Acute Medical Unit Manager

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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.

We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.

Job overview

To provide strong clinical leadership and managerial responsibilities within the acute medical unit. Be able to lead the department using clinical and managerial skills to enable high standards of care to be delivered in all areas of the care we deliver. To adhere to and practice within the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Code of Professional Conduct. Ensure continuity and improvements are implemented and maintained within the acute medical unit . The Unit manager takes responsibility for the development of nurses and the nursing strategy within the integrated medicine and patient flow division.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to lead the AMU medical unit in a day to day capacity as while supporting the delivery of outstanding care. This includes, rostering, audits, QI programmes, governance and performance as well as managerial responsibility for the Nursing workforce.

Working for our organisation

Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire.

As a Trust we are committed to:

• Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
• Real equality of opportunity.
• Continual development and learning for staff.
• Achieving a work life balance.

We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development.

The Trust is accredited as a disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the Job Description and main responsibilities, Please see the attached Job Description.
Please also read the attached Person Specification to ensure you have the relevant criteria for the post.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Nursing Diploma

Desirable criteria

• leadership course
• teaching and assessing qualification
• BSc in Nursing

Experiance
Essential criteria

• Substantial post registration and management experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of strategic &/or clinical leadership - Experience of managing
• Experience of managing clinical areas and teams
• Experience of Audit/research
• Change management
• The ability to communicate effectively in English

Desirable criteria

• Experience in undertaking research

Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria

• Ability to set & establish priorities
• Team Player & Team Leadership qualities
• Assertiveness
• Good time management
• lateral thinker and problem solver
• Ability to produce and manage and effective staff rota
• manage change
• influencing skills
• Delegation Skills
• Ability to manage human and physical resources
• strategic thinker
• IT literate
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of health policy and nursing agenda
• venepuncture and cannulation
• basic life support

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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.

If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.

You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.

Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.

DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.

By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.

The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here .

Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.

Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.

Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• AMU Unit Manager ( PDF , 361.3 KB )
• AMU unit manager- PS ( PDF , 144.8 KB )
• Conditions of Service ( PDF , 80.4 KB )
• Candidate Booklet ( PDF , 786.3 KB )
• Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks ( PDF , 64.2 KB )
• Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders ( PDF , 43.2 KB )
• Application Guide Booklet ( PDF , 511.1 KB )