Job summary
Practice Plus Group is one of Englands largest independent providers of self-pay, insured and NHS healthcare. Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth has a CQC Good rating and provides excellent healthcare to the population of Plymouth and the south west region, including Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and all of Devon. We are an elective surgical centre providing arthroplasty surgery, orthopaedics, general surgery, endoscopy and cataract surgery.
The clinical services include Outpatients, Day Surgery Unit, Inpatient Ward, Theatres, Endoscopy suite, Radiography, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy with care provided by a multidisciplinary team. To Find out more information please contact Thomas.Quirke@practiceplusgroup.com Please note closing date for Applications will be Thursday 17th October and interviews to take place on Thursday, 24th October
Main duties of the job
To deliver a high standard of patient care supported by evidence based practice.
To ensure that nursing is practised within the constraints of and guided by:
- All relevant Department of Health Legislation
- NMC Code of professional conduct.
- Care Quality Commission standards
- NICE guidelines
- Group policies and procedures.
- Unit specific policies and procedures.
- This vacancy will be on our Ward covering days and nights.
- Day Shift hours: 07:30 - 20:00
- Night Shift: 19:30 - 08:00
About us
The ward is 30 bedded and staffed 24/7 by nurses, nurse associates and healthcare assistants. We are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic and inspiring nurse leader as our inpatient Ward Manager. This is an exciting time to join PPG Plymouth as we are increasing our clinical activity and growing our teams. The inpatient ward primarily cares for our post-operative arthroplasty patients with some general surgery and other orthopaedic surgery patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description attached or to find out more information please email Thomas.Quirke@practiceplusgroup.com
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description attached or to find out more information please email Thomas.Quirke@practiceplusgroup.com
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse Part 1
- Post Registration experience
Desirable
- Evidence of basic qualification in general nursing
- Orthopaedic qualification will be an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Recent post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience in an Orthopaedic Ward will be an advantage.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships
- Ability to plan allocate and evaluate own work and develop self to enhance performance
- Ability to plan the work of a team
- Ability to teach and train nursing staff
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to monitor and control resources
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to meet the needs of the patients
- Is familiar with the company Safety and Infection control policy
- and procedures
Desirable
- Ability to contribute to monitor and implement changes and improvements to the service
- Ability to set and audit standards
- Psychosocial interventions
- Computer Literacy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Nurse Part 1
- Post Registration experience
Desirable
- Evidence of basic qualification in general nursing
- Orthopaedic qualification will be an advantage
Experience
Essential
- Recent post registration experience
Desirable
- Experience in an Orthopaedic Ward will be an advantage.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships
- Ability to plan allocate and evaluate own work and develop self to enhance performance
- Ability to plan the work of a team
- Ability to teach and train nursing staff
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Ability to monitor and control resources
- Excellent time management skills
- Able to meet the needs of the patients
- Is familiar with the company Safety and Infection control policy
- and procedures
Desirable
- Ability to contribute to monitor and implement changes and improvements to the service
- Ability to set and audit standards
- Psychosocial interventions
- Computer Literacy
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).
