Ward Manager

Gateshead Health; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateshead Health is seeking a Ward Manager to lead a busy medical ward, ensuring high quality, compassionate and safe care around the clock. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, aligned to evidence-based practice and local/national standards.

The role requires significant Band 6 experience, NMC registration, and a nursing leadership mindset to support ongoing service improvements within the NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• NMC registration and current nursing practice.
• RN Nursing degree or willingness to work toward.
• Leadership and Management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the patient clinical journey along care pathways, using evidence based practice.
• Ensure efficient operational management of the ward and department.
• Lead with safety and compassion, in line with NMC Code and clinical governance.

Skills

NMC registration

Education

RN Nursing degree

Leadership and Management qualification

Job description

Ward Manager of a busy medical ward. Responsible for leading the multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care over 24 hours.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the patient's clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supported by evidence based practice.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the ward/dept.
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence based practice in line with agreed local and national standards and the NMC Code.
• To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework.
• To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.

To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

Ward 14 is a busy medical ward requiring a highly motivated and driven leader with a passion to deliver high quality, compassionate and safe care.

Please refer job description for further information

Qualifications

• NMC registration
• RN Nursing degree or willing to work towards
• Leadership and Management qualification

Experience

• Significant band 6 experience

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.