Job overview

This opportunity has arisen for the ideal candidate to join us in the post of Ward Manager – B5 Ward Trauma Orthopaedics on a fixed term/secondment basis.

Are you a passionate, motivated and caring individual who would relish the opportunity to play a pivotal role in ensuring the Trust provides high quality patient focused care, then perhaps you are the person we are looking for? 

This post forms an integral part of the Trauma and Orthopaedics  service. The ideal applicant will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team and will have overall continuing clinical responsibility for managing the ward, including ward finances, staff deployment, delegation and supervision of all grades of staff and ensuring continuous high standards of patient care and safety within the resources available.

If you feel that you would like the challenge of working in this environment, with a forward facing dynamic team, looking to respond to the changing pathways within medicine and be part of a forward thinking CBU, then this may be the post for you.

Main duties of the job

Be an expert clinical role model.

Manage and lead the ward nursing staff in liaison with deputies. Collaborative working with the Practice Development Team and operational team, including external teams, to ensure effective working relationships.

Lead by example to motivate, develop and establish a well-trained, competent workforce to deliver safe and effective care to all patients within the ward / department.

Coordinate nursing and multi professional activity within the clinical setting, ensuring that there is appropriate skill mix for the patient caseload within available resources.

Promote and role model effective communication within the nursing and multi professional team, to patients, carers and visitors. Receive and report sensitive information.

There is more information available on the attached job description for key responsibilities of this role.

Working for our organisation

Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.