Main area A3 Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit (OTU) Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri short early shifts, with occasional weekend working) Job ref 349-WTWA-6859434*
Employer Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Wythenshawe Hospital Town Wythenshawe Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 30/01/2025 23:59
Ward Manager
Band 7
Job overview
A3 is a 28 bedded Ward that makes up the Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit (OTU). It delivers care for adult elective Orthopaedic and Orthopaedic trauma patients on the MFT Wythenshawe Hospital site. Within this cohort of patients, there is the recognition that older adult patients living with frailty have more specialist needs when they suffer trauma.
Are you a Registered Nurse working at Band 6 or 7 level with experience in leading a team and looking to further develop your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, dynamic nurse at Wythenshawe Hospital, to lead a 28 bedded Ward that makes up the Orthopaedic and Trauma Unit (OTU).
This requires an experienced and highly motivated individual to undertake the role of Ward Manager on ward A3.
Our key focus is to provide high quality care to our patients, many of whom have complex Orthopaedic conditions.
Main duties of the job
A successful individual must be highly motivated to take on this challenge meeting head on the pressure to maintain high standards and delivery of quality care, whilst leading the nursing team.
The post holder will manage all aspects of clinical standards and professional practice within the service and will manage and coordinate staff budget resources and the environment. You will help shape future services working and supporting the Matron and Lead Nurse within the Trauma & Orthopaedic Division.
Substantial experience as a Band 6 within Trauma & Orthopaedic surgery and hold a mentorship qualification is required. You must have excellent communication and strong leadership skills to uphold the standards and values of the trust.
You will demonstrate key leadership and management skills and will be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership for a team of staff supporting the service, including utilising your leadership and clinical skills to meet the needs of the unit. The implementation of service development in line with the Trust Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and divisional objectives will be key, incorporating work to maintain the quality of the patient experience.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Practitioner on relevant part of professional register (RGN)
* Teaching Experience
* Educated to diploma level
* Qualified in speciality Graduate
* Nursing Degree
Experience
* Substantial experience at Band 6 Grade in acute hospital setting.
* Evidence of good organisational and planning skills
* Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
* Implementation of audit / research Recommendations
* Excellent communication and leadership skills
* Experience of change management
* Teaching or Lecturing internal or external venues
Disposition
* Ability to work under pressure
* Aptitude to change
Knowledge
* Local and National issues affecting nursing and midwifery (i.e. NSF’s NICE Guidelines, Cancer Standards)
* NMC standards and requirements
* Awareness of budgetary control
Management style
* Team builder
* Encourages participation from all staff
* Ability to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver quality service
Networking
* Internal and external training, development and audit groups and forums
Personal circumstances
* Able to comply with Trust policies
* An enthusiastic and supportive leader who motivates people
* Critical analysis skills
* Proven clinical skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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