Ward Manager - Ward 9B

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	10 Medi 2025
Cyflog:	£47,810.00 i £54,710.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£47810.00 - £54710.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	23 Medi 2025
Lleoliad:	Southport, PR8 6PN
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9409-25-0763

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Provide leadership, management and team development to designated staff group, acting in a consultative capacity, ensuring safe and effective service delivery. Provide specialist advice, leadership and support to the wider MDT ensuring the patient is at the centre of all decision making. Ensure high quality care throughout the service by ensuring assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of care delivery Maintain staff and patient records in compliance with Trust policy Liaising with internal departments and external agencies in order to provide evidence-based care and contribute to policy and practice changes. Ensure delegated budget is managed in line with Trusts standing financial instructions To uphold the standards of professional practice, promoting and maintaining high quality patient care. Overall responsibility for the management of the department and will be accountable for the quality of care within that environment in line with Trust policy and professional codes and standards Lead and provide a highly visible presence being responsive and accessible to patients, carers and staff. Clinical Management To have overall responsibility for the delivery of high-quality patient care by their team members. To have responsibility for implementing and maintaining Infection Control Policies and Procedures. Participate in quality inspections and produce an action plan with clinical and non-clinical services as necessary to ensure identified defects are rectified. Maintain safe staffing levels, escalating as required. Ensure patient records are maintained accurately and that documentation reflects care provided. Maximise the use of clinical resources, monitoring and initiating improvements within the designated department Maintain clinical competence according to professional standards for example medicine management, maintenance of pumps and infusions, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures, ILS etc Maintain professional competence, authority and credibility through clinical practice, acting as a role model and leader, providing supervision and support to nursing staff. Act as an expert clinician, analysing and interpreting complex needs or situations, making judgements based on knowledge Provide and receive complex, sensitive information where there may be barriers to understanding, using persuasion and reassurance as required Participate in the investigation of complaints ensuring a thorough, timely and accurate report is produced and agreed actions are implemented Investigate accidents/incidents implementing actions and reporting to Matron as required by Trust policy. Act on concerns raised by team members or service users taking appropriate action according to Trust Policies and Guidelines. Provide timely and accurate data and statistical returns as required. People Management Co-ordinate & monitor duty rosters, annual leave, study leave and sickness & absence to ensure effective utilisation and deployment of staff. Assess and interpret complex information to ensure safe staffing within the department at all times. Plan and implement orientation programmes for all newly appointed staff. Ensure compliance with Mandatory Training requirements, maintaining records of training and development undertaken. Ensure regular supervision of staff, undertaking personal development plans in line with Trust policy, identifying training needs Day to day management of individual / team performance, conduct and behavioural issues, escalating any serious concerns to formal processes. Ensure effective recruitment, selection and retention of staff in accordance with agreed policies and procedures. Develop, implement and monitor programmes of specialty based teaching, ensuring leaning objectives are achieved. To ensure the educational needs of students are met and evaluated during their allocation to the department. Leadership and Development Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care, establishing and maintaining effective communication systems to ensure care is responsive to patient needs and wishes. Continually monitor standards of care and lead initiatives to effect improvements by implementing evidence-based practice. Assist in the development of policies and protocols relevant to the specialty. In conjunction with senior leaders, propose and deliver service improvements ensuring evidence based practice is implemented within the department. Budget Management Responsibilities Delegated budget holder for the department with overall responsibility to ensuring balance in both pay and non-pay lines. Attendance at monthly budget meetings to report on variances Ensure achievement of financial, manpower and operational objectives identified for the department. Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources and fulfil the responsibilities of budget holder including stock management and care and maintenance of equipment. Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportation Research and Audit To develop, undertake and implement audit within the department. To promote awareness of current research in the department. To introduce and apply research findings to the department relating to practice where relevant. To promote and disseminate local/national/international research findings to the department. To develop and implement methods of auditing nursing practice within own department. Personal Development Responsible for ensuring own continuing professional development and identifying development needs within the Trust knowledge and skills development review process. To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within your personal performance planning and Development Review. To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes and revalidation. Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing To attend corporate groups as a representative of the directorate and team. To represent the clinical area on working groups as appropriate and at relevant conferences at regional and national level and on working groups as appropriate. To participate in the business planning process, helping to identify areas for service development. Lead on delegated projects relating to local policy development