Job summary
We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Manager - AMU who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a highly-skilled clinical nurse. They will have overall responsibility for the operational management of clinical service delivery at department level whilst working in partnership with the PSM as an integral part of the nurse management team.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The Nurse Team Manager will be responsible for implementing measurable and accountable models of care to ensure consistently high standards of safe patient care.
You will also lead on the development and implementation of directorate policies that support the continuous improvement of patient care and service delivery at ward and departmental level.
The post holder will work collaboratively with senior colleagues and key stakeholders to support service development and redesign initiatives wherever possible.
The successful candidate will also be expected to challenge behaviours that undermine equality and diversity, in line with the principles of the Human Rights Act.
In addition, the Nurse Team Manager will work closely with the operational team to improve patient flow, and with the senior leadership team to support the achievement of Trust objectives.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register
- Relevant clinical post registration education to include a recognized Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of on-going professional development through professional profile
- Managerial and leadership qualification /relevant experience
- ATLS, ALS, ILS and ATNC
Desirable
- Relevant degree or working towards Degree
Previous Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with proven recent experience at Band 6 in the acute specialty setting
- Uses evidence based practice to support care delivery
- Evidence of an understanding in expenditure and budget management
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings with patients, relatives, carers, senior leaders and other members of staff of varying levels of understanding
Desirable
- Involvement in audit/research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences.
- Cross specialty experience at band 6
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at a complex level-excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent clinical knowledge and skills, ability to detect deterioration and manage accordingly
- Ability to advocate for all patients, particularly vulnerable patients
- Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet departmental expectations.
- Demonstrable understanding of professional nursing issues
- Demonstrate evidence of strong leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate large clinical team.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department ensuring sustainability.
- Ability to engage with management and staff, demonstrating excellent negotiating skills to enable high quality service delivery.
- Demonstrate, sound organisational skills and ability to work effectively in a devolved management structure.
- Performance management skills, including understanding of and invoking disciplinary procedure.
- Ability to work on own initiative and autonomously
- Good time management skills
- Ability to be adaptive and responds well in times of stress
- Triage skills and competency
Desirable
- Research and development including presentation at national and international conferences.
- Proven track record in change management, to include service development.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential
- Registered nurse on part 1 of the NMC register
- Relevant clinical post registration education to include a recognized Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of on-going professional development through professional profile
- Managerial and leadership qualification /relevant experience
- ATLS, ALS, ILS and ATNC
Desirable
- Relevant degree or working towards Degree
Previous Experience
Essential
- Registered Nurse with proven recent experience at Band 6 in the acute specialty setting
- Uses evidence based practice to support care delivery
- Evidence of an understanding in expenditure and budget management
- Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings with patients, relatives, carers, senior leaders and other members of staff of varying levels of understanding
Desirable
- Involvement in audit/research and willingness to present findings at meetings and conferences.
- Cross specialty experience at band 6
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at a complex level-excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent clinical knowledge and skills, ability to detect deterioration and manage accordingly
- Ability to advocate for all patients, particularly vulnerable patients
- Ability to manage self and others in delivery of own work and related clinical outcomes to meet departmental expectations.
- Demonstrable understanding of professional nursing issues
- Demonstrate evidence of strong leadership and motivational skills, ability to lead and motivate large clinical team.
- Demonstrate a flexible approach, able to react to the changing needs of the department ensuring sustainability.
- Ability to engage with management and staff, demonstrating excellent negotiating skills to enable high quality service delivery.
- Demonstrate, sound organisational skills and ability to work effectively in a devolved management structure.
- Performance management skills, including understanding of and invoking disciplinary procedure.
- Ability to work on own initiative and autonomously
- Good time management skills
- Ability to be adaptive and responds well in times of stress
- Triage skills and competency
Desirable
- Research and development including presentation at national and international conferences.
- Proven track record in change management, to include service 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).
