Deputy Ward Manager

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Deputy Ward Manager to join a dynamic team in a busy Elective Joint Replacement Unit. This role demands a highly motivated individual with excellent communication and leadership skills, dedicated to enhancing patient experiences. You will be at the forefront of providing compassionate care, managing complex discharges, and leading a multidisciplinary team. With a commitment to continuous professional development, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of patient care in a supportive and collaborative environment. Join this esteemed organization and make a significant impact in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration required.
• Experience in management and change management is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the ward manager to lead and supervise high-quality patient care.
• Identify risks and formulate actions to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Communication Skills

Patient Care

Change Management

Basic IT Skills

Education

Registered Nurse

Teaching and Assessing Qualification

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

This is a very exciting opportunity for a Deputy Ward Manager to join the team on this busy 23 bedded Elective Joint Replacement Unit and Orthopaedic ward.

We are looking for a dynamic , highly motivated and enthusiastic person tojoin our Multi-disciplinary team. Providing high quality nursing care within this busy ward.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, team working skills and dedicated to improving the patients experience.

You will need to demonstrate continuing professional development and astrong commitment to develop others and work closely within a Multidisciplinary team.

Applicants must be able to evidence or demonstrateexperience of working as a Band 5 or previous experience as a Band 6 within Trauma and Orthopaedics and complex wound management or wound clinic experience.

Main duties of the job

You be required to demonstrate significant Band 5 experience/Leadership experience. We are looking for individuals with leadership potential with effective communication skills and able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and passionate about excellence in patient care.

We are looking for an individual with experience of safe management of complex discharges and the ability to manage automously a post surgery wound management clinic which involves clinical assessment of post surgical wounds.

Informal visits are encouraged.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

You will support the ward manager to lead, provide and supervise a very high standard of compassionate care to our patients. You will be supporting the safety and quality agenda of patient care and staff management , ensuring that the values and objectives of the Trust are met, whilst improving patient outcomes.

You will support the journey of the patient from admission to discharge, identify risk and formulate actions to reduce this risk and ensure patient throughput is effective.

You will display excellent leadership and effective communication skills and able to demonstrate a proactive, collaborative and innovative approach to the clinical environment and passionate about excellence in patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of management experience
• Evidence of change management
• Application of evidence based practice
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
• Lead role in education of staff and patients

Knowledge

• Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance

Skills

• Ability to work in changing environments
• Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

• Supportive of colleagues
• High level of personal and professional credibility
• Well motivated

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.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust