Job overview
Ward 16a is an acute surgical ward supporting multiple surgical disciplines and is working towards implementing Enhanced Surgical Care Bays as part of the ward establishment and footprint.
If you are enthusiastic, motivated, open to change and trying new ideas, whilst supporting an established and highly skilled ward team, this could be a great opportunity for you to try a new role whilst learning new skills and being supported in your management and senior leadership journey.
This is a full-time position (37.5hrs a week), but flexible working would be considered as long as needs of service are met.
Main duties of the job
The ward manager is expected to provide senior clinical leadership and supervision to a specific clinical function / department. They will be expected to directly manage and be accountable for the allocated human and physical resources for that area, maintaining and working within the allocated financial budget. The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the overall safety and management of the ward / department 24 / 7 ensuring plans are in place to maintain the provision of the service and to provide quality care.
The ward manager will need to provide specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in their related field. They will lead the team to provide qualitative, productive, safe evidenced based nursing care and therapy which promotes best practice and best outcomes for patients.
The ward manager will work in collaboration with the matron to look at new and innovative ways of providing positive patient and staff experience. This will be demonstrated with the patient and staff experience feedback questionnaires.
Outcomes will be based on direct and indirect patient feedback, audits both internal and external, peer reviews, matron’s rounds and corporate quality targets for both patients and staff. Please see attached Job Description for more detailed information.
Working for our organisation
Why colleagues think we are
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.
We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Significant experience at a band 6 level within the NHS
2. Proven track record in change management, team leadership and performance management
3. Previous experience in teaching, coaching, mentoring
Education, Qualificaiton & Training
Essential criteria
4. Good general education
5. Registered Nurse (Level 1)/ Qualified Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist
6. Degree related to field (or equivalent experience)
7. Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme
8. Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification
9. Recognised advanced communication skills
Skills, Abilities & Knowlege
Essential criteria
10. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
11. Proven ability to utilise word, power point and excel to a level of producing documents, reports.
12. Proven ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
13. Evidence of participation in audit, research and development of staff
14. Proven track record with dealing with human resource concerns
Special Circumstances
Essential criteria
15. Good team worker
Desirable criteria
16. The post holder may be required to work across all sites and will be required to travel between the sites in a timely manner
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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