Job Title: Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Ward Manager

Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week

Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent

Salary: �46,148 - �52,809.

Closing Date: 18th September 2024

Interview Date: 4th October 2024 (subject to change based on panel arrangements)

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for clinical leadership through effective monitoring and implementation of standards and evidenced based practice ensuring patients receive safe, high-quality care.

The post holder will provide direct management and facilitate learning and development within the nursing team.

The post holder will manage preceptorship of newly qualified staff, return to nursing staff and the mentorship of nursing students and health care support workers.

The Trust has launched its own staff 'Compact' that will help embed our Values and set out the behaviour and standards that we expect from you, and you can expect from everyone else. It applies to everyone, regardless of work area, specialty or seniority.

It is not a set of rules. It is a set of expected behaviours drawn up in consultation and ratified by our staff-side representatives and is a 'two-way' approach which aims to give staff the confidence to challenge inappropriate behaviours if they experience it from colleagues, managers or staff. It is based on our own EXCEL values and expresses those behaviours that reflect our values which were developed by our own workforce.

It will be signed by all staff joining the Trust and be part of existing employees' appraisals.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate employees who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Take responsibility for the clinical leadership and direction of Florence Nightingale ward which includes the elective orthopaedic surgery enhanced care area.

Undertake and document a comprehensive, systematic and accurate nursing assessment of the patient as appropriate.

Deliver a high standard of nursing care based on best practice to maintain Patient safety and provide a good patient experience.

Create and utilize opportunities to promote health and well-being of patients in their care.

Undertake clinical shifts on ward area Work within the NMC Guidelines and Trust Policies recognising ones own abilities and limitation

Facilitate and build team working between nurses and multi-disciplinary team to effect high standards of care.

Understand mortality data and use knowledge of how nursing can contribute to determine ward standards.

Use audit tools to monitor compliance with those standards.

Maintain a good standard of communication with the multi-disciplinary team and respect the confidentiality of patients, relatives and colleagues.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications and Professional Training

Essential

• Relevant current professional qualification Registered General Nurse
• Teaching/Leadership Qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Educated to degree level in Nursing
• Demonstrates experience within the strategic planning process.
• Must hold a current NMC Professional Registration

Desirable

• Critical Care qualification

Expereince and Knowledge

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years experience at band 6 in an acute clinical setting
• Ability to demonstrate clinical and professional knowledge
• Evidence of leadership and change management
• Evidence of managing own workload with excellent time management skills
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage resources
• Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Evidence of Quality Improvement methodology
• Experience of caring for enhanced care level 1 patients or high dependency patients within a critical care environment or enhanced care environment.
• Experience with Elective or Emergency Trauma and Orthopaedics.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Proven advanced clinical knowledge and skills
• Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to lead and motivate staff
• Ability to facilitate change through personal development of staff
• Supporting quality monitoring processes
• Able to identify risks, potential risks and advise on solutions to mitigate these
• Good IT skills including knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• An understanding of organizational management issues

Employer details

Employer name

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

Address

George Eliot Hospital

College Street

Nuneaton

CV10 7DJ

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230-48781190-SURG-EOSWM-A