About this role
Job summary
The Ward Manager role is a pivotal nursing position in the delivery of excellent standards of care through effective leadership and management and so we are looking for an experienced Registered Nurse with a high level of clinical competency in the acute setting, high quality leadership skills and proven management experience to take on the challenge.
The applicant should be a dynamic and highly motivated individual, who will work closely and collaboratively with the established Multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality, compassionate care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be highly visible to staff, patients and relatives in their role, and deliver direct patient care whilst managing, leading, and co-ordinating the ward. You will provide decisive and effective clinical input and demonstrate leadership qualities, effective communication skills, a flexible approach and have the ability to work under pressure.
You must be confident, hardworking and reliable, and have excellent communication skills. You will be a proactive role model, providing inspirational clinical and developmental supervision to all staff on the ward. As a ward manager, you will be expected to work some clinical shifts.
The role will also require you to be able to identify service development needs, contribute to the operational planning, development and evaluation of the service.
The role of ward manager carries 24-hour continuing responsibility for the Unit, and the postholder will primarily work Monday to Friday office hours but will participate in out of hours working to support service delivery
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide leadership, management and team development to designated staff group, acting in aconsultative capacity, ensuring safe and effective service delivery. Provide specialist advice, leadership and support to the wider MDT ensuring the patient is at thecentre of all decision making. Ensure high quality care throughout the service by ensuring assessment planning, implementationand 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 careand 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 patientcare. Overall responsibility for the management of the department and will be accountable for the qualityof 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.
Person Specification
Our Values Essential
We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse or Registered health professional Diploma / Degree level qualification Current NMC Registration Evidence of continuous professional development Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 4 ILM or equivalent) or equivalent experience
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code Experience of managing teams Experience of service development, such as clinical pathway management Substantial experience of working in a clinical environment Understanding of budget management within the NHS at departmental level Experience of involvement in relevant research/audit to underpin evidence-based practice Understand key features of clinical governance and risk
Skills Essential
Current up to date and relevant clinical skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Excellent organisational and management skills Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department Accountable for own professional actions Ability to network and build relationships at all levels act as a change agent Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record
Other Essential
Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period. Walks, stands most of shift; occasionally moves, occasional manoeuvres patients. Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands Occasional highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, management of complaints/concerns arising from incidents, communicating to patients and relatives Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Whiston Hospital
Warrington Hospital
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)