Ward Manager inStockport inStockport PUBLISHED SAT 30 NOV 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Clinical Decision Unit as Ward Manager.

Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) is a fast-paced environment within the Emergency Department, where patients requiring further assessment, treatment, or observations are monitored for a short period of time. This is an 8 bedded ward with assessment areas and a waiting room.

The Clinical Decision Unit is part of a brand new Emergency Village that has been built and will be a brand new unit.

This role will look to suit a motivated, enthusiastic individual, the ideal candidate must demonstrate their ability to work under pressure, be adaptable to change and thrive in an environment with a varied workload.

In joining our team you will be helping us to drive our ambition of improving the health and well-being of people by working across organisational boundaries.

We are looking for highly motivated, forward thinking and experienced staff.

You will coordinate day to day shift and be responsible for the patient flow and coordinate care on the unit.

Working in collaboration with other key staff in the clinical group, maintain effective use of bed availability by timely and effective admission and discharge.

Conduct clinical assessments of patients admitted to CDU including observations and pain levels

You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care needs of patients from admission to discharge home or transfer to the inpatient wards..

You will maintain accurate, comprehensive, and timely documentation of patient care in accordance to Trust policies.

You will coordinate the daily activities and operations with CDU and safely pulling patients from other areas within ED, ensuring efficient patient flow, timely assessments, and adherence to clinical protocols

You will be a motivated and compassionate nurse who is dedicated to delivering safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

You will be responsible for the development, monitoring and auditing of standards for use in the clinical area. Ensuring that care delivered in the clinical area is of the highest quality, supported by research and in accordance with local and national policies, procedures, and guidelines.

You will support the junior and the newly qualified. You will be supported in your role clinically by an experienced Ward Manager, Matron and Lead Nurse

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Beth Jones Job title: Matron Email address: Telephone number: