Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Head and Neck Ward B7 at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust as Ward Manager.

B7 is a 16 bedded ward which has elective and emergency head and neck patients.

You will lead and manage the nursing team, in conjunction with the Matron. You must have good organisational and leadership skills and have a proven track record. Sound clinical knowledge is essential. You should be adaptable and flexible to changes, a team player, motivated, able to use your initiative promote and deliver high quality individualised care to our patients. Be a role model to junior staff. Coordinate all clinical aspects of the ward and ensuring cooperation between clinical departments. Implementing clinical and administrative policies, procedures, and regulations. Ensuring compliance by others with policies and procedures. Support staff through debriefs, appraisals, training, meetings, and the development of evidence-based practice

Main duties of the job

Manages the nursing team to include annual appraisal, staffing rotas, performance and sickness management, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students. Management of the ward budget. Monitor standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain. Assists in continued monitoring of patient experience and harm free care. To respond to patients, relatives and carers concerns and complaints or clinical incidents. Management of the nursing workload ensuring most effective use of time and resource. Adhere to Trust policies and procedures. Manage the performance of staff effectively. Communicate effectively and maintain a harmonious working environment, demonstrates an understanding of conflict resolution. Be responsible for accurate documentation and care of all patient care records. Maintain a safe environment ensuring Health and Safety guidelines are implemented and adhered to. Ensuring the availability of appropriate resources for patient care through controlling ward stock. Ensure equipment is in good working order. Participate in audit and apply any changes to improve standards. Ensure adequate staff cover by compiling duty rosters and control the use of bank within agreed limits. Recruit, select and appoint new staff as required to maintain nursing establishments. Deputise as required, including attending meetings.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Education, Training and Health Promotion

• Assess the needs of patients, relatives and carers and provide them with information as requested
• Assist in leading the annual appraisal process and ensure all staff have an individual performance review and a personal development plan in place
• Ensure all new staff and students receive a full orientation to the ward or department
• Assist in the management of study leave appropriately and ensure equitable access to teaching and development opportunities for the nursing team helping them to achieve their learning outcomes
• Act as a role model, mentor, and preceptor to the nursing team
• Assist in achievement of Trust targets for statutory mandatory training and staff training records

Professional Responsibilities

• To keep up to date with current developments in nursing and ensure evidence-based practice
• Develop new skills and knowledge pertaining to the speciality as required
• Take responsibility for self-development through the appraisal system and work towards completing agreed personal development plan
• Ensure the delivery of the Trusts Nursing Strategy at ward level
• Conduct oneself in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Trust policies
• To be aware of and take appropriate action regarding cardiac arrest, fire and major incident
• Promote awareness and compliance amongst colleagues regarding Trust policies, procedures, guidelines and standards and national renal standards.
• To undertake responsibility for tasks delegated by the Head Nurse and Lead Nurse

Person specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC UK Registered Nurse
• Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience.
• Management Training
• Evidence of professional updating within last 12 months specific to sphere of practice.

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Organisation, administrative and management skills
• IT skills including use of email and office packages
• Competency in medication administration including IV drugs

Experience

Essential criteria

• 2 years as a band 6 registered nurse or 12 months as band 7 registered nurse
• Extensive experience within speciality
• Experience of leading and developing a team
• Excellent written and verbal skill

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Matron Melanie Brown on 01902 695471

Person Specification

management experience

Essential

• band 6 experience
• knowledge of trust policies and procedures including datix health roster sickness and audits

Desirable

• previous surgical ward experience
• acting up experience in manager's absence

clinical experience

Essential

• altered airway experience

Desirable

• head and neck experience
• surgical experience

Uk NMC active pin

Essential

• active pin number

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

royal wolverhampton nhs trust

New Cross Hospital

wolverhampton

WV10 0QP

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