Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Bolton is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for the role of Deputy Ward Manager. Candidates should have leadership skills and a passion for quality patient care, particularly in the respiratory nursing specialty. Responsibilities include guiding teams in delivering excellent patient-centered care and developing nursing skills in respiratory medicine. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and training in advanced respiratory care techniques.

Benefits

Training packages

Extensive respiratory competency package

Regular supervision and developmental appraisal

Qualifications

• Evidence of recent professional development.
• Change management experience.

Responsibilities

• Promote and lead delivery of patient centered care.
• Support patients and MDT members in their care.

Skills

Effective team worker

Able to prioritise and cope with pressure

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse General

Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Royal Bolton Hospital's Ward D3 (Respiratory Ward) is looking for an experienced Band 5 Registered Nurse with strong leadership skills and passion and drive for quality and safety to join the team as a Deputy Ward Manager.

Main duties of the job

The ward provides acute respiratory medical care for patients with a wide variety of respiratory conditions with acute and chronic lung disease. Applicants should have good knowledge around respiratory medicine and the care of patients with NIV and Tracheostomy.

We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking nurse with excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members. As a Deputy Ward Manager you will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.

If you want to develop your nursing skills in this specialty and are a team player then this could be the job for you.

We support our nurses to learn advanced respiratory skills, and become competent in managing patients' requiring non-invasive ventilation, blood gas interpretation, tracheostomy, cough assist and chest drain patients.

You should have a genuine interest of working with older adults and have a good understanding of respiratory care. You must be an excellent communicator and have strong leadership skills. You will be able to provide quality care and be responsible for ensuring care is provided safely and to a high standard.

About us

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. This is reflected in our latest CQC report. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

We can offer you training packages to suit your needs and your specific learning style. We offer an extensive respiratory competency package for all trained nurses which supports you in being competent with specialised areas such as tracheostomy and laryngectomy management, chest drain care and none invasive ventilation management. We have a team dedicated to new and existing staff that will support your learning and facilitate competency assessments to ensure that you are highly trained within respiratory medicine.

The ward is passionate about teaching and the applicant should have an interest/passion for developing others. Currently the wards are is successfully supporting the synergy project for nursing students .Due to the acute nature of the respiratory wards, all staff are trained to ensure high level care is maintained for acutely unwell patients.

You will receive regular supervision and developmental appraisal thus enhancing your current practice and future career prospects.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for further information about this job role. Please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below should you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualification

• Registered Nurse General
• Diploma in Nursing

Experience

• Evidence of recent professional development
• change management

Skills

• Effective team worker
• Able to prioritise and cope with pressure
• Leadership
• leadership courses

Knowledge

• Understands concepts of mentorship and preceptorship
• Understands and applies principles of learning in practice
• Knowledge of NIV principles and application
• Tracheostomy care
• mentorship qualification or equivalent
• teaching experience
• respiratory courses / further education

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.