The post holder will have continued responsibility for the delivery of care needs and maintenance of Clinical Standards on the ward/dept.
Provide effective leadership and support to all grades of staff,
planning and directing activities to provide the optimal standard
of care.
Ensure that the ward/department is clean and provides a safe
environment for patients and staff.
To deputise for the Ward/Department Manager when required.
Participate in Directorate/site management responsibilities., Co-ordinate the provision of high quality patient care, ensuring that the service continually meets the needs of patients.
Ensure that all staff (including students, temporary, part time nursing staff and junior members of the multidisciplinary clinical teams) are trained and educated in the appropriate skills to deliver competent and timely patient care.
Provide support to all staff (including students, temporary, part time nursing staff and junior members of the multidisciplinary clinical teams) to ensure they are supported and supervised in a way that promotes patient well-being and staff development.
Supervise the effective utilisation of the nursing resource to provide a safe level of patient care taking into account individual staff preferences and financial constraints.
Develop and maintain an area of clinical expertise so providing a clinical resource for the ward/department and the Directorate.
Ensure that the ward/department is able to provide effective care for patients with a variety of conditions, relevant to the specific speciality and other specialities.
Ensure risk management systems are adhered to and that untoward incidents are reported according to Trust Policy.
Make sure all staff are aware of when and how to report untoward incidents and deal effectively with patients' or relatives complaints.
Assist the Ward/Department Manager in the investigation of complaints/litigation/adverse incidents and
ensure all documentation is completed.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay., The post holder will be able to co-ordinate the provision of high quality patient care, whilst ensuring our service continuously meets the needs of our patients.
The post holder will provide effective leadership and support all grades of staff and the multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will deputise in the absence of the ward manager, ensuring that patient safety, patient care and safe staffing is not compromised.
Support the ward manager in ensuring financial stability and monitor budgetary spending.
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody's responsibility in everything we do
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive .
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £38 for Enhanced and £18 for Standard clearance for will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle in to your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link