We are currently seeking a motivated and experienced Ward Manager to join our team on a permanent basis.

Responsibilities:-

• Working as part of the MDT to ensure defined and assessed needs of patients on the assigned floor are met, in line with evidence-based practice and defined in the Patient’s Care Plan and to effectively manage clinical risk.
• To ensure care plans are kept up to date, reflect current care needs, are sufficiently personalised and are reviewed and updated in line with current Group and other legal requirements.
• To provide nursing leadership to the qualified nursing staff allocated to the assigned floor, acting as a role model and encouraging service development in relation to nursing practice.
• Ensuring the assigned floor/ clinical area is safely staffed in respect of skill mix, competency and numbers of staff with regards to Patient dependencies, clinical risk and appropriate resource allocation as per the Centre’s agreed Establishment Hours. Ensuring the rota system is updated in real time including the sign-off of anomalies.
• To have an overview of the medicines management system to ensure medicines on the assigned floor are ordered, stored, given and disposed of in line with the medicines management policies, and that all nursing staff are trained, competent and supervised in the administration of medicines.

Requirements:-

• Having an active NMC Pin Number you will be a strong advocate for excellence in nursing and patient care and have the required communication skills to enable and empower nurses and healthcare assistants to enhance their practice and their professional development. You will be passionate about nursing and patient care and be able to demonstrate a proven track record in a similar role with a comparable organisation.
• An experienced nurse, both clinically and with exposure to staff management, experience/ expertise in tracheostomy and community ventilator management (such as the Nippy series of ventilators) would be a distinct advantage. However, our Learning and Development Department have an excellent competency-based learning programme for those nursing without this exposure.