Deputy Ward Manager - Ward 11 BGH

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in Liverpool is seeking a Deputy Ward Nurse Manager for Ward 9 at Broadgreen Hospital. The role involves overseeing the ward in the manager's absence, leading the nursing team, and ensuring high-quality patient standards. Candidates must be registered nurses with management experience and possess strong leadership abilities. This full-time position offers a unique opportunity to impact patient care and service quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing a ward and staff.
• Ability to implement best practices and improve patient care.
• Basic IT skills for documentation and communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations of the ward.
• Provide guidance and expertise to nursing staff.
• Ensure high standards of care and adherence to protocols.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing expertise

Change management

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse with current NMC registration

Teaching and assessing qualification

Job description

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Overview

Deputy Ward Nurse Manager - WARD 9 Broadgreen Hospital

Band 6

An opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Nurse Manager on Ward 9 Broadgreen.

The role involves supporting the Ward Nurse Manager in her absence and maintaining high quality patient standards on the ward.

The post holder will work without direct supervision and will take charge of the Ward/Department in the absence of the Ward/Department Manager, who holds continuing responsibility.

Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.

The post holder will work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks - this post is subject to enhanced DBS disclosure.

For further information go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/overview.

Main duties of the job

We invite experienced, motivated and independently minded Band 5 and Band 6 registered nurses who are able to act on their own initiative within agreed guidelines, adopting a value led 'can do' leadership style within a climate of change and uncertainty to implement and manage the plans and performance, quality, care and compassion of the nursing service within the Care Group, under the direction of the Ward Manager and professional leadership of the Clinical Matron.

The Deputy Ward Nurse Manager will ensure that operational plans and performance are closely managed, by proactively leading and providing solutions to resolve difficult operational issues, in accordance with agreed Trust objectives, targets, quality standards and resource constraints, promptly escalating issues which are unable to be resolved.

The successful applicant will:

• Provide visible and effective leadership and management.
• Display a positive and professional attitude.
• Promote and monitor safe and effective practice.
• Supporting a focus in quality with all areas within the ward.
• Contribute to the delivery of the organisation's objectives.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job responsibilities

Co-ordination of the Ward/Department on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.

Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the Ward/Department. Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the Ward/Department environment is responsive to current issues. In support of the Ward/Department Manager will assist in the review and update of procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients. Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.

Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients.

Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.

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.
• Lead role in education of staff and patients.
• Evidence of developing high standards of patient care.

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.

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