Job summary
Band 7 Ward Manager- Short Stay Surgical Unit (SSSU)
We are are looking for an additional enthusiastic and committed Ward Manager to manage a 24-bay Short-stay Surgical Unit at our Luton & Dunstable site. With the building of a new Acute Services Block with Day Ward provision, this is an exciting time to be joining Bedfordshire Hospitals.
Working closely with an adjacent Operating Theatres complex Management team and recovery Units, interest applicants must have strong leadership skills and be a dynamic individual with high level communication, negotiation and problem solving skills.
You will be a strong advocate for your SSSU team with excellent time management and organisation skills ensuring deadlines are met and the patient/staff experience is high on your priority list.
You could be an experienced ward manager with surgical skills looking for a change or an experienced Band 6 (preferably with current surgical or similar ward experience) looking to progress to the next step on the career ladder.
In return, we offer a structured Induction programme, regular 1:1's and a PDP to match your aspirational development needs.
Main duties of the job
Band 7 Ward Manager- Short Stay Surgical Unit (SSSU)
*The post holder will have overall continuing clinical responsibility for managing the ward which includes its' finances, the deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and ensuring high standards of patient care and safety, within the resources available.
*The post holder will play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Trust provides high quality patient focused care within the department.
*The post holder will be responsible for ensuring a good learning environment for all staff, overseeing the provision of educational opportunities within this area.
*To act as an accountable role model through the provision of professional leadership and demonstration of competent, confident and innovative practice.
*To lead, promote and uphold principles of the Hygiene Code (Health & Social Care Act 2008), including: putting safety systems and structures in place for infection control, cleaning (environment/equipment etc), risk assessment, allocation of responsibilities, following policies/protocols, surveillance/monitoring and remedying deficiencies.
About us
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.
We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.
Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management /Leadership
- Be an expert clinical role model.
- Develop a close working relationship with Theatres, Recovery and the rest of the Surgical Division
- Manage all teams managers as Line manager- with rosters, sickness absence, disciplinaries, recruitment, appraisals.
Education/Training
- responsible for the learning environment in the Ward
- Ensure appraisals are followed up with training bookings etc
- Contribute to Training Needs Analysis for clinical areas.
- Support staff with career development
- Support all learners including students, new staff and established staff.
Safety
- Ensure safe staffing to meet patient and service needs
- Lead of safeguarding agenda for patients and staff.
- Lead on a wide range of safety and infection control initiatives
- Lead for patient safety initiatives such as pressure ulcers, falls, VTE and catheter associated UTI
- Link with trust wide initiatives including QPM and Governance reporting (includes Risk assessments, Datix investigations and completion)
- Lead patient safety ward rounds, co-ordinating actions / activities identified and ensure that essential standards of care are met and learning is shared with the multi professional team and implemented. This includes ensuring that intentional rounding is embedded and sustained.
Effectiveness
- Maintain and oversee the implementation and learning from the ward / department based Harm Free Scores, developing specific measures as identified from local data and information.
- Demonstrate measurable improvements and outcomes in the standards of patient care through regular review and audit. (e.g. hand hygiene, cannulation, patient experience and Friends & Family)
- Demonstrate leadership for the Care Quality Commission registration requirements by ensuring compliance, providing evidence and escalating concerns re: non compliance as necessary.
- Contribute to the Clinical Division Quality Governance initiatives and arrangements.
- Proactively manage patient care pathways to remove blockages and improve the patient journey and experience.
- Using professional judgement, ensure optimal bed usage / patient flow at all times, facilitating timely, safe and effective admission and discharge of patients. Maintain robust systems and processes to ensure that predicted dates of discharge are achieved.
- Manage the issues of staff sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, equal opportunities, health and safety at work and performance of all nursing staff.
- Work collaboratively with the HR department and have a working knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Work with the HR department to ensure that recruitment and retention is optimised.
Patient Experience
- Proactive leadership to deliver high standards of essential care at all times.
- Lead and ensure that privacy and dignity and same sex regulations are met within the clinical area, working collaboratively with the Matrons to ensure compliance and evidence of this.
- Monitor the cleanliness and tidiness of the patient environment.
- Recognise, manage and respond to any concerns or complaints or other feedback from patients, visitors and or carers utilising Matrons and other support where required.
- Act as patient advocate through the application of ethical, legal and professional knowledge and skills as required.
- Ensure processes are undertaken with reduced interruptions, optimising direct patient care time and improving / enhancing quality of care.
- Increased partnership working with the patient, involving patients in decisions around their care and treatment and ensuring that quality of patient care is delivered, monitored and sustained.
- Provide clinical information in the investigation of serious incidents, adverse events and complaints.
- Maintain and oversee the use of the Friends and Family Test feedback by all staff and implement a process so that all staff learn from the results.
- Ensure staff are aware of the adult / child safeguarding policies and that reporting of safeguarding concerns take into account care received both external to the Trust and care delivered by the Trust.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Skills
Essential Criteria
1ST Level RGN with current NMC registration
Currently working as a Band 6 or above in a Surgical/related acute specialty
Teaching qualification or mentorship module
Evidence of leadership qualities.
Expert clinical role model who is committed to improvement of standards and patient care.
Desirable criteria
Leadership Course
Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Management qualification
ILS / ALS trained
Post registration qualification relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Extensive clinical experience within a Day ward or surgical setting
Evidence of a high level of Nursing Practice. Uses evidence base practice to support patient care delivery.
Proven management experience
Evidence of being a Reflective Practitioner.
Extensive experience in supervision/assessing and teaching in a clinical environment
Understanding of Healthcare Governance and its application.
Knowledge
Up-to-date knowledge of surgical and perioperative care issues and recent developments in surgical/perioperative practice
Demonstration of autonomous practice.
Demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice.
Working knowledge of Trust and National Nursing initiatives
Understanding of Surgical pre-assessment.
Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Ability to be adaptive and work under own initiative.
Ability to negotiate effectively.
Change management skills.
Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team.
IT skills
Ability to work within and between different teams and professional groups.
Ability to motivate staff and be a catalyst for reflective practice
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Excellent interpersonal/ liaison skills
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Highly motivated
Innovative approach to professional issues
Positive and enthusiastic attitude
Enthusiasm
Communication
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, IT).
Ability to communicate with all patients and staff.
Ability to communicate with staff/students with different learning styles and career aspirations.
Mental effort
Ability to maintain accurate patient records in the midst of constant theatre activity.
Ability to deal with frequent interruptions due to a patients rapidly changing/unpredictable clinical condition- if deteriorating back on the ward.
Need for intense concentration during critical periods: e.g. if patient is bleeding/having respiratory difficulties
Other skills
Flexibility in approach.
Able to be self-disciplined in a demanding environment.
Be able to role model for the highest standards of professionalism and NMC standards
Direct contact with body fluid/foul linen/bowel content/noxious fumes (anaesthetic gases/diathermy plumes/lasers).
Exposure to the risk of needle stick injuries
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management /Leadership
- Be an expert clinical role model.
- Develop a close working relationship with Theatres, Recovery and the rest of the Surgical Division
- Manage all teams managers as Line manager- with rosters, sickness absence, disciplinaries, recruitment, appraisals.
Education/Training
- responsible for the learning environment in the Ward
- Ensure appraisals are followed up with training bookings etc
- Contribute to Training Needs Analysis for clinical areas.
- Support staff with career development
- Support all learners including students, new staff and established staff.
Safety
- Ensure safe staffing to meet patient and service needs
- Lead of safeguarding agenda for patients and staff.
- Lead on a wide range of safety and infection control initiatives
- Lead for patient safety initiatives such as pressure ulcers, falls, VTE and catheter associated UTI
- Link with trust wide initiatives including QPM and Governance reporting (includes Risk assessments, Datix investigations and completion)
- Lead patient safety ward rounds, co-ordinating actions / activities identified and ensure that essential standards of care are met and learning is shared with the multi professional team and implemented. This includes ensuring that intentional rounding is embedded and sustained.
Effectiveness
- Maintain and oversee the implementation and learning from the ward / department based Harm Free Scores, developing specific measures as identified from local data and information.
- Demonstrate measurable improvements and outcomes in the standards of patient care through regular review and audit. (e.g. hand hygiene, cannulation, patient experience and Friends & Family)
- Demonstrate leadership for the Care Quality Commission registration requirements by ensuring compliance, providing evidence and escalating concerns re: non compliance as necessary.
- Contribute to the Clinical Division Quality Governance initiatives and arrangements.
- Proactively manage patient care pathways to remove blockages and improve the patient journey and experience.
- Using professional judgement, ensure optimal bed usage / patient flow at all times, facilitating timely, safe and effective admission and discharge of patients. Maintain robust systems and processes to ensure that predicted dates of discharge are achieved.
- Manage the issues of staff sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, equal opportunities, health and safety at work and performance of all nursing staff.
- Work collaboratively with the HR department and have a working knowledge of HR policies and procedures.
- Work with the HR department to ensure that recruitment and retention is optimised.
Patient Experience
- Proactive leadership to deliver high standards of essential care at all times.
- Lead and ensure that privacy and dignity and same sex regulations are met within the clinical area, working collaboratively with the Matrons to ensure compliance and evidence of this.
- Monitor the cleanliness and tidiness of the patient environment.
- Recognise, manage and respond to any concerns or complaints or other feedback from patients, visitors and or carers utilising Matrons and other support where required.
- Act as patient advocate through the application of ethical, legal and professional knowledge and skills as required.
- Ensure processes are undertaken with reduced interruptions, optimising direct patient care time and improving / enhancing quality of care.
- Increased partnership working with the patient, involving patients in decisions around their care and treatment and ensuring that quality of patient care is delivered, monitored and sustained.
- Provide clinical information in the investigation of serious incidents, adverse events and complaints.
- Maintain and oversee the use of the Friends and Family Test feedback by all staff and implement a process so that all staff learn from the results.
- Ensure staff are aware of the adult / child safeguarding policies and that reporting of safeguarding concerns take into account care received both external to the Trust and care delivered by the Trust.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Education/Qualifications/Skills
Essential Criteria
1ST Level RGN with current NMC registration
Currently working as a Band 6 or above in a Surgical/related acute specialty
Teaching qualification or mentorship module
Evidence of leadership qualities.
Expert clinical role model who is committed to improvement of standards and patient care.
Desirable criteria
Leadership Course
Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Management qualification
ILS / ALS trained
Post registration qualification relevant to clinical speciality.
Experience
Extensive clinical experience within a Day ward or surgical setting
Evidence of a high level of Nursing Practice. Uses evidence base practice to support patient care delivery.
Proven management experience
Evidence of being a Reflective Practitioner.
Extensive experience in supervision/assessing and teaching in a clinical environment
Understanding of Healthcare Governance and its application.
Knowledge
Up-to-date knowledge of surgical and perioperative care issues and recent developments in surgical/perioperative practice
Demonstration of autonomous practice.
Demonstrates record of achievement in changing and developing practice.
Working knowledge of Trust and National Nursing initiatives
Understanding of Surgical pre-assessment.
Skills
Ability to organise and prioritise workload
Ability to be adaptive and work under own initiative.
Ability to negotiate effectively.
Change management skills.
Ability to resolve conflict and motivate a team.
IT skills
Ability to work within and between different teams and professional groups.
Ability to motivate staff and be a catalyst for reflective practice
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Personal Qualities and Attributes
Excellent interpersonal/ liaison skills
Evidence of continuing professional development.
Highly motivated
Innovative approach to professional issues
Positive and enthusiastic attitude
Enthusiasm
Communication
Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, IT).
Ability to communicate with all patients and staff.
Ability to communicate with staff/students with different learning styles and career aspirations.
Mental effort
Ability to maintain accurate patient records in the midst of constant theatre activity.
Ability to deal with frequent interruptions due to a patients rapidly changing/unpredictable clinical condition- if deteriorating back on the ward.
Need for intense concentration during critical periods: e.g. if patient is bleeding/having respiratory difficulties
Other skills
Flexibility in approach.
Able to be self-disciplined in a demanding environment.
Be able to role model for the highest standards of professionalism and NMC standards
Direct contact with body fluid/foul linen/bowel content/noxious fumes (anaesthetic gases/diathermy plumes/lasers).
Exposure to the risk of needle stick injuries
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/ODP
- Current Registration with NMC/HCPC
- Teaching qualification or Mentorship module
Desirable
- Leadership course
- management qualification
- educated to degree level
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 or above experience/role
- Extensive clinical experience is a Day ward or Surgical ward setting
- Line Manager experience- sickness/performance management/appraisals/recruitment
- Teaching/Assessing experience with studnets
Desirable
- Experience in managing teams/shift in-charge
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of Surgical and Perioperative Practice Practice nursing
- Ability to deal with high pressure situations and competing demands
- Open to change and new ideas
Skills
Essential
- IT skills
- Ability to problem solve and analyse difficult situations, then find solutions
- Ability to solve conflict between staff members and teams/professional groups
- Ability to work between and with different teams/professional groups
- Ability to motivate teams
- well developed communication and interpersonal teams
- understanding of and ability to use pre-assessment and discharge skills
- audit, risk and governace skills e.g QPM/Datix etc
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN/ODP
- Current Registration with NMC/HCPC
- Teaching qualification or Mentorship module
Desirable
- Leadership course
- management qualification
- educated to degree level
Experience
Essential
- Band 6 or above experience/role
- Extensive clinical experience is a Day ward or Surgical ward setting
- Line Manager experience- sickness/performance management/appraisals/recruitment
- Teaching/Assessing experience with studnets
Desirable
- Experience in managing teams/shift in-charge
Knowledge
Essential
- Up-to-date knowledge of Surgical and Perioperative Practice Practice nursing
- Ability to deal with high pressure situations and competing demands
- Open to change and new ideas
Skills
Essential
- IT skills
- Ability to problem solve and analyse difficult situations, then find solutions
- Ability to solve conflict between staff members and teams/professional groups
- Ability to work between and with different teams/professional groups
- Ability to motivate teams
- well developed communication and interpersonal teams
- understanding of and ability to use pre-assessment and discharge skills
- audit, risk and governace skills e.g QPM/Datix etc
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
