An exciting opportunity has arisen, following internal promotion, for an emerging leader to fulfil the role of Band 7 Ward Manager.

We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader committed to the highest standards of care and patient experience, improvement and innovation.

The Ward Manager, will lead a skilled nursing team alongside the MDT caring for patients undergoing large joint replacement surgery- and major complex spinal surgery including metastatic disease.

This role is ideal if you have an interest and/or experience in surgical nursing, cancer care, or in caring for people with complex long term conditions. You will need initiative, energy, tenacity, imagination and empathy to fulfil this demanding role. You will be joining an experienced and committed team As a specialist centre, we ensure that all our wards have good staffing levels our ward managers are supervisory to practice. You will be supported by the Senior Matron, the practice education team and professional nurse advocates.

This role presents an excellent opportunity to use RNOH's internal leadership pathway for your personal and professional development.

We offer free parking on site and a range of staff benefits.

If you are an NMC registered nurse with at least two years' experience as a Band 6 nurse then please come and join us!

Flexible working and Job share will be considered

Main duties of the job

London Irish Ward is a 32 bedded ward with the capacity to care for both male and female patients. You must have excellent clinical and communication skills and be able to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team while leading and motivating the team to deliver high standards of care.

The Ward Manager is accountable for the day to day running of the ward and will:

• Be responsible for the provision of clinical care and standards on the ward.
• Ensure adequate staffing levels and provide clinical leadership for staff.
• Ensure cost effective use of resources
• Ensure the ward provides an effective and supportive learning environment for all learners.

Participate in the Nursing Leadership Forum and wider professional activities across the Trust

About us

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (RNOH) is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro-musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the trust. RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world's most complex and innovative care to our patients.

RNOH is rated good by the CQC and covers two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility.

For more information, please access the following link:https://www.rnoh.nhs.uk/

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess care needs for patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care for individual patients.

Ensure nursing care is delivered in a holistic manner using an individualized approach.

Ensure that all patients receive a high standard of nursing care.

Co-ordinate the admission and discharge planning process in conjunction with the Access and Discharge Co-ordinator and the multi-disciplinary team.

Discuss with patients/ carers and relatives any problems or changes relating to planned care and treatment.

Ensure that all patient documentation is accurate and comprehensive.

Ensure the safe custody and safe administration of medicines and report any discrepancies.

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring good communication with other departments internally and externally.

Utilise staffing resources to provide the most effective cover for the ward.

Plan staff off-duty, ensuring appropriate skill mix for each shift.

Utilise staffing resources to provide the most effective cover for the ward.

Plan staff off-duty, ensuring appropriate skill mix for each shift.

Promote and initiate innovations and change related to improvement of clinical services.

Clinical Responsibilities

Assess care needs for patients, planning, implementing and evaluating care for individual patients.

Ensure nursing care is delivered in a holistic manner using an individualized approach.

Ensure that all patients receive a high standard of nursing care.

Co-ordinate the admission and discharge planning process in conjunction with the Access and Discharge Co-ordinator and the multi-disciplinary team.

Discuss with patients/ carers and relatives any problems or changes relating to planned care and treatment.

Ensure that all patient documentation is accurate and comprehensive.

Ensure the safe custody and safe administration of medicines and report any discrepancies.

Leadership and Management Responsibilities

Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring good communication with other departments internally and externally.

Utilise staffing resources to provide the most effective cover for the ward.

Plan staff off-duty, ensuring appropriate skill mix for each shift.

Utilise staffing resources to provide the most effective cover for the ward.

Plan staff off-duty, ensuring appropriate skill mix for each shift.

Promote and initiate innovations and change related to improvement of clinical services.

Educational Responsibilities

Contribute towards educational training programmes for staff.

Ensure that all new staff receive induction and orientation to the department and Trust.

Teach and supervise staff.

Maintain links with the appropriate Universities via the link tutors

Maintain, support, monitor, participate and implement the professional and personal development of self and ward staff through the Individual Performance Review and RNOH Appraisal policy.

As an organisation we expect everyone to:

Always put patients first Strive for excellence in all they do Treat each other with trust honesty and respect Display equality for all

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• RN1, on the NMC register
• ENB 998 or similar course
• Post registration course/equivalent experince:Cancer Care / Orthopaedics / Spinal Cord Injury
• Degree / diploma

Desirable

• Management qualification
• ALS

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Proven communication skills (written, non-verbal & verbal)
• Ability to achieve effective team working
• Able to supervise, train and teach staff and students
• Partnership and collaborative working with internal and external stakeholders

Knowledge,training and experience

Essential

• Minimum of 4 years post registration experience
• Minimum of 2 years' experience at Band 6 in a relevant speciality
• Staff management and supervision experience
• Minimum of 12 months experience in staff management
• Change management experience
• Computer packages and systems

Desirable

• Working with PAS

Analytical and judgement skills

Essential

• Competent in basic life support
• Confident in teaching
• Mentorship and preceptorship skills and experience
• Able to prioritise workload (self and others) and meet deadlines
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
• Sound clinical skills
• Able to maintain clear and legible documentation
• Able to organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff
• Time management and effective delegation skills
• Analyses problems & implements effective & appropriate solutions
• Leadership skills - the ability to prioritise & meet deadlines organise work of self & others supervising, teaching & assessing self-motivated with the ability to motivate others effective resource management

Desirable

• Ability to adapt to changing service needs

Planning and organisational skills

Essential

• Awareness of NHS initiatives and professional issues
• Practices within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Commitment to clinical supervision
• Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to sphere of practice
• Knowledge of the individuals responsibility towards health and safety
• Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS organisation and its service developments
• Customer care and complaints handling.

IT Skills

Essential

• Proficient skills in MS Office packages including Word,Excel,Power Point, Teams
• Use of databases

Respnsibility for equalit,diversity and inclusion

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices

Policy and service developement

Essential

• Experience in drafting policies/guidelines, standard operating procedures

Budgets

Essential

• Managing the budget

Desirable

• CIP experience

Research and development

Essential

• Ability to participate and undertake audit/research and QI projects
• Identify the training needs of the nursing team and source

Mental effort

Essential

• Frequent periods of concentration. Ability to manage interruptions.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust

Address

RNOH

Brockley Hill

Stanmore

HA7 4LP

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