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Ward Manager in Middlesbrough

On-site in Middlesbrough·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 a year
About £3,260 - £3,610 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Middlesbrough
Contract: Full-time
Closing date: Apply by Friday 13 November

Skills

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Middlesbrough.

The role

Job summary

This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and innovative Ward Manager to influence care at ward level. The team is friendly and motivated and committed to providing an expert service for the patients we treat.

Main duties of the job

As part of the senior nursing team the successful candidate will be experienced in the managerial needs of a ward. You will demonstrate effective leadership and innovation, be receptive to change and able to challenge and influence practice. You will show evidence of a professional approach underpinned by honesty and integrity, and alongside existing Senior Sisters/ Charge Nurses, lead on issues such as change management and service development. This post offers excellent development opportunities for the successful candidate. Full orientation and support will be given by the senior nursing management team.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC
Evidence of further professional development.
To provide clinical expertise within critical care, giving support and advice to nursing staff.
An awareness of Government Documents/Policies in relation to changes within the NHS.
Demonstrate an awareness of clinical governance and risk management.
Proven organisational skills.
Strong leadership skills
Demonstrate the ability to function as a team member and a team leader.
Audit and use of IT.
Ability to coordinate work within a multidisciplinary team.
To provide clinical expertise within Accident and Emergency, giving support and advice to nursing staff.

Qualifications

Essential

Current NMC Registration
BSc in Adult Nursing
Degree, specialist training to Masters level
Recognised Teaching certificate
ALS Provider

Experience

Essential

Significant experience working as a Band 6 RN
Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together.
Recent experience and evidence of service improvement involvement and delivery.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.