As a pivotal member of our senior clinical leadership team, you will guide and motivate your staff, ensuring high standards of care while managing the ward effectively. Your expertise will shine as you oversee budgets, monitor staffing levels, and maintain quality, all while fostering a positive workplace culture that values every individual. If you’re ready to step into a role that allows you to lead with kindness and professionalism, we want to hear from you. Both Welsh and English speakers are encouraged to apply—your voice matters here.
The post holder will demonstrate the Health Board's values of "caring for each other", "working together" and "always improving" in everything that you do in the work environment and ensure that others demonstrate the same values.o Exercise 24-hour accountability for the management of the ward, to include leading and developing the core nursing establishment in the delivery of compassionate, high quality, effective, patient-centred nursing care; and providing fair, honest and measured people management.o Provide visible, professional nursing leadership, support, supervision and guidance (in line with NMC standards), expert clinical advice and undertake management and monitoring activities in line with legal and professional requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies relating to evidence-based practiceo Be responsible for the efficient management of the ward budget, effectively deploying the nursing team and utilising the allocated resources and raising any financial expenditure concerns to appropriate personnel in a timely manner.o Work and communicate effectively as a member of the senior clinical and nursing leadership team for the Division/service, collaborating with other Ward Managers and Matrons, including deputising for the Matron where required at patient flow, Health Board and site-based meetings.
Work autonomously to plan own work schedule plans, in view of daily and weekly management responsibilities along with leadership and supervisory aspects of the role. Supervise the professional and clinical work of nursing staff within the clinical area allocating work effectively, considering skill and competency of staff and patient requirement and delegate the delivery of care where appropriate, in line with NHS Wales' delegation framework ensuring staff are using evidence-based practice.
Manage and ensure the well-being of staff through effective appraisal, roster management recruitment and selection, fair and compassionate staff management (in line with all HB workforce policies) and the supervision of learners
Utilise resources effectively ensuring the planned nurse staffing levels are rostered and all reasonable steps are taken to maintain them for the ward/unit over the 24-hour period.
Take responsibility for the collection and collation of accurate and timely data and information for a range of purposes including informing nurse staffing level review, audit, research and service performance measurement in order to share examples of good practice and action areas requiring improvement
Maintain and monitor the standard and quality of care delivered on the ward and respectfully challenge poor practices as appropriate.
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The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
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