Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Are you a dynamic and compassionate nursing leader with a passion for paediatrics? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real difference in children's lives? If so, we want you to join our incredible team as Paediatric Ward Manager.
At Queen Alexandra Hospital, we pride ourselves on delivering exceptional care to children and their families. Our paediatric ward is a vibrant, supportive, and innovative environment where teamwork and professional growth are at the heart of everything we do.
Main duties of the job
As a Ward Manager, you'll lead a team of skilled and dedicated nurses, ensuring the highest standards of patient care while fostering a positive and nurturing workplace culture. You'll have the autonomy to develop the service, implement best practices, and inspire your team to excel.
Job responsibilities
Clinical/Professional
* Promote and set high standards of professional nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols, and guidelines.
* Provide strong professional nursing leadership to staff within the sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives.
* Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care.
* Maintain a high visible presence within the clinical area ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff, and the multidisciplinary team have access to senior staff at all times.
* Develop the ward/department philosophy and models of care to ensure that all policies and procedures are implemented and to lead on the development of nursing practice.
* Ensure that all staff understand the significance of this philosophy to practice, monitoring its impact on the patient experience.
* Implement evidence-based practice, initiate, manage, and evaluate changes that lead to improved and high standards of care.
* Communicating, influencing, and working with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care and informed clinical decisions.
* In collaboration with other areas and the Matron, improve and maintain standards of fundamental nursing care.
* In collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team, ensure that the users of the service and their families have a positive experience.
* Create a culture for learning and development that will sustain person-centered safe and effective care.
* Lead the team by supporting junior colleagues in the provision of direct care.
* Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are dealt with in an open, honest, and transparent way.
* Ensure that accurate and timely nursing records are maintained, monitoring standards and taking corrective action as required.
* Ensure all staff in the clinical area are competent in the use of medical devices/equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current RPN/RN child registration with NMC and any other relevant post-registration qualifications.
* BSc Degree in relevant field or equivalent.
* Teaching qualification/experience and mentorship course.
* Evidence of team leadership and change management with a relevant management/leadership course.
* Masters degree and evidence of working towards.
Experience
* Managing resources and contributing to departmental budget.
* Evidence of developing policy, guidelines, and managing resources.
Skills and Knowledge
* Clinically competent.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Effective leadership and team-building skills.
* Organisational skills and forward planning.
* Flexibility.
* Able to support the development of others.
* Coaching and mentoring skills.
* Critical appraisal skills.
* IT literate.
* Understanding of the principles and application of effective budgetary management.
* Understanding of the principles and application of effective staff/HR management.
* Understanding of the theory and application of Clinical Governance.
* Demonstrable experience of effective management and supervision of staff.
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.
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