Deputy Inpatient Unit Manager

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

1. 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.
2. To act as a clinical role model, ensuring clinical expertise and practice is enhanced.
3. As a specialist practitioner, to assess, plan, implement and evaluate the holistic nursing care delivered to patients within an evidence-basedframework.
4. By example and through the monitoring of planned care, to ensurethat a palliative care approach is promoted within the clinical area.
5. 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.
6. To facilitate others to be proactive in preparing and delivering clinical information to promote the effectiveness of the MDT, acting as an equal member.
7. To ensure that high standards of nursing care are given and maintained, and to take appropriate action when standards are not being maintained.
8. 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.
9. To act as a clinical resource to others and to ensure the effective coordination of services to meet patients/relatives needs.
10. To ensure equipment is used safely, stored appropriately and securelyand maintained as per manufacturers instructions.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. Provide support to relatives and carers in their bereavement and beaware of the impact on other patients, junior staff and volunteers.
14. 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.
15. To ensure the department has appropriate link nurses and support them in undertaking that role.
16. 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.
17. To participate in clinical audit as required by the organisation and theClinical Governance agenda.
18. To be aware of the political influences affecting clinical care.

Management Responsibilities

1. Deputise for the Ward Manager in the management and organisation of the department
2. Exercise effective leadership and communication skills with the Ward Manager,patients, relatives and members of the MDT.
3. 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.
4. To ensure an appropriate skill mix when planning rotas, delegatingtasks etc.
5. Participate as necessary in the recruitment, induction and retention of staff and volunteers.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. To monitor and promote a safe working environment by supportingand undertaking risk assessments in liaison with the Ward Manager.
10. To initiate and monitor programmes of induction for nurses and medical staff.
11. Where appropriate delegate tasks to more junior staff, to increase theskills of others and ensure the smooth running of the service.
12. Through prudent stock control, ensure the best use of resources.
13. Maximise best use of clinical resources by involvement in, and planningof the admission and discharge processes and arrangements.
14. To promote a culture of safety for staff, patients and visitors within thework environment and throughout the Hospice.
15. Ensure the timely completion of all documentation such as clinical adverse events by all staff.
16. Participate in the senior staff on call rota.

Education Responsibilities

1. Through the appraisal system identify the learning needs for staff
2. Through appraisal, set own realistic objectives with the line manager, which may include a period of alternative practice.
3. Keep abreast of current changes in nursing practices, Palliative careand management/leadership theory, to ensure own personal and professional development.
4. Support and participate in informal and formal programmes educationas required.
5. To promote the role of preceptor and mentor, ensuring junior staff andstudents and those of placement meet their learning requirements.
6. Promote a culture of enquiry within the field of learning by attendingand encouraging others to attend study days, conferences etc.
7. Assist the Ward Manager in undertaking audit in the clinical area and implementrecommendations or actions identified to make improvements.
8. Attend all mandatory training as required.
9. Liaise with and support the Myton Hospices fundraising department.

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).