Additionally, the position requires participation in an on-call manager rota for emergency cover and the promotion of professional development within the team. Benefits include enhanced pay for unsocial hours, generous annual leave, an excellent pension scheme, and various staff discounts and wellness programs.
The post holder will provide effective leadership and operational management to the ward ensuring the provision of high quality nursing care to all service users on the ward / department over a 24 hour period.
To promote and maintain excellence in nursing practice. To be responsible for leading the work of the care team and the co-ordination of effective utilisation and resources within the defined area.
The post holder will be accountable to service users / patients, and operate within the Trust's framework of policies and guidelines.
To support the Matron and Operational Manager with the management of the clinical area.
This role includes participation in the local on call manager rota covering out of hours periods overnight, at weekends and bank holidays.
Clinical
- To ensure the clinical care is client centred, evidence based including gathering findings of clinical audits, and to co-ordinate the care team's activities on a daily basis
- Provide leadership, support and advice for others in the care of clients and their carers.
Managerial
- To manage resources and respond appropriately to the operational demands service-wide as required
- To manage in the recruitment, selection and induction of staff.
- Managing and to participate in, the agreed appraisal system including development of junior staff through Preceptorship, Mentorship and Line management supervision.
- Managing and to participate in, the identification and planning of training needs of self and others. Take part in the delivery of relevant educational programmes, research and new practice developments. Lead and promote a stimulating learning environment including acquisition of new training qualifications for self and others through the use of agreed development plans.
- Ensure that key performance indicators are developed, implemented and achieved.
- To champion the principles of management of change and exercise leadership in a pro-active manner.
- To lead in ensure that adult and child safeguarding procedures are followed.
- To undertake post incident reviews when incidents occur within this service.
- To undertake investigation/complaints and ensure reports are written within the specified timeframe.
- To monitor ward/area budget as per Standing Financial instruction
About us
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
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