Ward Manager - Florence Nightingale Ward

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Florence Nightingale Ward has a wonderful opportunity to join its supportive and friendly team for a 6 month secondment post as Ward Manager, to lead and develop a team of staff, promoting the development of advanced nursing and teaching skills within the ward, ensuring the team is dedicated to delivering excellent standards of care, throughout the patient's journey.

You will need to be visionary and dynamic in driving the team forward in a rapid changing environment, required to liaise closely with other departments within the Trust and to carry 24-hour overall responsibility for the clinical area and participate in the management of the hospital in accordance with the Trust's Duty Coordinator policy whilst acting as an effective leader both professionally and managerial for all members of nursing staff.

You will be responsible for and manage the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care, in conjunction with the unit's aims, objectives and philosophy whilst maintaining and developing high standards of care, whilst planning and implementing ward based and directorate teaching programs, assessing the training needs of nursing staff in conjunction with the Practice Education Facilitator Team.

Main duties of the job

Your role will be to develop all staff to communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients and families and communicate with all unit staff and the Directorate office as needed to meet the needs of the service.

You are to ensure all staff are aware of written documentation requirements and action any recommendations of record keeping audits and attend meetings and working groups and provide reports as requested and to have regular ward meetings with minutes being available.

You will disseminate core brief and new policies and procedures to all staff and ensure that shift handover is effective, so that staffs are kept informed of the changing needs of individual patients and the ward.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Date posted

17 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 a year Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MED-BA-0731-A

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you and experienced Elderly Care nurse looking for more responsibility, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you and experienced Elderly Care nurse looking for more responsibility, then we want to hear from you?

Please see the attached JD for further details of this exciting role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current 1st level NMC registration.
Recognised teaching/mentorship course.
Post registration course (in specialty preferably).

Desirable

Management qualification
Counselling Skills.

Experience

Essential

At least 1 years' experience at Band 6 in General Medicine or any Medical related background.
Minimum 3 years experience within care of the elderly

Desirable

3 years' experience at Band 6 in General Medicine or any Medical related background.
Recruitment and selection experience.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current 1st level NMC registration.
Recognised teaching/mentorship course.
Post registration course (in specialty preferably).

Desirable

Management qualification
Counselling Skills.

Experience

Essential

At least 1 years' experience at Band 6 in General Medicine or any Medical related background.
Minimum 3 years experience within care of the elderly

Desirable

3 years' experience at Band 6 in General Medicine or any Medical related background.
Recruitment and selection experience.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).