Ward Manager 7C Children's Gastroenterology

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in England is seeking a dedicated individual to manage a 14-bedded children's ward focused on gastroenterology. This role demands clinical and managerial expertise to provide high standards of care to paediatric patients. The successful candidate will ensure efficient ward management, team leadership, and staff education while coordinating complex patient discharges.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a clinical setting, specifically in gastroenterology.
• Ability to lead and manage a team effectively.
• Experience in budget management and staff supervision.

Responsibilities

• Manage a 14 bedded children's ward focused on gastroenterology.
• Provide expert clinical leadership and accountability.
• Develop ward nursing practice and standards of care.

Skills

Gastroenterology experience

Clinical leadership

Management skills

Team coordination

Job description

Overview

The role is to manage a 14 bedded children's ward with a focus on gastroenterology. You will be expected to share both clinical and managerial skills in this role. We are looking for an individual with previous gastroenterology experience who is looking to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and other relevant conditions.

Responsibilities

• The role involves safeguarding work and working closely with both the multi-disciplinary clinical teams and the children's hospital senior management team.
• Provide expert clinical leadership at ward level, setting and delivering high standards of clinical care.
• Provide 24 hour accountability for the overall management of the ward and the delivery of nursing care.
• Responsible for the management, deployment and supervision of nursing and associated staff and the management of the budget.
• To lead the development of ward nursing practice and standards of care.
• Responsible for the education of patients and staff.
• Provide an element of co-ordination of the discharge of complex, long-term patients, delegating appropriate tasks to the relevant members of the team.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision and values

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.