PAU Ward Manager Paediatrics, WRH

Job responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership and Management

Be a visible, accessible, and assertive leader that children and young people, their families and staff can refer to for assistance and support.

Be responsible for the management of the area, leading, motivating, supervising, and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through good teamwork.

Ensure bed / trolley spaces are managed effectively in liaison with other Childrens areas by using agreed operational and escalation policies.

Work with all members of the multi professional team to develop services to ensure that all aspects of clinical care is effective and of high quality, encouraging the development of knowledge, ideas, and work practice.

Participate in and promote cross site working of staff teams, ensuring that staff have a clear understanding of expectations and responsibilities throughout their shift pattern.

Ensure that e-roster is completed in line with Trust Protocols.

Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals.

Liaise with other Ward/Department Managers within the Directorate and other Directorates as necessary, to place workload and skill mix as effectively as possible.

Inform and discuss with Matron/Directorate Manager any problems regarding nurse management

Contribute to staff establishment and skill mix reviews.

Take responsibility for implementing Trust Policies and assist in the development and review of clinical policies and procedures.

Be responsible for ensuring that the area is compliant with infection control procedures, adheres to cleaning standards and the estate is well maintained.

Take delegated responsibility for ward budget and be an authorised signatory for stock orders, staff time sheets and expenses.

Maintain accurate records relating to all aspects of Department management.

Participate in a rota of cover in the absence of Matron

Accept personal responsibility and accountability for your infection prevention and control practice. Ensure that you are familiar with, and comply with, all relevant policies. Ensure that you receive mandatory updates in infection control.

Develop practice in the assessment of health and wellbeing needs.

Develop practice in addressing individuals health and wellbeing needs.

Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.

To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care, co-ordinating the holistic needs of the patients. To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care of the patients who have been assigned to the team.

To take measures to ensure the safety of patients, which includes delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate levels of skills at all times. To report any untoward incidents/accidents to Matron/Directorate Manager.

Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication.

Clinical Governance

Support effective governance by disseminating good practice and promoting clinical audit and use of evidence based multi-professional standards.

Complete risk assessments: CYP, environmental, staff, health, and safety, COSSH etc.

Establish systems to enable and utilise service user feedback to help shape development of the service.

Monitor performance of your area within the Childrens Directorate, ensuring gaps are identified and action planned.

Promote best practice in health, safety and security.

Contribute to quality improvement.

To facilitate research based practice within their Ward and ensure appropriate implementation.

To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the Policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

To ensure good standards of practice in the Ward through effective quality assurance measures such as clinical audit programmes.

To ensure all staff are conversant and comply with Trust Policies and regulations, and attend compulsory lectures as instructed.

To monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies, ordering replacement equipment together with maintenance of that equipment.

Education and Training

In collaboration with the matron and nurse educator, facilitate processes to enable all staff to reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, managerial and communication skills, identified through professional development review (PDR) process and personal development plans (PDP) and the revalidation process.

Ensure all team members attend Mandatory Training sessions.

To plan and participate in the teaching programmes of learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with the University.

To develop the role of nursing within their specialty Ward and undertake training and assessment to extend clinical skills as appropriate to the Ward.

To identify areas for development of skills in accordance with the NMC guidelines.

Develop knowledge and practice in area of work.

Professional

To maintain a professional attitude at all times, developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patient and professional in accordance with the NMC Code.

To promote a positive attitude for the profession and the Trust within which you are working.

To be aware of personal and professional development. To attend courses and conferences as appropriate to the service and individual development.

To be conversant and comply with Trust Policies and regulations, and attend compulsory lectures as instructed.

Participate in research projects where appropriate, reporting findings within a multi-disciplinary framework.

Implement research where appropriate.

Human Resource

To participate in the selection, interviewing and induction of new members of staff. To be involved in manpower requirements in line with identified service developments.

To monitor staff performance and organise staff appraisals.

Take responsibility for performance management, sickness / absence and first stage formal disciplinary matters

To counsel staff in relation to professional and personal matters.

To make Matron/Directorate Manager aware of all hazards/unsafe practices and ensure all accidents/untoward incidents are reported in accordance with the laid down procedures.

Adhere to Trust uniform policy.

Qualifications

Essential

• First Level Registration RN Childrens Nurse
• Degree or working towards.
• Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development.
• Evidence of management experience/training.
• NMC recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification

Desirable

• Masters Degree

Experience

Essential

• Relevant experience at Band 6 within related speciality

Desirable

• Band 7 Ward Manager experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues relating to professional practice.
• Knowledge of key national policy drivers for Acute care
• Can demonstrate practical application of quality standards within the clinical setting e.g. Care Quality Commission, NICE guidance
• Able to demonstrate effective management of, staff and student, experience and performance
• Credible clinical expert
• Evidence of research based practice.
• Organisational skills.
• Fully aware of clinical governance agenda.
• Experience and knowledge within the specialty or related field.
• Proven management skills.
• Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
• Fully aware of principles of infection control.
• Fully aware of health and safety issues.

Desirable

• Teaching expertise.
• Evidence of implementing change in the workplace.
• Complaints handling

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Advanced communication skills.
• Assertive, enthusiastic, dynamic.
• Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put things into practice.
• Calm under pressure.
• High professional standards.
• Flexible.
• Committed to quality improvement.

Other job requirements

Essential

• Due to the nature of our work, all posts are deemed to require Enhanced Disclosure clearance

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).