Job overview

Are you ready for your next career step or looking for a new challenge?  Why not apply to our maternity cover post and lead our team on Northgate Ward! Northgate ward is a 18 bedded mixed sex adult acute inpatient ward at Wedgwood House.

If you are passionate about patient care and involvement, as well as looking for your next step into leadership and management that will also equip you with personal development opportunities, working within a strong, supportive and established team, then this role is for you! You will either be a qualified nurse or hold a clinical professional qualification within a multi-disciplinary team of nursing and MDT staff to ensure clinical excellence and outstanding care are delivery at all times.

You will lead by example and inspire those around you to provide exceptional care, operational and clinical excellence on the Ward.  As part of the management team, you will work with colleagues and senior leaders to lead your team and support our CQC requirements.

You will have the opportunity to engage in Quality Improvement initiatives and contribute to the strategic development of our service.

We are expecting ambitious people to apply for this role and we take a creative outlook on staff development.  Through listening to your values and opinions, the team supports ongoing learning both internally and externally.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Team Leader (Ward Manager) on Northgate Ward, you will be fully supported by a Matron as well as the Care Group Leadership.

To be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of health professionals providing care over a 24-hour period. To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.

Expected to lead the ward team in providing high quality, compassionate nursing care and will be able to demonstrate this through compliance with performance outcomes.

Expected to be a positive and strong leader who will set a clear and compelling vision for the team,  will be a visible presence who influences and supports consistently great teamwork and a positive culture.

To lead by example and motivate the team to provide exceptional levels of care to all our patients. As an enthusiastic and positive change agent, their dedication, professionalism and communication skills will inspire others to also go the extra mile and display high levels of performance in even the most challenging situations.

The post holder will be expected to engage in on-going professional development and appraisal, engagement in Quality Improvement initiatives and contribution to the strategic development of the service. 

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits included with this role are: -

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

To work within our Trusts values- Team, Accountable, Learn + Improve and Kind and to ensure that we work to ensure compassionate and high quality care to all in our service.