Inpatient Services Manager
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Job summary
Are you an experienced and highly motivated leader looking for a new challenge?
Oakwood Community Hospital is a 24 bedded community inpatient unit and focuses on rehabilitation for the people of Berkshire West. We are a multidisciplinary unit, with consultant medical support that cares for patients who need extra support to enable them to go home following an episode of deterioration of their health.
We have links to the 2 other Community Hospitals in Berkshire West and 2 Community Hospitals in the East of Berkshire and work very closely with the acute sector and Community Services, such as intermediate care. We have a strong therapeutic presence on the ward, and you will be expected to be operationally focused and work closely with the MDT. Are you the right person to head our fantastic team of nurses and therapists?
You will be expected to lead and work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team and have effective communication skills to manage the treatment, care, and flow of patients.
You will be supported by the Ward Manager.
This position provides the ideal opportunity to utilise your managerial skills while supporting the ward clinically to provide an outstanding service. You will need to have good clinical knowledge and skills and be a role model to the team. You must also have a passion for excellence and be able to demonstrate the ability to take the lead and have pride in your team.
Interviews to be held 20th June 2023
Main duties of the job
As inpatient services manager, you will have overall responsibility as first line manager for the smooth and efficient management and day to day running of all inpatient services at Oakwood Community Hospital. You will work with ward managers and stakeholders both within the locality and outside to ensure the timely and appropriate transfer of patients into the community hospital and onwards to their future destination, taking responsibility for ensuring that safe high-quality care is delivered. You will have overall responsibility for the line management of ward including, nursing, Occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and administrative staff as appropriate and have day to day responsibility for the operational management of an allocated in-patient ward within the hospital. It is essential that you are an effective leader and role model, providing regular direct clinical care and advice, in addition to ensuring effective use of non-clinical time to support, the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance, facilitating the modernisation of patient services.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you'll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by at Berkshire Healthcare:
o Caring for and about you is our top priority
o Committed to providing good quality, safe services
o Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include: Flexible working options to support work-life balance. 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseriesThe must haves for you to be considered for this role: 1st Level current NMC registration or relevant AHP qualification Leadership/Management qualification or willingness to complete Previous experience working a ward manager level Working knowledge of the intermediate care systems
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Benefits of working for us include: Flexible working options to support work-life balance. 27 days annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell leave Generous NHS pension scheme 20.68% employer contribution Excellent learning and career development opportunities Advanced IT enablement Cycle to Work and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseriesThe must haves for you to be considered for this role: 1st Level current NMC registration or relevant AHP qualification Leadership/Management qualification or willingness to complete Previous experience working a ward manager level Working knowledge of the intermediate care systems
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level current NMC registration or relevant AHP qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration education within relevant field
- Leadership/ management qualification or willing to complete
Training
Essential
- Ongoing professional development
- Recruitment and selection
- eadersh
Desirable
- NVQ Assessor
- Management
- Budgetary training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working at ward manager level
- Recent experience within a similar field
Desirable
- Working knowledge of intermediate care systems
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to use these both on the ward and in other internal/ external forums and situations
- Knowledge of NHS structure and recent initiatives
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Evidence of change management skills
- Evidence based practice
- Competence in developing staff
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Professional and personal integrity/ reliability
- Use of evidence based practice
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Mentorship of students and junior staff
- Ability to understand long-term and wider implications of decisions
- Evidence of participation in on-going service improvement
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Coordinate and monitor the use of resources/ budget management
- Plan develop and monitor the recruitment , deployment and management of people
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment/ flexibility
- Reasonable level of fitness (patient manual handling required
- Ability to conform with bare below the elbows dress code to enable adequate hand hygiene
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- 1st Level current NMC registration or relevant AHP qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Post registration education within relevant field
- Leadership/ management qualification or willing to complete
Training
Essential
- Ongoing professional development
- Recruitment and selection
- eadersh
Desirable
- NVQ Assessor
- Management
- Budgetary training
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working at ward manager level
- Recent experience within a similar field
Desirable
- Working knowledge of intermediate care systems
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to use these both on the ward and in other internal/ external forums and situations
- Knowledge of NHS structure and recent initiatives
- Evidence of leadership skills
- Evidence of change management skills
- Evidence based practice
- Competence in developing staff
- IT literate
- Ability to work under pressure
- Professional and personal integrity/ reliability
- Use of evidence based practice
- Ability to lead and work as part of a team
- Mentorship of students and junior staff
- Ability to understand long-term and wider implications of decisions
- Evidence of participation in on-going service improvement
- Ability to prioritise and manage workload
- Coordinate and monitor the use of resources/ budget management
- Plan develop and monitor the recruitment , deployment and management of people
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiasm
- Commitment/ flexibility
- Reasonable level of fitness (patient manual handling required
- Ability to conform with bare below the elbows dress code to enable adequate hand hygiene
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
Address
Oakwood Ward, Prospect Park Hospital
Honey End Lane
Reading
RG30 4EJ
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