Ward Manager Acute Frailty Unit

Wirral University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a dedicated and experienced nurse to join the Acute Frailty Unit as a Ward Manager. The role involves leading a patient-focused team, ensuring high-quality care, and managing ward operations effectively. Ideal candidates will have significant leadership experience and a passion for improving patient experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years post registration experience required.
• At least 2 years leadership experience in a specialty setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the ward and staff.
• Ensure safe staffing levels and compliance with training.
• Oversee ward budget and resource management.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Organisational Skills

IT Skills

Education

Degree or working towards degree level

Post registration course in speciality

Job description

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it's truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Division of medicine on the Acute Frailty Unit for a dedicated, enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced nurse to join our dynamic, patient-focussed team, as the permanent Ward Manager

The Acute Frailty Unit includes 25 assessment beds and one SDEC bay. The success candidate will also manage the Older Person Rapid Access Clinic (OPRA) which runs Monday to Friday. The ideal candidate will confidently and supportively lead the team and share our passion for delivering the highest quality care, providing excellent patient experience and will be committed to continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

The post will be pivotal in providing the clinical expertise required to ensure safe and effective Inpatient care and is of the highest standards. You must be able to demonstrate a good level of enquiry, excellent communication and organisational skills with good knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and current NHS issues.

The main duties of this role include

- Day to day management of the Ward, co-ordinating, allocating and
prioritising the workload so that staff and resources are used efficiently, contributing to the smooth running of the ward

- Training, supervision and appraisal of team

- Ensuring safe staffing levels, producing a safe fair and effective roster and managing sickness and absence in line with the trusts attendance management policy

- Maintain and monitor systems for ensuring staff compliance with mandatory training.

- Collaborate with all members of the wider to ensure efficient running of the ward and safe patient journey

- Have oversight of the ward budget and monitoring and control of expenditure and use of resources.

-Further line management responsibilities - including formal disciplinary, grievances and other meetings relevant to your management role

For further information please see attached Job description and person specification

Essential for this post is a minimum of 5 years post registration experience and minimum of 2 years leadership experience or equivalent

Working for our organisation

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Ward Manager position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria

• Current NMC registration
• Post registration course in speciality
• Degree or working towards degree level.
• A minimum of 5 years post registration experience
• A minimum of 2 years leadership experience; specifically in the speciality setting

Desirable criteria

• Holds registered mentor or teaching qualification.
• Working towards masters level study
• Clinical supervision experience
• Experience of working with electronic health records
• Experience of the peri -operative setting

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• It skills (Word/Excel/Outlook)
• Budget management skills
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload when under pressure
• Excellent communications skills
• Evidence of working collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, self-motivation and empowerment of others
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of service delivery
• Sound knowledge of the principles and practice of specilaity care
• Awareness off current NHS issues
• Evidence of understanding of quality governance

Desirable criteria

• Experience of project management

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication skills
• Sense of humour
• Excellent leadership skills
• Flexible and adaptable to change
• Able to remain calm under pressure
• Trustworthy and empathetic

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work flexibly
• Motivated

Apprenticeship Eligibility Criteria

Should this vacancy be recruited as an apprenticeship, the following criteria will apply:

UK nationals or other persons with a right of abode have an eligible residency status if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least the previous 3 years on the first day of the apprenticeship.

You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application throughout the process.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.

Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).

The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.

If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.

The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.

The Department of Health and Social Care has released a new publication to support overseas candidates looking to work in health and care in the UK.

The new guidance provides information on the recruitment process that candidates should expect when applying for work in the UK. Please follow the below link:

New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 225.2KB)
• OH Risk ID form (PDF, 174.8KB)
• Guidance Notes for Applicants (PDF, 734.3KB)
• Vision Values Behaviours (PDF, 515.6KB)
• WUTH GDPR Privacy Notice for applicants DBS - May 2022 (PDF, 290.4KB)