Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
An excellent opportunity has arisen for you to join our team and lead the way in delivering essential and specialist neurosurgical nursing care to our patients.
T4 is an 18 bedded clinical area with an excellent established nursing team who will be able to support and assist your leadership style to ensure high standards of care is delivered to our patient cohort.
T4 Neurosurgery High care Unit is based in the modern and spacious Tertiary block at the University Hospital of Wales and this is the tertiary referral centre for Mid and South/West Wales.
This unit is part of the Neurosciences Directorate that covers UHW and UHL.
As a ward manager you will oversee the day to day management of our highcare area. On T4, we care for patients undergoing complex neurosurgery to their brain and spine, and those who have sustained traumatic brain injury. These patients require close observation and monitoring by our team before moving through our service and possibly to rehabilitation at one of our facilities in UHL.
Create and promote a learning culture within the clinical area to support the professional growth and development of all nursing staff, students and (as appropriate) members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be able to work autonomously to plan their own work schedule, in view of daily and weekly management responsibilities along with leadership and supervisory aspects of the role.
They will supervise the professional and clinical work of nursing staff within the clinical area allocating work effectively, considering skill and competency of staff and patient requirement and delegate the delivery of care where appropriate.
Take responsibility for effective rostering of staff to ensure the ward has effective skill mix and staffing levels to meet demand of the service; and that staff health and well-being is a key consideration when producing an effective roster. Escalate immediate/significant/persistent quality concerns to the Senior Nurse Manager and/or taking immediate actions, as appropriate.
The post holder will have an ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships with the clinical specialists from across nursing and the wider MDT. Establish and maintain effective team communication using a range of methods to ensure that all staff have access to the information made available to them.
The post holder will be able to identify and take action when own or others behaviour undermines equality and diversity. Ensure own and the wider nursing team's current knowledge base is maintained in relation to potential need to access spiritual/multi-cultural faith support for patients/carers/staff. Act as a patient advocate at all times.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (Part 1) Current NMC Registration Degree
* Pertinent postgraduate qualification AND a willingness to undertake appropriate post graduate level study when in post
* Recognised management qualification
* Recognised leadership qualification
* Master's degree in pertinent subject
* Teaching/Coaching qualification
Experience
* Proven and relevant experience at Band 6
* Able to demonstrate sound knowledge of NMC Code (2018)
* Experience of working in a multi-professional environment
* Experience in budget management
* Experience of effective staff management
* Experience of leading a team
* Experience of working in a Band 7 role
* Understanding of financial and resource management processes
Skills
* Able to demonstrate an awareness of professional issues and developments
* Evidence of leadership skills
* Excellent (verbal/listening/written) communication skills
* IT skills
* Able to relate theory into practice through reflective skills
* Leadership skills
* Good knowledge of information governance/data protection requirements
* Able to demonstrate research based practice
* Ability to delegate and prioritise work
* Ability to speak Welsh
* Appropriate experience within specialty and able to demonstrate sound knowledge of relevant specialty
* Advanced clinical skills
* Evidence of effectively implementing change in the clinical practice
* Evidence of commitment to and understanding of mentorship/reflection/clinical supervision
* Welsh Speaker
* Evidence of research and audit work
* Sound knowledge of HR policies
Personal Qualities
* Ability to work within a team and independently
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
* Able to work under pressure
* Pleasant disposition
* Caring nature
* Enthusiastic
* Assertive attitude
* Positive change agent
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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