Deputy Ward Manager Important Information

Wirral Community Health & Care Nhs Foundation Trustare; Upton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider in Upton is seeking a dedicated Clinical Team Leader to provide leadership for a ward-based team. You will be responsible for supporting the Team Leader in efficient ward management and ensuring high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate will be a registered nurse with a commitment to care and excellent communication skills. A range of employee benefits, including flexible working and training opportunities, are offered.

Benefits

Annual leave of 27 days plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Flexible working opportunities

In-house training

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• A registered nurse with current professional registration.
• Committed to delivering a high standard of care.
• An excellent communicator who can support change management.
• Able to identify changes in patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and professional leadership for a ward-based team.
• Support the Team Leader with day-to-day ward management.
• Monitor the assessment and implementation of care programmes.
• Advise and support junior staff in delivering high quality care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Care planning and coordination

Patient advocacy

Education

Registered Nurse with current professional registration

Job description

Overview

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.

Person specification / Requirements

• 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.

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 in the management of the team.

Additional information

• Reference Information: Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/ education history over the last three years and include valid business email addresses for them. The Trust will not accept personal references from friends or family.
• Salary and terms: The Trust pays staff in line with national NHS Terms and Conditions. Relevant experience may be considered when salary offers are made. For all part-time positions, salaries are pro-rata.
• Restricted Applications: Staff on the Trust's Redeployment Register will be given priority access to vacancies at their substantive band.
• Flexible Working: Flexible working is very important to the Trust in both the provision of this to staff and also in staff supporting the provision of our services.
• A.I. Tools: Please note, the selection processes at Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

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.

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

Student Visas: Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have: applied for a Graduate visa or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.

Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to discharging its statutory duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and adults and will support staff to fulfil this duty.