Team Leader - Ward 30

Band 6

37.5 hours per week (Permanent)

Ward 30 is a 27 bedded ward within the Department of Medicine for Older People & Stroke at Aintree. We have a full time vacancy for a highly motivated, dynamic individual who is enthusiastic and passionate about caring for older people.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Team Leader to develop their leadership skills and work within a dedicated and committed established team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should have at least 2 years post registration experience in acute medicine and have a passion for working with the older person. You should be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, team working skills and be dedicated to improving patient experience. You will help provide strong clinical leadership and act as a role model whilst demonstrating a caring and compassionate leadership style and be able to demonstrate continuing professional development and a strong commitment to develop others and work closely with the multidisciplinary team.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work without direct supervision and will take charge of the ward/department in the absence of the ward manager, who holds continuing responsibility

Key responsibilities will include, development implementation and evaluation of program's of care, effective leadership and staff management and development

The post holder will always work within the NMC's code of conduct

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

Essential

• Supportive of colleagues
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Well motivated

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
• Post registration qualification in speciality

Desirable

• First level degree

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of change management
• Application of evidence based practice
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
• Lead role in education of staff and patients

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Aintree Hospital

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

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