Deputy Ward Manager/ Advanced Nurse Practitioner - FIXED TERMinSouthamptoninSouthamptonPUBLISHED FRI 21 MAR 2025
Mountbatten HampshirerHa1qlMz
In this role, you'll be responsible for providing inspirational leadership and clinical guidance, influencing a nursing culture that thrives on innovation and excellence. Collaborating closely with the Ward Manager and our multi-disciplinary team, you will help drive patient experience improvements and maintain the highest standards of care. As a senior member of the team, you will also have the opportunity to promote quality improvement initiatives and contribute to the strategic direction of Mountbatten. If you’re ready to empower your nursing career and make a real difference in people’s lives, we want to hear from you!
We are seeking a Deputy Ward Manager/ANP to join us within our Inpatient Unit on a fixed term basis, for one year, with 37.5 contracted hours per week.
This role offers an excellent opportunity to become a fundamental member of the inpatient unit, supporting in leading the team, and the continual professional development of current staff.
The role will also be essential in the continued development and growth of the nurse-led service, working alongside all members of the MDT in regard to admissions, emergency admissions, and complex discharge planning.
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The successful candidate will be responsible for providing inspirational and motivational management and clinical leadership to the inpatient team, with the aim to deliver a high standard of specialist palliative care, in conjunction with the Ward Manager and the multi-disciplinary team on the inpatient unit, and with other Mountbatten teams providing support to patients and their carers.
They will work closely with clinical colleagues to establish and maintain high quality clinical care across all care settings as an integral part of a multi-professional team, and work within the four pillars of practice as a palliative care Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
As part of your role, you will assess, plan and review patients on the Inpatient Unit as necessary; directing and providing care including appropriate investigations, initiating treatments and prescribing independently, supporting nurse-led admissions.
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Key Tasks
Provide clinical leadership for a team of nurses and have detailed knowledge of every patient on the ward in order to ensure that specialist palliative care is delivered in line with individual needs and is able to provide expert clinical advice both internally and externally.
Support the Ward Manager to create, lead and maintain a nursing culture which reflects Mountbattens values and is open to new ideas, concepts and innovation, whilst influencing Mountbattens strategy and direction.
Support the Ward Manager in improving the patient experience and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care can flourish and be measured.
In the absence of the Ward Manager have responsibility for the safe management and security of the inpatient unit on a daily basis, and the whole hospice site in the absence of senior managers, which may include weekends when required escalating any concerns in a timely manner.
Lead on a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area and work collaboratively with colleagues across Mountbatten as senior member of the team, ensuring effective communication and participating in Mountbatten wide working groups and regular meetings to contribute to improving services and the further development of the organisation and its strategy.
Support the Ward Manager to manage staffing and other resources efficiently and effectively within the agreed budget.
~~~Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for the full duties and responsibilities of this role~~~
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