Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Manager
Band 7
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a dynamic leader who can evidence personal and professional development and who has extensive experience in service improvement and recent Critical Care Unit experience in management to apply for the post of ITU 3 Ward Manager within the Critical Care Directorate.
The post holder will demonstrate an ability to lead a team and the role will epitomise the promotion and facilitation of good practice to ensure the delivery of high standard, quality, safe patient care. The post holder will possess proven people management skills, exercising a high degree of diverse and effective communication and professional judgement across the disciplines.
Main duties of the job
There will be an expectation for the successful candidate to make best use of resources within the Directorate whilst developing excellence in practice. They will act as a clinical and professional role model to all members of staff.
The post holder will have shared responsibility for leading management and clinical practice by means of an innovative approach to work related issues. They will act as a clinical expert utilising well grounded academic skills to lead the Directorate forward. The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced specialist skills and knowledge, whilst assuming professional responsibility and accountability in the assessment and treatment of patients in their care.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC Registration
- STEPS 1-3 qualification in specialist training in Critical Care
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Recognised teaching certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of further professional development
- An awareness of Government Documents / Policies in relation to changes within the National Health Service
- Demonstrates an awareness of clinical governance and risk management.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working as a Band 6 RN/ODP in an acute hospital theatre setting.
- Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Banks
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 850850
- Additional information
Ext 56836
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