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The post holder has a key leadership and management role at a senior level, providing specialist skills and knowledge to support the organisation and delivery of care for patients within Acute Medicine. This includes the provision of care to patients and their families in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within the area, ensuring that Trust values and standards of care are upheld.
The Ward Manager has a fundamental role in delivering high standards of nursing care, ensuring an environment conducive to wellbeing and contributing to effective budgetary management.
The post holder is expected to actively contribute to the achievement of the competencies of this role as outlined in the KSF post outline for this post.
Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the Matron, the Ward Manager will deliver the function of the role in relation to the modernisation agenda within their clinical setting, including effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintenance of professional standards, collaborative working, management of complaints, and leading the nursing contribution to clinical governance at ward level.
The Ward Manager will be visible and accessible in the clinical area for patients, relatives and staff.
Lead by example and act as a positive role model for all staff, taking responsibility for your own professional development.
Provide leadership that promotes patient-focused care.
Provide clinical leadership and line management of staff ensuring the delivery of the highest professional standards through staff development and individual performance appraisal/review.
Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour, consistent with Trust and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and requirements.
Actively contribute to, and support agreed developments within the Directorate.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 extraordinary.
We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and 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 and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re excited to embark on our Green Plan which outlines how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be equipped to make an informed decision to apply, you’ll need to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others.’ It contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before submitting an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Experience, Qualifications and Skills
* Relevant Band 6 experience in an acute setting
* Teaching qualification
* Leadership experience
* Awareness of national and local targets
* Evidence of study at level 7
* Experience of leading a team
* Experience of working in a receiving unit
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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