Children's Ward Manager

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Upton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Ward Manager for the children’s ward and elective care. You will provide visible clinical leadership, focus on patient experience and safety, and drive quality improvement initiatives within paediatric services.

You will report to senior nursing leadership and manage resources while developing staff, ensuring high standards of care and collaborative multidisciplinary working across the division.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration is required.
• Post registration course in speciality is required.
• Degree or working towards degree level is expected.
• A minimum of 5 years post-registration experience.
• A minimum of 2 years leadership experience in the speciality setting.
• Holds registered mentor or teaching qualification.
• Working towards masters level study.
• Clinical supervision experience.
• Experience with electronic health records.
• Experience of the peri-operative setting; IT skills (Word/Excel/Outlook).
• Budget management skills.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workload under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Evidence of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Initiative, self-motivation and empowerment of others.
• Knowledge of service delivery.
• Knowledge of principles and practice of speciality care.
• Awareness of current NHS issues.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the children’s ward and children’s elective care.
• Provide high standards of clinical leadership and patient experience.
• Support service and quality improvement programmes and operational management of the division.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Budget management

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Initiative and empowerment

Service delivery knowledge

Governance and quality governance

Clinical leadership

Mentoring staff

Emergency care awareness

Electronic health records experience

Paediatric care experience

Education

NMC registration

Post-registration speciality course

Degree or working towards degree

Working towards master's level

Mentor or teaching qualification

Tools

IT skills: Word/Excel/Outlook

Job description

As a Ward Manager you will be highly visible and accessible to children, families and staff and will focus on improving the fundamental and essential aspects of family care. The role will be overseeing the children's ward and children's elective care. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. Reporting to the Matron and/or Associate Director of Nursing for Children's and Neonatal Services, the post holder is responsible for and will have a specific focus on visible, accessible and strong clinical leadership, patient experience and the delivery of safe, timely, high quality care. The post holder will support service and quality improvement programmes alongside supporting the operational management of the Division. This includes ensuring efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of patient care and service delivery.

We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, highly motivated and experienced nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence within children"’s services. This post has become vacant due to the current post holder promotion. The successful applicant with have worked in a leadership role at band 6 or above. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. If you are dedicated to effective leadership, improving standards of care and patient experience as well as being responsible for providing personal, evidence-based care, then this could be the post for you. You should have excellent interpersonal skills and a clear demonstration of the ability to lead a team with passion and enthusiasm. You should have a clear commitment to current developments and initiatives within the paediatric arena and sound knowledge of current issues in the public health agenda., The post holder should have extensive experience of children"’s nursing and development, able to work clinically with expertise and credibility. Candidates need robust experience post-qualifying, sound knowledge of the Children"’s Ward environment, be approachable and knowledgeable of managing emergency situations, experienced in training and mentoring staff as well as having proven leadership skills experience of operational management would be desirable.,

• Current NMC registration
• Post registration course in speciality
• Degree or working towards degree level.
• A minimum of 5 years post registration experience
• A minimum of 2 years leadership experience; specifically in the speciality setting., Holds registered mentor or teaching qualification.
• Working towards masters level study
• Clinical supervision experience
• Experience of working with electronic health records
• Experience of the peri -operative setting, IT skills (Word/Excel/Outlook)
• Budget management skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload when under pressure
• Excellent communications skills
• Evidence of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and empowerment of others.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of service delivery
• Sound knowledge of the principles and practice of speciality care
• Awareness off current NHS issues
• Evidence of understanding of quality governance
• All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.