Ward manager - wisdom hospice inpatient unit

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Do you want to be part of an award winning and dynamic social enterprise that:

• is renowned for providing high quality care and is ranked 'Good' by the CQC;
• is a for-better-profit organisation, reinvesting any surplus back into our health and care services and our local community;
• is friendly, ambitious, welcomes innovation and rewards excellence;
• offers superior benefits; everything you get in the NHS and more;
• and whose achievements reflect the passion, dedication and commitment demonstrated by our staff across all services?

Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, community interest company that benefits the communities we serve. So if you want be a part of this, we would love to hear from you.

Job overview

• Are you a compassionate leader and a positive role model, with a strong work ethic and an interest in palliative care

If so, please read on...

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic nurse to manage our fifteen bedded inpatient unit here at the Wisdom Hospice. You will need to be able to evidence experience of line-managing a team, experience of working with patients with life-limiting illness and experience of working within a multi-disciplinary setting.

This full-time role will combine both managerial and clinical work, working mainly Monday to Friday, with one weekend day and one night shift per month. There will also be a period of covering the palliative care on call service on a rotational basis, generally for one week per month.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a key leadership role in the day to day management of the IPU in order to ensure a consistently high standard of patient care on the unit.

To actively participate in the delivery of a consistently high standard of specialised palliative care.

Foster good working relationships and communicate with members of the multi-disciplinary team, other healthcare professionals and users of service to ensure the delivery of high standards of effective healthcare.

Participation in senior manager on call rota.

Working for our organisation

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You'll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description for this role including the person specification can be found in the attachments.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Professional UK Nursing Registration {Adult Level 1}
• Degree Level Education
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to life-limiting illness
• Practice Assessor or Mentorship Qualification
• Advanced Communication Skills training

Desirable criteria

• Post-graduate qualification in palliative care or similar field
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience in managing a team of healthcare professionals
• Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
• Experience of implementing quality improvement processes
• Awareness of importance of robust clinical governance
• Experience of change management

Desirable criteria

• Experience of management in a palliative care setting
• Experience of providing on-call cover

Skills

Essential criteria

• Evidence of understanding the challenges faced by patients and families in a palliative care setting
• Proven evidence of ability to emotionally support staff in a palliative care setting
• Demonstrated desire to develop team spirit and inclusivity

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 1 week of the closing date; no discourtesy is intended in not contacting you if your application is rejected.

When completing your application, please include the email addresses and contact telephone numbers for your referees; your referees should be your line managers / course tutors for the last 3 years.

MCH is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to a compassionate and inclusive workplace and values diversity of all people. We prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment of any kind and wish to provide our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. At the heart of our values, we seek to treat people fairly and with dignity and respect and provide a workplace where people feel they belong.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workforce and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join MCH. We are positive about disability and we guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria as specified in the job description. We are committed to offering support and making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the interview and selection process and through their employee journey.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

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

• Band 7 Ward Manager, Hospice Inpatient Unit (PDF, 2.8MB)
• Working with us v2.6 2023 - 2024 (PDF, 1.5MB)
• Social Value Report 2022-2023 (PDF, 2.0MB)
• Our flexible working commitment (PDF, 672.2KB)