Deputy Ward Manager
Job Description
Job summary
At Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves in providing the best possible care for our patients and we can only achieve this through our dedicated and committed staff. We are looking for proactive and dynamic individuals to join our multi-disciplinary team in our Community Intermediate Care Centre. The bedded centre focusses on providing high quality, integrated care for patients from within the local adult population with sub-acute health care needs.
Main duties of the job
You will provide clinical and professional leadership for a ward-based team of registered nurses and healthcare assistants and deputise for the Ward Manager in their absence.
The person we are looking for will be:
- a registered nurse with current professional registration
- committed to delivering a high standard of care and supporting change management
- an excellent communicator who will innovate, inspire and promote patient safety whilst supporting the ward team.
- an advocate for our patients, able to identify changes in need and be instrumental in planning for their current and future care.
About us
About the Community Intermediate Care Centre (CICC)
The Centre is an integrated team of clinical staff and professionals including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers. CICC supports the recovery and recuperation of our patients following medical and surgical illness and also provides palliative care and manages the planning of complex discharge packages. One of the fundamental principles of the centre is to support our patients with their reablement and self-care, encouraging them to reach their optimum level of independence.
The Trust offers a competitive starting salary and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays (this may increase depending on NHS service)
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working and job share opportunities
- Salary sacrifice schemes e.g. public transport loans, cycle schemes
- Staff discount schemes e.g. Discounted leisure centre membership
- In house training
- Free on-site parking (dependent on site)
- Personal resilience training
- Mindfulness support
- Staff counselling service
- Active staff council
- Support for carers
- Fast track physiotherapy service
Job responsibilities
You will support the Team Leader with efficient management and day to day running of the ward and monitor the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients. in co-operation with the multidisciplinary team.You will be able to demonstrate your professional skills and competence in leadership, care planning / co-ordination, medicines management, and care and treatment delivery.You will support the Team Leader with delivering a high quality efficient and effective service within the ward, meeting defined performance indicators including quality standards, quality goals and patient experience.You will be involved in both management and the individual professional development of the clinical team incorporating the Trust's appraisal system.You will provide advice and support to junior staff in the delivery of high quality care and actively support the Ward Manager inthe management of the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential
- Registered General Nurse educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Specialist Practitioner Qualification - District Nursing (or equivalent postgraduate modules) or equivalent level nursing qualification/ experience
- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of further recent study/professional development
Desirable
- Independent non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
- Teaching/Mentorship Qualification
- Clinical examination module (or willing to undertake)
- Leadership Qualification - ILM level 6 or equivalent (or willing to work towards) or relevant experience
- Clinical diagnostics module (or willing to undertake)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of managing a caseload/ward/leadership
- Knowledge and experience of managing patients with long term conditions/deteriorating patient
- Knowledge of tissue viability
- Knowledge and experience of end of life care
- Awareness of Workforce Policies and Procedures
- Evidence/experience of teaching/mentoring/coaching
- Experience of Multi-disciplinary working
- Supervisory and/or undertaking clinical supervision experience
- Awareness of professional issues and developments.
- Understanding of national government initiatives in health and social care and how they impact on local service
- Experience of clinical assessment, analysis, planning, delivery and evaluation skills
- Ability to manage complex cases
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Financial awareness
- Experience of day to day staff management
- Demonstrate application of clinical governance
- Knowledge of local services
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Evidence of self-management, organisation and time management skills
- Demonstrates negotiation skills through working in partnership with others
- Flexibility and adaptability with the capacity to respond positively to changing situations
- Ability to form positive working relationships with other services, agencies, and providers
- Demonstrable problem solving skills
- Computer literate
- Leadership skills
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills, written and oral
- Ability to motivate staff
- Ability to exercise initiative
- Ability to innovate
- Able to demonstrate commitment to high quality care and service provision
- Effective change management skills
Desirable
- Effective change management skills
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Dexterity for undertaking clinical skills and people moving
- Passion and drive to deliver person centred care
Desirable
- Access to a car for work purposes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Community Intermediate Care Centre
Clatterbridge
Wirral
CH63 4JY
