Ward Manager-Gwynne Holford Ward & Amputee Rehab

St George'S University Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a senior nurse to lead and coordinate the ward nursing team, ensuring high-quality patient care and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

You will hold accountability for ward management, develop practice, and drive improvements while maintaining compassionate patient contact and safe drug administration.

Qualifications

• Essential: NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• Essential: BSc in Adult Nursing
• Desirable: Relevant post registration qualification
• Desirable: Working towards an MSc
• RN (general) with 4+ years post-registration, 2 years in rehab at Band 6
• Evidence of leadership roles and ability to manage change at ward/service level
• Must manage staff and handle difficult situations
• Up-to-date IT skills desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the nursing team and act as a role model
• Develop ward philosophy and implement policies and procedures
• Assess and improve current practices for quality of care
• Maintain patient contact, ensuring courteous, sensitive care
• Ensure nursing care meets complex needs with MDT
• Oversee drug storage, checking, and administration per policy
• Provide expert guidance and supervise problem solving
• Maintain accurate nursing records and monitor standards
• Review staffing levels and raise issues with Senior Nurse
• Investigate and respond to complaints per Trust policies
• Motivate team with clear objectives and regular contact with patients and staff
• Collaborate with MDT to promote excellent care and informed decisions

Skills

Leadership

Communication

MDT approach

Audit & KPI

Roster/Sickness

Complaints management

Education

NMC Level 1 RN

BSc Adult Nursing

Post-registration qualification

MSc (desirable)

Job description

Job summary

To act as the professional role model, leading and co-ordinating the nursing team. To have continuous responsibility for the management & organisation of the ward/department. To be accountable for the overall provision of excellent nursing care and to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

• Develop ward philosophy to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented, leading on development of nursing practice.
• Assess the effectiveness of current practices within the ward & introduce innovations that lead to improved quality of care.
• Maintain personal contact with patients, relatives & carers being courteous & sensitive to their needs & act as an effective role model always ensuring a friendly environment.
• With the multidisciplinary team, ensure that nursing care is provided to meet complex needs.
• Ensure that there are systems in place to store, check and administer drugs in accordance with the Trust/NMC policies.
• Provide expert guidance & supervision aiding problem solving & clinical decision making.
• Ensuring accurate & timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards & taking corrective action as appropriate.
• Continually review the staffing levels/skill mix in accordance with the changing needs of the service & informing the Senior Nurse of any problems that may arise.
• Be proactive in the prevention & management of complaints. When they do occur to investigate & respond in accordance with the Trust complaints & improvements policies.
• Lead & motivate the nursing team by giving clear, achievable objectives.
• Be a strong & visible presence in the ward ensuring that there is regular contact with patients, carers & staff.
• Communicating, influencing & working with the multidisciplinary team to promote excellent care & informed clinical decisions.

About us

With nearly 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London. Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George’s, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region. As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010. St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• BSc. in Adult Nursing

Desirable

• Relevant post registration qualification
• Working towards an MSc

Experience

Essential

• RN (general) Minimum of four years post registration experience of which 2 years within rehabilitation nursing at Band 6 level
• Evidence of leadership roles and skills
• Managing change at ward and service level.
• Evidence of managing staff and dealing with difficult situations

Desirable

• In depth IT skills
• Change projects
• Health management experience

Skills

Essential

• Strong leadership Skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Clear MDT approach to care
• Ability to work independently and within the team
• Ability to carry out audits and service improvement projects, KPI analysis
• Roster Management & Sickness Management
• Complaints Management

Desirable

• Clinical leadership programme
• Quality Improvement Project

Knowledge

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
• Understanding of audit, research, evidence-based nursing practice and clinical governance
• Knowledge of individual performance review/Appraisal

Other

Essential

• Enthusiasm and motivated
• Team Player
• Role Model

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.