Job responsibilities
JOB
PURPOSE/SUMMARY
The
Jobholder will carry 24 hour continuing responsibility for the effective and
efficient management of the ward/department. They will provide professional,
clinical, managerial leadership and supervision for the nursing team. The
jobholder is responsible for developing and maintaining a ward or
departments philosophy that has the patient at the centre of compassionate
safe and quality care delivery. Through managing the administrative and
financial aspects of the ward, the jobholder will ensure cost effective use
of resources.
As
an experienced nurse the jobholder will assist in co-ordinating activities on
the ward or department ensuring effective communication is maintained at all
times, providing support to qualified and unqualified nurses within the
ward/dept. He/she will play a key role
in the assessment of patient care needs and the development, implementation,
and evaluation of programmes of care.
The
jobholder will act as a role model, promoting quality evidence-based
practice, developing the nursing team and ensuring effective management of
the ward/department.
The
role of the band 7 ward manager is pivotal in the success of the team. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate
good leadership qualities, have an ability to motivate team members, have
evidence of supporting change management, as well as excellent interpersonal
and communication skills. A commitment
to professional development and the development of the team is essential.
Successful
candidates will be offered the opportunity to develop their leadership and
management skills as well as clinical skills specific to this area with a
structured development programme
. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Leadership
Provide leadership to the clinical
team.
Support and inspire staff to
provide efficient, effective, safe, quality care to patients.
Deliver a positive patient
experience.
Promote the building of effective
teams and collaboration between teams.
Anticipate problems and take
preventative or mitigating actions or have contingency plans available.
Work with Matron to lead the
development of ward/department nursing practice, reflecting the Clinical
Service Unit and Trust business plans.
Work with the Matron and or Head of
Nursing to suggest and develop new roles/ways of working.
Delegate and empower staff whilst
maintaining overall, continuing responsibility and accountability.
Line manage the nursing team,
including individual and team performance, attendance, management, and
workforce planning.
Ensure the effective deployment of
staff is mapped against the flow of patients to provide safe and effective
care.
Support and participate in local
and trust wide recruitment events.
Manage the use of bank and agency.
Investigate and respond to
accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events.
Deliver an effective, safe, quality
service within budgetary envelope.
Raise and respond to concerns with
regards to risk, danger, malpractice or wrongdoing by following the LTHT
whistle blowing policy and supporting processes.
Deputise for Matron in their
absence.
Clinical
Act in accordance with the Nursing
and Midwifery Councils Code: Professional Standards Practice and Behaviour
Supervise ward staff with regards
clinical practice and patient experience to promote the delivery of excellent
clinical standards
Provide a visible clinical lead and
role model to the nursing and wider team by delivering high quality
compassionate care as an expert practitioner.
Ensure that documentation standards
are maintained in accordance with NMC and LTHT guidelines, whether written or
computerised.
Promote and maintain positive
working relationships between all staff, internal and external to the Trust,
involved in the care of patients.
Set, monitor and seek to
continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including
those standards defined in local and national guidance.
Maintain a safe working
environment.
Ensure the safe use and efficient
management of equipment and supplies.
Promote compassionate
evidence-based practice, wherever possible
Work with Matron to ensure that
clinical governance processes at ward/dept level encompass measures to ensure
the quality of the fundamental and essential aspects of care.
Balance clinical risk and clinical
decision making against context.
Work with the Infection Prevention
and Control Team and Facilities to monitor the environment to maintain and
raise standards.
Undertake duties on other wards or
departments as and when required by the service.
Act in such a way that safeguards
the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults at all times. Is
familiar with and adheres to the LTHT safeguarding policies.
Quality
Improvement
Contribute to quality improvement
programmes as required.
Provides a contextual information
and or viewpoint to support quality improvement by contributing to
professional conversations representing the ward and or speciality view
Keep up to date with and
communicate service developments, advances, and research.
Through the use of audit, local
research, metrics, and feedback continually seek to identify practice that
needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.
Actively promote patient
involvement and feedback within service improvements to promote a positive
patient experience.
Maintain and sustain the momentum
of improvements until they are firmly embedded into the values and culture of
the clinical area.
Education
and Training
Participate in personal appraisal
and mandatory training at the required time periods.
Ensure all new starters, inclusive
of temporary staff, have a local induction to the clinical area.
Ensure all staff have an individual
performance development plan and a yearly appraisal.
Ensure all nursing staff maintain
mandatory and priority training requirement.
Support and facilitate
re-validation for registered nursing staff, and self.
Promote a learning and development
culture to the improve staff skills, knowledge, and competence.
Ensure the induction and
development of staff.
Promote a positive learning
environment within the clinical area to support the development of knowledge
and skills in learners.
Support and facilitate work-based
inter-professional learning.
This
does not provide an exhaustive list of roles and responsibilities, and these
may be subject to change with professional and service developments.
. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values.
Additionally,
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Commitment
to support, uphold and demonstrate the core values and behaviours of LTHT
Commitment to delivering high
quality compassionate evidence based care, in accordance with Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) policies and guidelines
Commitment to working in a
multi-disciplinary team
Commitment to the clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and
creative working environment
Commitment to own personal and
professional development and to the development of others within the team.
