An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse to join the respiratory team as ward manager on Lister 2 Ward. This is a 13 bedded ward which cares for patients with a variety of respiratory conditions including pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Asthma, Pneumonia, lung cancer, pneumonia and respiratory failure. Lister 2 is the non invasive ventilation (NIV) ward within respiratory and cares for patients requiring acute set up of NIV and therefore has 4 monitored bed areas.

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary you need to familiarise yourself with full job description and person specification documents attached to this advert.

We are looking for a visible leader who is a professional role model dedicated to high standards of care and patient safety. Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills with experience of managing change.

The respiratory service uphold themselves to provide patients with a first class service, we are a strong supportive team and welcome you to join us. We have a team of clinical nurse specialists that support our service and 2 respiratory clinical educators. You will be supported by your peer band 7 ward sisters, and a senior nursing team.

You will have a period of induction into the role and be assigned a buddy ward manager for support. Various development opportunities will be made available to you to develop your leadership and management skills to run a highly effective ward/department.

About us

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information please see attached the job description and person specification for the role of ward manager.

Please note - this role may require cross site working at Nottingham City Hospital and Queens Medical Centre. Tomorrows NUH vision is that all acute areas including respiratory will be based at QMC within the near future therefore Lister2 ward may move to QMC site.

We actively encourage you to come and meet the team.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Level 1 NMC Registrant
• Degree in Health/Nursing
• Minimum of 5 year post reg experience
• Post qualification study including teaching/ mentoring qualification
• Formal leadership training

Desirable

• Masters

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of supervision of junior staff and mentoring students
• Band 6 experience

Desirable

• Resp/ NIV Experience

Communication, Planning and Analytical Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Managing workload effectively

Employer details

Employer name

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Address

City Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham

NG5 1PB

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