Ward Shift Leader

Practice Plus Group; Plymouth; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension

Job summary

Practice Plus Group Plymouth is seeking an experienced Ward Shift Leader to oversee a 30-bed inpatient ward, providing clinical leadership and coordinating a 24/7 nursing team. You will plan weekly schedules, liaise with a multidisciplinary team, and drive high standards of patient care for post-operative arthroplasty patients and orthopaedic cases.

The role requires an NMC registered nurse with a teaching/assessments qualification and extensive surgical experience, plus strong communication and

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with CPD evidence.
• Qualification in teaching and assessment.
• Extensive post-registration surgical experience.
• Ability to lead and plan a team’s work.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Act as clinical lead and communicate clearly with the multidisciplinary team.
• Plan and delegate ward duties to maintain 24/7 service.
• Teach/train nursing staff and promote best practice sitewide.
• Collaborate with Practice Plus Group medical team while preserving patient confidentiality.

Skills

NMC registered nurse

Teaching and assessment

Leadership and team management

Infection control knowledge

Surgical experience

Communication skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Multi-cultural awareness

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Teaching and assessment qualification

Job description

About The Role

• Permanent: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £38,329.35 per year
• 25 days annual leave + BANK holidays
• Private Pension ( Employer and Employee Contributory)

Practice Plus Group is one of England’s largest independent providers of self-pay, insured and NHS healthcare. Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth has a CQC Good rating and provides excellent healthcare to the population of Plymouth and the south west region, including Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and all of Devon. We are an elective surgical centre providing arthroplasty surgery, orthopaedics, general surgery, endoscopy and cataract surgery.

The clinical services include Outpatients, Day Surgery Unit, Inpatient Ward, Theatres, Endoscopy suite, Radiography, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy with care provided by a multidisciplinary team.

The ward is 30 bedded and staffed 24/7 by nurses, nurse associates and healthcare assistants. We are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic and inspiring nurse leader as our inpatient Ward Shift Leader. This is an exciting time to join PPG Plymouth as we are increasing our clinical activity and growing our teams. The inpatient ward primarily cares for our post-operative arthroplasty patients with some general surgery and other orthopaedic surgery patients.

Shifts:

07:30 - 20:00 (day shift)

19:30 - 08:00 (night shift)

Shifts cover 7 day service including weekends and some bank holidays. Additional rate applied to unsocial hours, applicable to night shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

What you'll be doing

As well as undertaking basic ward duties you will act as clinical lead, providing clear and consistent communication to the multidisciplinary team, achieving high morale based on sound organisation. All of our work is planned so you will be able to plan your week with ease knowing your work schedule won’t change.

You will liaise with the wider Practice Plus Group medical team to ensure the patient’s treatment is carried out whilst maintaining the principles of patient confidentiality.

Your sound clinical and Infection control knowledge combined with your ability to solve problems and think both literally and laterally will enable you to teach and train others in your team. We encourage sharing of best practice across our site to develop your skills and take advantage of our excellent clinical leadership knowledge.

What we’ll look for in you

• NMC Registered Nurse Part 1 Evidence of continuing professional development.
• A qualification in teaching and assessment.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Extensive post registration surgical experience in a variety of surgical specialities
• Ability to manage a team and plan their work effectively
• Ability to teach/train nursing staff
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• A flexible, positive attitude to performing a variety of duties.
• Willing to develop/learn in the role.
• Fit to undertake the duties of the post.
• Ability to be flexible with regard to working hours
• Ability to work within a multi-cultural environment

We will contact all shortlisted candidate but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks. At Practice Plus Group, we actively promote diversity and equal opportunities.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.