Ward Manager - Acute Assessment Unit

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The ward is supported by a wide Multidisciplinary team including an acute therapy team who assess patients on the ward with the aim of assessing needs for packages of care or on-going therapy needs for the community to facilitate a timely discharge, frailty team who assess our frail patients and provide a robust plan of care for patients and discharge plan for on-going support of patients conditions and the Integrated Discharge Hub who support us to manage complex discharges and communicate with our community partners. We have a wide range of Specialist Nurses who assess our patients and help to plan individualised care for our patients. Each professional brings their specialised knowledge to ensure a holistic approach to each patient.

A daily multi-disciplinary meeting takes place every day with Medical, Nursing, Site Managers, Therapy team, Frailty team and the Integrated Discharge team being present to support the care and discharge of patients. The Ward Manager is critical in this meeting to ensure that patients have estimated dates of discharge to enable all teams to clearly work towards this.

Staff on the ward are dedicated to provide high quality care and have successfully initiated several improvement projects to improve patient safety, including the introduction of portering team to support the transfers of patients and housekeeper.

Person specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (adult)
• A clinical expert either through formal qualification (diploma/degree) and/or extensive clinical experience pertinent to the area
• Completed Enhanced Care competency including NIV / Tracheostomy care
• Demonstrates managerial skills
• Computer literacy
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its application
• Demonstrable leadership skills
• ILS or above

Desirable criteria

• Critical Care Course
• Relevant post registration qualification in acute care
• ALS
• Additional leadership courses
• Experience in research projects and/or quality improvements

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Documents to download

• Band 7 AAU Job Description (PDF, 952.5KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 656.1KB)
• Guidance for applicants (PDF, 85.4KB)
• Policy Statement (PDF, 144.5KB)
• Staff Benefits and Wellbeing (PDF, 196.5KB)
• Recruitment Pack (PDF, 2.8MB)