Job summary
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Linfoot ward is looking for a courageous, ambitious registered nurse with excellent leadership skills to join our fantastic, dedicated team as Ward Manager.
Linfoot ward is a multifaceted ward providing care for patients with a plus sized background, clinically unstable community patients requiring semi acute care and rehabilitation patients from our acute partners within Oxfordshire.
If you have excellent communication skills, are compassionate, innovative and equitable then this is your ideal post.
Main duties of the job
- Behave consistently with values and beliefs of the organisation at all times.
- Act as role model to all colleagues, treat everyone fairly and indiscriminately seeking to maintain the highest standards of professionalism.
- Lead the ward; be responsible for the ward budget and overall responsibility for the line management of the staff on the ward.
- Provide high levels of skilled leadership and utilisation of motivational, innovation and change management skills.
- Be a skilled and experienced clinician and be responsible for providing expert knowledge and skills to more junior members of the team and the provision of more complex care planning and care provision.
About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver safe and effective health care within the organisation.
- Take 24 hour responsibility for the delivery of care needs for individual and groups of service users.
- Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with the NMC / professional bodies of the Trust.
- Manage and lead safe and effective discharge planning working in collaboration with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the community and community hospitals. Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective multi-disciplinary communication and with other professionals / agencies / other stake holders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver safe and effective health care within the organisation.
- Take 24 hour responsibility for the delivery of care needs for individual and groups of service users.
- Ensure patient information is collated, monitored and fully accurate maintaining complete and contemporaneous records in line with the NMC / professional bodies of the Trust.
- Manage and lead safe and effective discharge planning working in collaboration with colleagues in the multidisciplinary team within the community and community hospitals. Work collaboratively and ensure maintenance of effective multi-disciplinary communication and with other professionals / agencies / other stake holders to ensure needs are met in relation to care input, support for ongoing care needs and safe discharge.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person Specification
Clinical experience
Essential
- Range of clinical experience
Desirable
- Completion of or application pending Post graduate level Leadership and Management module
Team development
Essential
- evidence of working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals
Desirable
- Evidence of completion of or working with a QI project
change management
Essential
- Evidence of managing change
Desirable
- Completion of coaching and mentoring level 7 module
Flexibility
Essential
- Evidence of working flexibly and encouraging others to do the same
Desirable
- working with plus sized patients
Compassion
Essential
- Ability to provide compassion and fairness across all platforms (staff and patients)
Person Specification
Clinical experience
Essential
- Range of clinical experience
Desirable
- Completion of or application pending Post graduate level Leadership and Management module
Team development
Essential
- evidence of working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals
Desirable
- Evidence of completion of or working with a QI project
change management
Essential
- Evidence of managing change
Desirable
- Completion of coaching and mentoring level 7 module
Flexibility
Essential
- Evidence of working flexibly and encouraging others to do the same
Desirable
- working with plus sized patients
Compassion
Essential
- Ability to provide compassion and fairness across all platforms (staff and patients)
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
