Job summary
An exciting opportunity has
arisenfor an enthusiastic, motivated band 7 Ward Manager to join the
established team on ward 18. Ward 18 is a 24 bedded elective multi-speciality
general surgical ward, including 4 enhanced care beds.
The successful applicant will be
dynamic and looking to develop themselveswithin the surgical division and
be expected to participate in the senior nurse 1903 bleep holder rota.
You will be passionate about our business, our Trust values and
ambitions and creating a culture of continuous improvement, where patient
welfare is at the heart of all you do. As
a key person in the directorate you will act as a role model, be inspirational,
dynamic and a courageous individual.
You will be supported by an experienced team comprising of a Matron,
Divisional Director of Nursing, Deputy director of Nursing and General Manager
to achieve your full potential.
If you think this is the post for you please contact Matron shelley Hall
via email: shelly.hall@nhs.net to arrange an informal visit or discuss the
post further.
Main duties of the job
The role requires you to be an experienced, confident and exceptional
Leader. Our nursing values are the 6 Cs and the Ward Sister / Charge Nurse is
seen as key to achieving the highest standards of care for our patients. It is
essential you have highly developed management and leadership expertise in
dealing with people both individually and in a team. You will need to
effectively engage with your patients, peer groups, and service users in all
elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive,
compassionate and caring culture. This will require an inclusive, transparent,
open approach to your role, whereby you are accountable to others and go that
extra mile when required.
About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large
acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute
services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a
larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from
three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our
caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred
care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to
work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
We are proud to have achieved Timewise
accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working
within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose: To ensure a high standard of nursing care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources on his/her allocated department.
To demonstrate strong clinical leadership in stressful and challenging situations.
To promote a positive approach to new challenges and creative ways of working.
To act as advocate for their designated area and liase with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care in the best interests of the patient and family.
To ensure effective training and educational programmes are available by liasing with appropriate personnel to meet the training and educational needs of nurses in the clinical area. This post carries continuing responsibility for the management of the Ward, including the deployment and supervision of staff.
- Key Duties: Professional/Clinical Leadership
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.
- Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
- Clinical Governance
- 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.
Management
- To ensure that a duty rota for the staff within the Ward will provide effective and well-balanced cover to meet with the requirements of a 24 hour service and ensures the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times. Taking into account the budgetary constraints.
- To liaise with other Ward/Department Managers within the Directorate and other Directorates as necessary, to place workload and skill mix as effectively as possible. To inform and discuss with Matron/Directorate Manager any problems regarding nurse management.
- Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals.
- To manage the Ward/Unit allocated budget effectively to remain within financial constraints.
- To ensure effective two-way communication with all disciplines so that patients receive optimum care.
- Plan, obtain and deploy physical and/or financial resources.
- To provide information for and participate in studies to determine workloads, patient dependency and quality assurance.
- To maintain accurate records relating to all aspects of Ward management.
- To participate in a rota of cover in the absence of Matron/Directorate Manager.
- Contribute to the development of services.
4. Staff Development
- To ensure all staff reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, managerial and communication skills, which will be identified through the use of IPR.
- 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 an area of work.
- 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.
6. Personnel
- 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Purpose: To ensure a high standard of nursing care at all times through the effective management of staff and resources on his/her allocated department.
To demonstrate strong clinical leadership in stressful and challenging situations.
To promote a positive approach to new challenges and creative ways of working.
To act as advocate for their designated area and liase with all members of the multi-disciplinary team to co-ordinate all aspects of patient care in the best interests of the patient and family.
To ensure effective training and educational programmes are available by liasing with appropriate personnel to meet the training and educational needs of nurses in the clinical area. This post carries continuing responsibility for the management of the Ward, including the deployment and supervision of staff.
- Key Duties: Professional/Clinical Leadership
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.
- Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.
- Clinical Governance
- 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.
Management
- To ensure that a duty rota for the staff within the Ward will provide effective and well-balanced cover to meet with the requirements of a 24 hour service and ensures the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times. Taking into account the budgetary constraints.
- To liaise with other Ward/Department Managers within the Directorate and other Directorates as necessary, to place workload and skill mix as effectively as possible. To inform and discuss with Matron/Directorate Manager any problems regarding nurse management.
- Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals.
- To manage the Ward/Unit allocated budget effectively to remain within financial constraints.
- To ensure effective two-way communication with all disciplines so that patients receive optimum care.
- Plan, obtain and deploy physical and/or financial resources.
- To provide information for and participate in studies to determine workloads, patient dependency and quality assurance.
- To maintain accurate records relating to all aspects of Ward management.
- To participate in a rota of cover in the absence of Matron/Directorate Manager.
- Contribute to the development of services.
4. Staff Development
- To ensure all staff reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, managerial and communication skills, which will be identified through the use of IPR.
- 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 an area of work.
- 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.
6. Personnel
- 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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at Band 6 within related speciality.
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.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration.
- Degree or working towards.
- Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development.
- Evidence of management experience/training.
- NMC recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant experience at Band 6 within related speciality.
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.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration.
- Degree or working towards.
- Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development.
- Evidence of management experience/training.
- NMC recognised Teaching/Assessing qualification
Desirable
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).
