Deputy Ward Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive job description and person specification please see the attached documents below.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and hard-working individual with proven clinical and leadership/management skills to join our competent and dedicated team in providing the highest standard of evidence-based, holistic patient care.

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Current level one NMC registration
• Demonstrate basic IT skills
• IV trained
• Chemotherapy trained
• Cannulation and venepuncture

Desirable criteria

• Degree in health / nursing related Studies
• Continuing professional development/ reflective profile
• Formal leadership and management training
• Evidence of LEO course
• Experience/understanding of governance within haematology
• Evidence of JACIE training
• Working towards venepuncture and cannulation competency

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post-registration experience.
• Ability to manage a team and efficiently and effectively
• Convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relative/carers and staff
• Completion of SSSA course
• Significant haematology experience

Desirable criteria

• Recent or current experience within the specialty
• Demonstrate an involvement in link nurse, or project work
• Audit or research within the clinical area
• Providing staff with feedback on their individual performance and use of the knowledge and skills framework
• Completion of mentorship course

Communication and relationship

Essential criteria

• Physically able to perform a full range of nursing duties
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents
• Recognition of own level of competence and limitations able to communicate these to appropriate staff
• Can minimise interpersonal conflict and barriers to communication

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of negotiation and influencing skills
• Demonstration of team working and ability to work within a team

Analytical and Judgement skill

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate an ability to assess, plan, deliver, prioritise and evaluate patient care
• Ability to identify own learning needs
• Able to respond to problem situations and to ensure that effective interventions are put in place

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate a knowledge of current issues related to the NHS policies
• Evidence of data collection and analysis

Planning and organisation skil

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate an ability to prioritise own workload and recognise, prioritise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations
• Able to contribute to the development of implementation and monitoring of local objectives and action plans

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrate leadership skills & Ability to effectively lead a team
• Demonstrate effective time management skills
• Demonstrate effective resource management

Physical skills

Essential criteria

• Physically able to perform the full range of nursing duties
• Competent and capable of using medical equipment

Desirable criteria

• Cannulation and venepuncture skills

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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