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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
King's Lynn, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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EU work permit required:
Yes
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Posted:
31.07.2025
Expiry Date:
14.09.2025
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Job Description:
Job overview
Having continuing responsibility for the management of the day surgery ward and delivery of patient care.
Responsibility for the line management of ward-based nursing staff, including Housekeeper and Ward Clerks.
To promote continuous development in clinical practice and delivery of patient care, encouraging innovation, improvement and support appropriate change in service delivery.
To manage resources within agreed budget.
Provide a suitable and stimulating learning environment for students, and for the ongoing professional development of staff.
To maintain communication networks at all appropriate clinical and managerial levels.
Main duties of the job
Supervises and leads the work of the nursing team.
Ensures all ward staff undertake appropriate nursing assessment of their patients including risk assessments.
Undertakes and demonstrates nursing tasks in the best interests of patient care and professional standards. Ensuring use of evidence based practice and in alignment with trust policy.
Advises on the promotion of health and prevention of illness, teaching patients and their relatives where required
24-hours responsibility of nursing care and effective organisation of the ward.
Responsible for the safe use and maintenance of equipment within the ward environment and identifying equipment needs.
Oversee rota planning, monitoring leave, such as annual leave, absence, sickness, study.
Taking action is line with trust policy where required.
Maintain budgetary control through efficient and effective use of all resources within financial boundaries – supported by matron.
Promotes a positive ward image by acting as a leadership example to team members and patients
Act as a role model in professional and personal attributes for all members of staff.
Responsible for dealing with any complaints, ensuring they are dealt with professionally and in a timely manner.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details about this vacancy, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications/training and professional development
* Registered Nurse Qualification
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development
* Degree in Nursing
Experience
* Experience in a Band 6 role
* Previous experience of leading a team
* Experience of teaching students, apprentices, and qualified staff members
* Experience / understanding of the running of a day surgery unit or surgical area
* Experience / understanding of the use of criteria led discharge
* Experience / understanding of the recruitment process and interviews
* Experience / understanding of HR and budget management
Skills, abilities, and knowledge
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
* Managerial and leadership ability
* Knowledge of the elective recovery plan
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race ,ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
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