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Job Description

Ward Manager | Full Time | Permanent | Surgical Wards | Private Hospital

The Montefiore hospital have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Ward Manager to join our dynamic and forward thinking team.

The successful candidate will look after pre and post op surgical patients from a variety of specialities. Your role will be to manage both the inpatient and Day care wards. You will provide excellent clinical and managerial leadership and appropriate advice and support to other colleagues in the department, as well as supporting the Director of Clinical Services in the overall management and leadership of the healthcare environment. We are seeking someone currently working as a ward manager experienced to cover wards & day care who is clinically hands on.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the service to deliver against Spire key performance indicators, ensuring the efficient and safe running of the department.
• Line management and leadership of the in-patient services team including recruitment, induction, mandatory training, identification of learning and development needs through performance review and personal development planning, matters of discipline and grievance. Responsible for maintenance of staff personal files ensuring these are complete and up to date e.g. annual leave, training, sickness and any other absence.
• Resolve and manage complaints and patient feedback in line with Spire Policy.
• To ensure that effective systems are in place to manage stocks according to financial instructions, efficient utilisation, intelligent ordering and to work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure compliance with the above.
• Ensure all audits/reviews of the departments and their performance are undertaken and implement and complete action plans in response to findings.
• Working in line with the Business Development Team, develop the service and deliver against targets. This will include attracting Consultants to the service.
• Promote and maintain a close working relationship with external organisations to ensure standardisation and sharing of best practice.
• To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
• Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.
  
  

Who We Are Looking For

• You will be a Registered Nurse with NMC registration with no restrictions
• Previous experience as a Senior Registered Nurse within a Ward Environment
• Previous experience as a Ward Manager
• Have experience of working in an acute environment
• You will be an experienced Clinical Manager, ideally having experience on a busy surgical ward
• Ideally have experience working in a similar private hospital setting
  
  

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00, however, flexibility is required to suit business needs.

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
  
  

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
  
  

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

About Us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care' . Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.

About The Team

At The Montefiore Hospital, we provide high-quality treatments for our patients and are extremely proud to be rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for our private hospital care. You can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to treatment and aftercare.