Ward Manager - Ward B2 in Aberdeen

Ward B2 is a 24 bedded Acute Frailty ward within the Division of Medicine and Emergency Care Group. You will work closely with the Multidisciplinary Teams ensuring the highest standards of safe, personal and effective care is being delivered. A flexible approach and the ability to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing acute clinical environment are essential. The team is committed to providing high standards of safe, personal and effective care at all times in a calm, reassuring and caring environment.

You will demonstrate strong leadership qualities and have a passion for improving the patient and relative experience in addition to having a sound clinical knowledge base. In addition to this, you will possess well developed communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both staff and patients in the clinical area. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise your workload.

Main duties of the job:

• You will be responsible for the leadership and development of the ward nursing team.
• You will be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for this vulnerable and frail group of patients.
• You will need to set the standards of care and the management of the ward including the deployment and supervision of staff and where the teaching of student and/or extensive nursing intervention is required.
• To support the co-ordination of medical emergency admissions to the Trust.
• To effectively communicate with all the Wards and Departments, Emergency Department and General Practitioners to ensure timely and appropriate admissions and smooth, safe transfers and discharges.
• Participate in the Band 7 out of hours shift system to provide adequate nurse management cover on the hospital site.

About us:

Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.

Job responsibilities:

• Provide strong nurse leadership.
• Be a confident role model for the junior nursing team.
• Ensure improvements in patient outcomes and safety, treating patients with dignity and respect.
• Ensuring best practice in infection control.
• In conjunction with the Matron ensure all quality improvement work is implemented and sustained.
• Ensure an excellent patient journey, safe and effective discharge planning to achieve a positive patient experience.
• Support the provision of a clean environment.

Person Specification:

• Registered healthcare professional with current registration (NMC).
• Education to degree level, ideally in health related subject and speciality.
• Non-Medical prescriber &/or willing to undertake training.
• Leadership qualification or willing to undertake management & leadership experience post registration.
• Evidence of involvement in leading change and developing programmes of care.
• Work experience in a relevant professional environment.
• Experience of Safety and Quality initiatives, Incident and Risk management.
• Proficiency with office systems and computers. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Able to provide good quality and accurate reports.
• Evidence of professional knowledge supplemented by post registration specialist managerial / leadership training and CPD.
• Demonstrate effective communication / negotiation skills and able to make operational judgements involving complex facts/situations.
• Evidence of persuasive and strong influencing skills and the ability to manage conflict.
• Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills & ability to consider the wider picture.
• Proven leadership and organisational skills and evidence of leadership development.
• Knowledge of key performance indicators for clinical governance.
• Able to work hours required by the needs of the service.
• Knowledge of budgetary control and Standing Financial Instructions.
• Demonstrate appropriate behaviours and role model cultural change in safety, change theory and behaviours.
• Able to participate in 'on call weekday/weekend rota.

Desirable:

• Experience in setting establishments and using workforce toolkits.
• Knowledge of workforce planning.
• Evidence of proactive involvement in the development of nurses / midwives and nursing and midwifery practice.
• Experience in clinical audit / benchmarking.
• Quality and Safety qualification.

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.