Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Ward Manager - Community Sub Acute Ward

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Job summary

Within STW, the ICB, SaTH & SCHT are committed to integrating to provide improved seamless pathways of care for patients. This is an exciting time to join Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust as we work in partnership with The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - our Acute Partners.

This is your opportunity to join us and be part of the next step in this journey with the introduction of our community sub-acute wards.

We are recruiting to a variety of roles working as part of an innovative MDT. You will be working for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust with your base at either the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital or The Princess Royal Hospital.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference to the care of patients enabling them to step down to their normal place of residence faster

As a Ward Manager you will be experienced in working in a multi disciplinary / multi-agency health / social care environment with knowledge of IT basic administration systems including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel etc).

You will be patient focussed and have the ability to carry out comprehensive holistic nursing assessments and be able to prioritise and make sound decisions, sometimes under pressure.

The Trust is offering a £3000 recruitment incentive to registered nurses new to the trust for nursing roles on the Subacute ward. This incentive is subject to meeting eligibility criteria and terms and conditions. For more information please contact the recruitment team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each inpatient. To set the standards of care within theSub Acute Ward and ensure that personal and professional practice contributes to overall excellence within the clinical area.To lead the day to day operation of the inpatient nursing service within the Hospital taking overall responsibility for the line management of nursing staff and the provision of high quality services. Toprovide professional leadership and support to in patient nursing staff by bringing expertise in theory and practice to the ward.To be responsible for the day to day management of the inpatient wards i.e., Health and Safety issues, acting within Trust policies and procedures.To maintain effective communication with various disciplines, relatives, patients and outside agencies within the clinical environment

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

30 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-5703088-OPS-C

Job locations

RSH

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

RGN NMC Registered
Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
Knowledge and expertise through a combination of in depth experience and post graduate study

Experience

Essential

Substantial post graduate experience
Substantial line management and supervision experience
Recent experience of community working
Use of evidence based practice
Sound knowledge of the roles within a multidisciplinary team Experience of supervising staff

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Highly developed leadership skills
Ability to delegate tasks to appropriate professionals/team members
Able to manage unpredictable nature of caseload
IT literate
Expertise in treating patients with a broad spectrum of complex clinical conditions and social situations

Person Specification

Training & Qualification

Essential

RGN NMC Registered
Professional, clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree/diploma level
Knowledge and expertise through a combination of in depth experience and post graduate study

Experience

Essential

Substantial post graduate experience
Substantial line management and supervision experience
Recent experience of community working
Use of evidence based practice
Sound knowledge of the roles within a multidisciplinary team Experience of supervising staff

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Highly developed leadership skills
Ability to delegate tasks to appropriate professionals/team members
Able to manage unpredictable nature of caseload
IT literate
Expertise in treating patients with a broad spectrum of complex clinical conditions and social situations

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).

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

RSH

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

Address

RSH

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Employer's website

https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)