Nurse Ward/Team Manager

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We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people's own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated 'Outstanding' and Eastbourne DGH was rated 'Good' Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Recently the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Job overview

Intermediate Care is looking to recruit a full time Nurse Ward/Team Manager (Registered Nurse on the NMC register or Registered AHP on the HCPC register.

Intermediate Care Units provide short term care for patients who require inpatient support, ongoing care and rehabilitation prior to returning home.

We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and passionate individual. The post holder will work be required to travel across our three intermediate sites Rye Hospital, Bexhill Irvine and Eastbourne Milton Grange.

You will need to provide strong leadership, possess excellent communication skills and be able to develop and support staff with clinical and professional expertise. You will also be expected to function effectively under pressure without compromising standards of care and professionalism.

You must also have advanced clinical knowledge and skills, be willing to participate in research and audit projects and will also be expected to work with a certain amount of autonomy. In return you will be offered excellent managerial support and commitment to both your personal and professional development.

You must be a 1st level Registered Nurse with significant experience at Band 6 Sister /Charge Nurse level or a registered AHP on the HCPC register with team leader/management experience. The ENB 998/mentorship level 3 is essential as is an awareness of the current professional, research and practice issues and an understanding of modern human resource management.

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Ward/Team Manager will promote the vision and values of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,

leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams and deliver our services The Nurse Ward/Team Manager will assess patients, plan, develop and implement programmes of care, including complex patient care needs and provide health promotion information and specialist advice. This may include liaison with other agencies and health providers to ensure effective programmes of care and discharge.

The Nurse Ward/Team Manager will have the knowledge and skills to provide clinical and managerial supervision and support the education and training of other staff, students and learners The Nurse Team Leader will provide clinical and managerial leadership and management to nursing and support staff, ensuring the effective running of the ward/clinical area. This will include managing a budget, managing and supporting people and effective rostering and resource management.

Line management responsibilities will be dependent upon role and specialist area of work

Working for our organisation

We will offer you excellent managerial support and commitment to your personal professional development. We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust - being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful - and behave in a way that reflects these.

We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work

We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.

In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.

In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Practitioner on relevant part of professional register (RGN)
• Educated to degree/diploma level
• Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of ongoing post registration development at postgraduate level.

Desirable criteria

• Managerial Qualification
• Non-medical prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in junior sister/relevant professional role
• Recent NHS experience

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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

• B7 Nurse Ward/Team Manager (PDF, 216.4KB)
• Guidance for Applicants - AFC (PDF, 152.4KB)