Job overview

Royal Bolton Hospital's Ward D3 (Respiratory Ward) is looking for an experienced Band 5 Registered Nurse  with strong leadership skills and passion and drive for quality and safety to join the team as a Deputy Ward Manager.  

Main duties of the job

The ward provides acute respiratory medical care for patients with a wide variety of respiratory conditions with acute and chronic lung disease. Applicants should have good knowledge around respiratory medicine and the care of patients with NIV and Tracheostomy.

We are looking to recruit a motivated, hardworking nurse with excellent communication skills & a passion for their role and improving patient care When working clinically we expect you to perform with passion and drive, provide clinically excellent care, and be supportive to patients, relatives, and other MDT members.  As a Deputy Ward Manager you will be expected to promote and lead the delivery of an excellent standard of patient centred care in a supported environment.

If you want to develop your nursing skills in this specialty and are a team player then this could be the job for you.

We support our nurses to learn advanced respiratory skills, and become competent in managing patients’ requiring non-invasive ventilation, blood gas interpretation, tracheostomy, cough assist and chest drain patients.

You should have a genuine interest of working with older adults and have a good understanding of respiratory care. You must be an excellent communicator and have strong leadership skills. You will be able to provide quality care and be responsible for ensuring care is provided safely and to a high standard.

Working for our organisation

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. This is reflected in our latest CQC report. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice.

We can offer you training packages to suit your needs and your specific learning style. We offer an extensive respiratory competency package for all trained nurses which supports you in being competent with specialised areas such as tracheostomy and laryngectomy management, chest drain care and none invasive ventilation management. We have a team dedicated to new and existing staff that will support your learning and facilitate competency assessments to ensure that you are highly trained within respiratory medicine.

The ward is passionate about teaching and the applicant should have an interest/passion for developing others. Currently the wards are is successfully supporting the synergy project for nursing students .

Due to the acute nature of the respiratory wards, all staff are trained to ensure high level care is maintained for acutely unwell patients.

You will receive regular supervision and developmental appraisal thus enhancing your current practice and future career prospects.