Ward Manager - Children's Ward

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holidays

Wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on services and providers

Range of learning opportunities

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s Children’s Ward is recruiting an acting Senior Sister/Ward Manager to oversee ward management and patient care for children and their families.

You must be a registered paediatric nurse with at least 12 months’ post‑registration experience at Band 6, have teaching and mentorship qualifications, and hold a degree in a health‑related subject (or start a degree within a year).

Qualifications

• Registered paediatric nurse with post-registration experience.
• 12 months’ post-registration experience at Band 6 level.
• Computer literate and able to teach and mentor students.

Responsibilities

• Oversee managerial duties of the Children’s Ward and ensure high‑quality paediatric care.
• Support and develop ward staff and provide an excellent learning environment for student nurses.
• Promote education, assessment and care quality across the team and sites.

Skills

Ward leadership

Team management

Paed nursing

Mentorship

Education

Degree in health-related subject

Teaching & mentorship qualification

Job description

This is a 18 Months Fixed Term Post - Secondment opportunity available

The Children’s Ward are seeking to recruit a motivated, organised and enthusiastic acting Senior Sister/Ward Manager to oversee the managerial responsibilities and duties of the ward.

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Sister/Ward Manager who is committed to high quality care for children, young people and their families and providing excellent educational experience for student nurses.

You will demonstrate professional attributes, including diversity, dealing with change and the ability to learn new skills in the assessment and care of all paediatric patients and their families.

Working as part of a team of Medical Staff, Staff Nurses, Trainee Nursing Associate/Nursing Associates, Clinical Educators, Play and Activity Leaders, Healthcare Assistants, and Housekeepers, you will be responsible for providing the highest standard of evidenced based patient care. You will also be responsible for supporting and developing staff and providing an excellent learning environment for student nurses.

The Division is progressive and innovative, continually striving to improve services for children, young people and their families. The Division operates a rotational policy, when necessary, across both sites in order to meet service and development needs.

It is essential that you are registered paediatric nurse and have post registration experience 12 months of which must be at Band 6 level. You will be computer literate, have a teaching and mentorship qualification and will be educated to degree level in a health related subject (or willingness to commence degree programme within 1 year in post)

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Johnson Job title: Matron - Unplanned Care Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01302 642201