Overview
This is a forward thinking unit with excellent nursing representation and an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to provide leadership, management and co-ordinate a team of enthusiastic, highly skilled nursing individuals. The successful candidate will need to lead the ward by example whilst dealing quickly and efficiently with any issues that arise. The right candidate will provide direction to the current focus on maximising patient throughput, efficiency and patient care delivery whilst moving the unit forward into the future.
Responsibilities
* Overall management of the nursing team within the department including absence, performance management and dealing with any HR issues
* Budget management
* Rostering
* Staff development and education
* Service Improvement
* Provide Surgical Day Case expertise
* Networking across UHDB to other Surgical Day Case Units, sharing best practice, policies and practices
* Provide leadership and knowledge
* To acknowledge and learn from patient feedback and improve experience
Closing date of applications: 21 September 2025
Interview date: 3 October 2025
Qualifications and experience
Expert knowledge of Day Case Surgery is essential, alongside understanding the current NHS focus on productivity whilst maintaining excellent patient care. The ideal candidate should have experience in a day case setting as a Band 6.
Additional information
Band 7
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Working on the role
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