Deputy Ward Manager

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Cramlington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's Emergency Surgery and Elective Care unit. The role involves providing leadership to the nursing team while ensuring high standard patient care in a busy orthopaedic ward. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a commitment to patient care, within an organization known for its supportive environment and focus on professional development.

Qualifications

• Senior registered nurse with strong leadership skills.
• Experience in managing nursing staff and patient care.
• Commitment to professional development and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing team and manage ward operations.
• Ensure effective patient flow and management of care.
• Promote trust values and maintain high standards of care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Emergency Surgery and Elective Care Business Unit on Ward 1, NSECH for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager to join our team .

We are looking to appoint a senior nurse who is enthusiastic and highly motivated. You will form part of the senior nursing team working in partnership with the Ward Manager, Matron, and Management team. Part of your role will include providing leadership to the nursing team through the active promotion of the trust values.

Ward 1 is a 30 bed emergency trauma orthopaedic ward which is primarily responsible for trauma orthopaedic admissions originating in the Emergency Department, transfers from outpatient clinics, other wards at NSECH and any other wards within the trust where patients require a specialist Orthopaedic review which requires surgical intervention or care. High risk elective orthopaedic surgery is also carried out on this site.

As a team we are committed to delivering the highest standard of care for our patients and achieving excellence. If you feel you have strong leadership skills, drive, commitment, and enthusiasm then we want to hear for you. The ward encourages and supports staff personal and professional development opportunities.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

Please note, for Secondment roles before an application is submitted, please ensure you have received the appropriate approval and completed documentation required beforehand, as this may delay the process if an offer was to be made

The successful applicant will be a senior member of the nursing team and will act as a role model to junior staff. You will assist in the day to day operational management of the ward, ensuring effective flow of patients. You will also lead the team of nurses and nursing assistants with the support of the Ward Manager; ensuring staff receive an annual appraisal, guidance with their professional development and mandatory training.

Provide exceptional patient care which is underpinned by evidence based practice and our Northumbria Trust values.

Work in partnership with the patients’ family and friends to be actively involved in the caring process on behalf of the patient where agreed.

Manage, direct and evaluate the nursing care for a defined caseload of patients.

Communicate effectively information to patients/relatives/carers/ and all members of the multidisciplinary team.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisation's in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carolyn Gray Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0191 6072001