myton is an amazing place to work, where the role every person plays has a positive impact for our patients, living with terminal illnesses, and their families. In recognition of this, we offer a wide range of benefits including:
- NHS pension
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, increasing with long service
- Additional leave purchasing
- Free parking at our hospice sites
- Winter savings club
- Discount schemes including Blue Light Card
- Dedicated staff wellbeing team & mental health first-aiders
- Colleague Support Service: confidential financial, legal & mental health support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on-site flu jabs
- Free feminine hygiene products
- 24/7 GP access
- Free eye tests
- #DoingOurBit online fitness and wellbeing platform
Main duties of the job
As our Deputy Ward Manager, your role will include:
- Acting as a role model, providing guidance, and leading by example
- Identifying staff learning needs and promoting a culture of learning
- Supporting the Ward Manager with managing team members
- Participating in recruitment and induction of staff and volunteers
- Assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and monitoring care to ensure high standards, and taking action if standards are not met
- Ensuring effective, efficient utilisation of time, people and resources
- Participating in both the roster and the senior staff on-call rota
This could be the role for you if you are an experienced Registered Nurse looking to stretch and develop yourself. You'll need:
- Current NMC registration and a degree/diploma-level nursing qualification
- An assessing, mentoring or teaching qualification
- Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
- Experience of leading a multidisciplinary team and mentoring/supervising nursing staff
- Awareness of and experience of participating in audits, research and clinical governance
- Interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication
This role will require an enhanced DBS check including the adults barred list because you will be providing healthcare to adults.
About us
At The Myton Hospices, we provide specialist care and support for people with life-limiting illnesses, and their loved ones, from the point of diagnosis to end of life. We are a much-loved and well supported charity, at the heart of our community. We have three hospices, a range of community services, and 26 charity shops in Coventry and Warwickshire.
We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage everyone to bring their true selves to work. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome you to apply. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Myton, we encourage you to share this with us.
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and from ethnic minorities, who are currently under-represented in our hospices. We also believe our interview process should be inclusive and transparent. If there is anything missing, or a way we can improve, please do let us know.
If you would prefer a paper application form, or if you have any questions including about support or adjustments, please contact HR on 01926 838 849, recruitment@mytonhospice.org or by post: HR, Warwick Myton Hospice, Myton Lane, Warwick, CV34 6PX.
We now share interview questions with all candidates in advance, to help reduce nerves and enable you to truly show your best abilities. You are also welcome to bring any notes with you to your interview, if you would find this helpful.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- To act as an innovative
and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff
on operational and professional issues. To promote an honest and transparent
culture. To maintain morale.
- To act as a clinical role
model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
- As a specialist practitioner,
to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the holistic nursing care delivered to patients within
an evidence-basedframework.
- By example and through the
monitoring of planned care, to ensurethat a
palliative care approach is promoted within the clinical area.
- To ensure a clinical learning
environment where students, junior staff and
those on placement achieve their learning needs. To ensure expertise is shared with the wider health community.
- To facilitate others to be
proactive in preparing and delivering clinical information to promote the effectiveness of the MDT, acting
as an equal member.
- To ensure that high standards
of nursing care are given and maintained,
and to take appropriate action when standards are not being maintained.
- To abide by the policies and
procedures of the Myton Hospices, theguidelines
and code of conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the regulations and standards of the Healthcare
Commission.
- To act as a clinical resource
to others and to ensure the effective coordination
of services to meet patients/relatives needs.
- To ensure equipment is used
safely, stored appropriately and securelyand
maintained as per manufacturers instructions.
- In partnership with the
sister, supervise and be responsible for the caredelivered in the clinical area to patients from part time visiting
staff such as Hairdresser, Chiropodist and
Dietician etc.
- Provide support and facilitate
the induction and education of volunteers.
Ensure appropriate levels of communication for them to fulfil their role. To plan volunteers rotas.
- Provide support to relatives and
carers in their bereavement and beaware of the
impact on other patients, junior staff and volunteers.
- Access services for patients
by referral to services within the Hospiceand
external agencies. Support junior staff in building their skill of how, when and why to refer.
- To ensure the department has
appropriate link nurses and support them in
undertaking that role.
- To participate in rostered off
duty, rotating onto night duty as necessary. To
deputise for the Ward Manager in taking 24 hour responsibility of clinical leadership for the department.
- To participate in clinical
audit as required by the organisation and theClinical Governance agenda.
- To be aware of the political
influences affecting clinical care.
Management Responsibilities
- Deputise for the Ward Manager in the management and organisation of the department
- Exercise effective leadership and communication skills with the Ward Manager,patients, relatives and members of the MDT.
- Support the Ward Manager in the management of human and other resourceseffectively within the budget allocation. This includes
performance management and the management of
sickness absence.
- To ensure an appropriate skill mix when planning rotas, delegatingtasks etc.
- Participate as necessary in the recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
- To create and maintain accurate contemporaneous patient records and to ensure all staff adhere to Myton Hospices and the
Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines for
record keeping.
- Ensure effective and efficient use of resources in conjunction with Deputy Sister to meet budgetary requirements. Through
effective leadership ensure time, resources and
staff are utilised and developed to their best
potential.
- In liaison with the Ward Manager and after training, undertake and
participate in the annual appraisal process of junior staff. Ensuring
that identified needs are fed back. To promote systems, such as clinical supervision and reflectivepractice, to enhance own clinical skills and those of more
junior staff.
- To monitor and promote a safe working environment by supportingand undertaking risk assessments in liaison with the Ward Manager.
- To initiate and monitor programmes of induction for nurses and medical staff.
- Where appropriate delegate tasks to more junior staff, to increase theskills of others and ensure the smooth running of the
service.
- Through prudent stock control, ensure the best use of resources.
- Maximise best use of clinical resources by involvement in, and planningof the admission and discharge processes and arrangements.
- To promote a culture of safety
for staff, patients and visitors within thework environment and throughout the Hospice.
- Ensure the timely completion of all documentation such as clinical adverse events by all staff.
- Participate in the senior
staff on call rota.
Education Responsibilities
- Through the appraisal system
identify the learning needs for staff
- Through appraisal, set own
realistic objectives with the line manager, which may include a period of alternative practice.
- Keep abreast of current changes
in nursing practices, Palliative careand
management/leadership theory, to ensure own personal and professional development.
- Support and participate in
informal and formal programmes educationas
required.
- To promote the role of
preceptor and mentor, ensuring junior staff andstudents and those of placement meet their learning
requirements.
- Promote a culture of enquiry
within the field of learning by attendingand
encouraging others to attend study days, conferences etc.
- Assist the Ward Manager in
undertaking audit in the clinical area and implementrecommendations or actions identified to make improvements.
- Attend all mandatory training
as required.
- Liaise with and
support the Myton Hospices fundraising department.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- To act as an innovative
and enthusiastic role model, providing leadership, guidance and advice to staff
on operational and professional issues. To promote an honest and transparent
culture. To maintain morale.
- To act as a clinical role
model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
- As a specialist practitioner,
to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the holistic nursing care delivered to patients within
an evidence-basedframework.
- By example and through the
monitoring of planned care, to ensurethat a
palliative care approach is promoted within the clinical area.
- To ensure a clinical learning
environment where students, junior staff and
those on placement achieve their learning needs. To ensure expertise is shared with the wider health community.
- To facilitate others to be
proactive in preparing and delivering clinical information to promote the effectiveness of the MDT, acting
as an equal member.
- To ensure that high standards
of nursing care are given and maintained,
and to take appropriate action when standards are not being maintained.
- To abide by the policies and
procedures of the Myton Hospices, theguidelines
and code of conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the regulations and standards of the Healthcare
Commission.
- To act as a clinical resource
to others and to ensure the effective coordination
of services to meet patients/relatives needs.
- To ensure equipment is used
safely, stored appropriately and securelyand
maintained as per manufacturers instructions.
- In partnership with the
sister, supervise and be responsible for the caredelivered in the clinical area to patients from part time visiting
staff such as Hairdresser, Chiropodist and
Dietician etc.
- Provide support and facilitate
the induction and education of volunteers.
Ensure appropriate levels of communication for them to fulfil their role. To plan volunteers rotas.
- Provide support to relatives and
carers in their bereavement and beaware of the
impact on other patients, junior staff and volunteers.
- Access services for patients
by referral to services within the Hospiceand
external agencies. Support junior staff in building their skill of how, when and why to refer.
- To ensure the department has
appropriate link nurses and support them in
undertaking that role.
- To participate in rostered off
duty, rotating onto night duty as necessary. To
deputise for the Ward Manager in taking 24 hour responsibility of clinical leadership for the department.
- To participate in clinical
audit as required by the organisation and theClinical Governance agenda.
- To be aware of the political
influences affecting clinical care.
Management Responsibilities
- Deputise for the Ward Manager in the management and organisation of the department
- Exercise effective leadership and communication skills with the Ward Manager,patients, relatives and members of the MDT.
- Support the Ward Manager in the management of human and other resourceseffectively within the budget allocation. This includes
performance management and the management of
sickness absence.
- To ensure an appropriate skill mix when planning rotas, delegatingtasks etc.
- Participate as necessary in the recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
- To create and maintain accurate contemporaneous patient records and to ensure all staff adhere to Myton Hospices and the
Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines for
record keeping.
- Ensure effective and efficient use of resources in conjunction with Deputy Sister to meet budgetary requirements. Through
effective leadership ensure time, resources and
staff are utilised and developed to their best
potential.
- In liaison with the Ward Manager and after training, undertake and
participate in the annual appraisal process of junior staff. Ensuring
that identified needs are fed back. To promote systems, such as clinical supervision and reflectivepractice, to enhance own clinical skills and those of more
junior staff.
- To monitor and promote a safe working environment by supportingand undertaking risk assessments in liaison with the Ward Manager.
- To initiate and monitor programmes of induction for nurses and medical staff.
- Where appropriate delegate tasks to more junior staff, to increase theskills of others and ensure the smooth running of the
service.
- Through prudent stock control, ensure the best use of resources.
- Maximise best use of clinical resources by involvement in, and planningof the admission and discharge processes and arrangements.
- To promote a culture of safety
for staff, patients and visitors within thework environment and throughout the Hospice.
- Ensure the timely completion of all documentation such as clinical adverse events by all staff.
- Participate in the senior
staff on call rota.
Education Responsibilities
- Through the appraisal system
identify the learning needs for staff
- Through appraisal, set own
realistic objectives with the line manager, which may include a period of alternative practice.
- Keep abreast of current changes
in nursing practices, Palliative careand
management/leadership theory, to ensure own personal and professional development.
- Support and participate in
informal and formal programmes educationas
required.
- To promote the role of
preceptor and mentor, ensuring junior staff andstudents and those of placement meet their learning
requirements.
- Promote a culture of enquiry
within the field of learning by attendingand
encouraging others to attend study days, conferences etc.
- Assist the Ward Manager in
undertaking audit in the clinical area and implementrecommendations or actions identified to make improvements.
- Attend all mandatory training
as required.
- Liaise with and
support the Myton Hospices fundraising department.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RGN with current NMC registration
- Nurse qualification at Diploma/Degree level
- Assessing, mentoring or teaching qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to the field of palliative care, long term conditions or chronic illness management
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in palliative care
- Management / leadership training
Other
Essential
- The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
- Able to travel to our other sites (Coventry and Rugby) when required
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Awareness of the need for professional supervision
- Research, audit and clinical governance awareness
- Open to constructive challenges
- Able to inspire, lead, develop and support the nursing team
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, including sound verbal and written communication skills
- Able to facilitate and lead a team and to act as a positive role model
- Working knowledge of how to manage and foster professional and personal development
- Strong negotiation and diplomacy skills
- Professional
- Willing to take on new responsibilities and respond positively to change
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable
- Awareness of palliative care and the current NHS agenda
- IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior level experience
- Ability to manage delegated budget responsibility
- Mentoring and supervising senior-level nursing posts
- Appraisal completion and staff performance management
- Experience in leading and participating in multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of participating in audits and staff development
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level RGN with current NMC registration
- Nurse qualification at Diploma/Degree level
- Assessing, mentoring or teaching qualification
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to the field of palliative care, long term conditions or chronic illness management
Desirable
- Post-registration qualification in palliative care
- Management / leadership training
Other
Essential
- The right to work in the UK (we cannot provide sponsorship)
- Able to travel to our other sites (Coventry and Rugby) when required
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Awareness of the need for professional supervision
- Research, audit and clinical governance awareness
- Open to constructive challenges
- Able to inspire, lead, develop and support the nursing team
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, including sound verbal and written communication skills
- Able to facilitate and lead a team and to act as a positive role model
- Working knowledge of how to manage and foster professional and personal development
- Strong negotiation and diplomacy skills
- Professional
- Willing to take on new responsibilities and respond positively to change
- Flexible and reliable
Desirable
- Awareness of palliative care and the current NHS agenda
- IT skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior level experience
- Ability to manage delegated budget responsibility
- Mentoring and supervising senior-level nursing posts
- Appraisal completion and staff performance management
- Experience in leading and participating in multi-disciplinary team working
- Experience of participating in audits and staff development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).