Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Princess Alexandra
Town: Harlow
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/12/2024 23:59
Pre-Assessment Manager Band 7
NHS AfC: Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
To provide leadership, clinical expertise and day-to-day management for the pre-assessment team and its practitioners. To work as an autonomous practitioner, providing a high-quality nursing service that will enhance and promote excellent clinical practice within the multi-disciplinary team.
To continuously develop and enhance knowledge and skills that will directly influence consistent standards of clinical practice.
Through the staff appraisal process and mentorship programme, support the development of all staff, creating an atmosphere conducive to learning and practice development.
As a senior registered practitioner and manager within pre-assessment, you are accountable for the delivery of a high standard of cost-effective nursing care without direct supervision.
You will ensure that this will be based upon evidence-based practice in line with the legal requirements, statutory rules and Health Board policies relating to practice and the NMC Code of Conduct and the Health and Care Professions Council.
You will manage the team’s staff establishment to within the limits of the budget and ensure that the skill mix and staff development is appropriate to ensure patients receive safe, individualised and effective standards of care.
Main duties of the job
To have the responsibility in providing expert levels of practice and knowledge, promoting evidence-based care within the pre-assessment unit and working within personal, professional and corporate boundaries.
Participates in the development of policies that influence service delivery and will lead and be responsible for the implementation of any legislative changes.
Plan, organise and deliver specialist pre-assessment activities and training, including being solely responsible for the set-up, organisation and on-going delivery of changes in pre-assessment practices.
To act as a professional role model to all in the pre-assessment team, and work within the department philosophy.
Person specification
* Registered Nurse or ODP
* Experience within management role at Band 6
* Leadership skills in managing staff
What we can offer you:
* Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
* Free car parking for our staff
* Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
* Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
* Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
* Access to NHS Pension scheme
* Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
* Onsite creche facilities
* Annual appraisals with career pathways
* In-house training courses
* Discounted hospital restaurant
* Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
* Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.
* All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
* The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
* Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
* Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn.
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.
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