Ward Manager

Job summary

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about patient care? Do you enjoy supporting staff to be the best they can be?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse with General surgery experience and Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. We are seeking an experienced individual who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about joint leadership in the provision of high quality care to this specific group of patients. Working closely with the General Surgery Consultants, Service line management team including the Matron, alongside Clinical Nurse Specialists, you will contribute to the appropriate assessment and treatment for this specialist group of patients.

The ward is a busy area with a high turnover of both emergencies and elective pathways. The ward also currently care for a small number of patients who fit into the clinically extremely vulnerable bracket with additional care needs under the care of the Medical Business Unit.

You should have substantial experience with nursing surgical patients and will be educated to degree level.

You will need to possess excellent communication, interpersonal skills and must be competent with using key trust systems (HealthRoster, SafeCare live and NerveCentre). Above all, you will be a compassionate leader with the ability to support staff at this unpredictable and stress full time.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for the patient's clinical journey along agreed patient care pathways, supported by evidence-based practice.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient operational management of the ward/dept
• To provide the highest standard of safe, effective and compassionate care through the effective use of evidence-based practice in line with agreed local and national standards and the NMC Code.
• To provide a continuously improving service in line with the clinical governance framework, Trust objectives, and the NHS performance framework
• To provide clinical leadership, expertise, advice and support to the nursing and multi -professional team to facilitate the effective delivery of care to patients at all times.
• To support and continually develop staff to ensure they have the appropriate level of skill, knowledge and competence to meet service/specialty requirements.

About us

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust, better known as QEH is based in the North East of England where we provide a range of hospital and community health services. Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients. We employ around 4,200 staff and currently provide 600 hospital beds across Gateshead. Our primary focus is on providing excellent general health services to our local community complemented by key specialist areas including Gynaeoncology, maternity, palliative care and old age psychiatry.

If you are interested in applying for this post and feel that you possess the relevant qualities, skills and experience to complement our existing team and improve services for patients we look forward to hearing from you. An informal discussion / visit with a member of the senior nursing team is strongly recommended.