Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Various shifts - Days, Nights and Weekends
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager to join our team.
The Acute Medical Unit (AMU) has a bed base of 49 beds. Much like other AMUs, we receive patients directly from the Emergency Department and SDEC, ensuring all emergency admission patients receive seamless, high-quality care at the point of admission.
Where we differ from other AMUs is that we offer a wide variety of services, including advanced care for critically ill patients, management of cardiac monitors, BiPaP, and chest drains. We also have a dedicated Practice Development Nurse Team.
Acute medicine is busy and challenging, but we encounter a huge variety of patients, are exposed to many different conditions, and no two days are the same.
It is essential to have an understanding of patient flow and its impact on the day-to-day running of the hospital and patient experience. You will ensure the delivery of high standards of care to service users, providing support, supervision, and education for all colleagues.
Main Duties of the Job
As an experienced Nurse, you will work clinically as a member of the Nursing Team, providing clinical advice, expertise, and leadership to all staff in partnership with the Ward Managers. You will be called upon to deputize in the Ward Manager's absence to ensure a positive patient experience through the delivery of high standards of care at all times.
About Us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
* The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
* Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate, and outpatient facility
* Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount), including temporary bank staff, and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services, and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire, as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire with a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital. In 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient, and diagnostic), ranging from simple outpatient appointments to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job Responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person Specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enroll for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early, as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Adult Nurse
* Post-registration qualification / evidence of further study
* Management Qualification or equivalent training
Knowledge & Experience
* Specialty knowledge & experience
* Basic knowledge of financial management within a clinical setting
* Basic IT skills in word processing/Hospital Systems
* Relevant post-registration clinical experience
* Experience in implementation & initiation of change
* Knowledge of professional & NHS issues and an understanding of corporate objectives
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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