Ward Manager - Stamford Unit

Job summary

Stamford Unit - Ward Manager Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Band 7 37.5 Hours per week

Lead a team providing nursing care for 32 patients in an intermediate care unit.

Provide management, human resource, governance, budgetary and clinical leadership on the unit.

WE ARE AIMING FOR OUTSTANDING, ARE YOU?

The Stamford Unit team are working towards being an outstanding place of care. We need the final piece in our jigsaw. A dynamic, inspirational leader who can take the team to an outstanding standard. They need to have a passion for nursing that will drive their colleagues to make Stamford unit, the best place to receive care. They need to have the compassion, insight and imagination to make the Stamford Unit the best place to work. The role would suit anyone with acute or community experience.

Stamford Unit is a 96 bedded intermediate care unit consisting of 3 floors or 32 beds each. We provide care for patients through four pathways; rehabilitation, complex discharge planning, community step up and end of life.

Main duties of the job

• To carry continuous responsibility and accountability for the management of the unit, making effective use of resources and ensuring the highest standards of patient care are achieved on a 24-hour basis.
• To always act in a manner consistent with the Code of Professional Conduct, carrying out his/her duties in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To demonstrate expert knowledge and skills in the clinical area.
• To lead, support, supervise and teach all staff, acting as a role model for the staff with regard to professional behaviour and supporting the strategy for nursing and allied health professionals.
• To proactively participate within the management of the Division, including acting as senior bleep holder for the division.
• To maintain own clinical and professional development by keeping up to date with new trends and developments, interpret and incorporate them as necessary in to your work.

About us

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Stamford Unit Darnton House

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tameside Hospital

Stamford Unit Darnton House

Ashton-Under-Lyne

OL6 9RW

Employer's website

https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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