About this role
Job summary
Are you an experienced Emergency Department nurse with at least 3 years' experience who is looking to develop into a senior leadership role? Are you committed to delivering outstanding patient care in a busy and challenging environment, while supporting the achievement of local and national performance targets?
If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong time management abilities, and enjoy working as part of a well-established, dynamic team, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.
This secondment offers an exciting chance to develop your leadership skills, gain valuable management experience, and contribute to the continued delivery of high-quality emergency care.
Main duties of the job
The Departmental Nurse Manager is responsible for providing operational, clinical and professional leadership to the nursing team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, efficient and safe patient care within the Emergency Department.
Key responsibilities include leading, supervising and supporting the nursing workforce to deliver excellent standards of emergency care in line with evidence-based practice, national standards and clinical guidelines. The post holder will promote a positive, collaborative and supportive working environment that encourages effective communication, teamwork and continuous professional development.
The Departmental Nurse Manager will also play a key role in workforce planning, recruitment and retention, ensuring the department is appropriately staffed to meet service demands. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, they will drive quality improvement initiatives, support performance management and contribute to the achievement of departmental, organisational and national objectives.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Accountable 24 hours a day/7 days a week for the quality of care delivered within the ward/unit environment to ensure patients are treated with care and compassion.
To work in partnership with the Lead Nurses to deliver the Clinical Business Unit objectives.
Responsible and accountable for all professional and operational nursing issues.
The post holder will provide professional clinical nursing leadership for the ward/unit.
Accountable for the quality of patient care delivered across the ward/unit environment including skill mix and risk management ensuring continuous improvement in clinical care standards and that patients are treated with dignity and respect.
Responsible for the direct line management and development of the ward/department.
In collaboration with the Lead Nurse and Divisional Director of Nursing, the post holder will be involved in the planning and implementation of developments relating to nursing.
Responsible for working in collaboration with the Infection Prevention Control team to ensure the coordination and implementation of all IPC policies.
Work in collaboration with the Lead Nurse in the implementation of the Patient Experience and Engagement Strategy within the Emergency Department.
Ensure effective and prompt reporting of nursing issues and concerns to Lead Nurse and Divisional Director of Nursing
Responsible for leading and developing Patient Safety Culture at departmental level.
To act as a role model and promote the Trust values & behaviours.
To be responsible for safeguarding all vulnerable adults and children within the ward area.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Current knowledge of emergency nursing practice and the delivery of urgent and emergency care services. 3 years Emergency Department experience Awareness of national and local targets relating to Emergency Department performance and patient experience.
Desirable
Previous ward/department management experience, including responsibility for staff supervision, performance management and service delivery.
Other Essential
High level of personal and professional credibility Supportive of colleagues Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
Skills Essential
Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across multidisciplinary teams. Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands in a busy environment. Strong mentoring, coaching and staff development skills.
Desirable
Ability to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, clinical audit and governance processes.
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience at ward manager level Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills Evidence of staff development, including pre and post registration students Evidence of application of current nursing issues and developments Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse, current NMC registration Teaching and assessing qualification Post registration qualification in specialty
Desirable
Evidence of qualification in leadership or working towards
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.
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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 Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address University Hospital Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)