Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Manager - Clinical Gerontology Outpatients Department
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Ward Manager to join our DMOPS team at Broadgreen.
You must be highly motivated, innovative and have a passion for delivering outstanding care to our patients and our community.
This post is a monday-friday position with working hours of 8.45-16.45.
It is essential you are adaptable and flexible.
For an informal visit or for further information please contact Jacqueline Johnson 01512826914
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have management responsibility for the outpatient departments ensuring well run clinics including but not exhaustive nurse lead falls clinics, stroke review and Parkinson's and delivering a high standard of nursing care.
Key responsibilities will include delivery of the clinic template the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development.
The post holder will always work within the NMC's Code of Professional Conduct.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Coordination of the ward on a day to day basis, including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals and self.
Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward
Will promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care, ensuring that the ward environment is responsive to current issues.
Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients are reviewed and updated as required.
Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
Ensure due regard is given to the customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients/clients
Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse with current NMC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration qualification in speciality
Desirable criteria
- 1st level degree or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience at Band 6 level
- Evidence of effective ward management and leadership skills
- Evidence of staff development, including pre and post reg students
- Evidence of managing change
- Evidence of developing standards of nursing care through clinical benchmarking
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding and application of clinical governance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing
Other
Essential criteria
- High level of personal and professional credibility
- Supportive of colleagues
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jackie Johnson
- Job title
- matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 282 6914
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