Ward Manager, Band 7- Gynaecology

Job description

Job responsibilities

- Carry out individualized nursing care and procedures to the highest standards complying with hospital policies and procedures at all times

- To maintain high standards of infection control, as per hospital policy. Be responsible for assisting with maintenance of a clean working environment.

- To manage own workload within clinical area and competence of the post.

- Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy

- Act as the patients advocate

- Promote fairness within the team and treat staff, patients and visitors with dignity and respect

- Maintaining confidentiality in keeping with NMC code

- Act as a chaperone when patients are having intimate examinations and ensure maintenance of privacy and dignity

- To assist practitioners during procedures on the ward and in out-patients

- Complete documentation to a high standard electronically and in writing format

- Maintain and provide patients with relevant and accessible written information regarding their procedures/treatments

- Promote effective liaison between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.

- Deal with difficult situations including patients who are upset or angry; provide compassion to colleagues and patients and their families.

- To ensure a positive focused service incorporating patients feedback to maintain and improve patient care.

- To act as an effective role model promoting excellence through practice.

- Providing teaching opportunities and contribute to learning and development of staff

- To ensure the safety and highest quality of care for patients is delivered at all times.

Assist health care professionals during examination of the patient's and minor surgical procedures and assist in arranging investigations.

Work within the Emergency Gynaecology Assessment unit and the ward as per roster allocation

Provide professional leadership to nurses and students, acting as a role model within the department, surgical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained

Be visible and maintain responsibility for the department, ensuring that day to day delivery istimely and safe, supporting the organisation to meet the corporate agenda; for example, CareQuality Commission and legislation.

Lead on and facilitate complex care, discharge, or patient care issues, and also on complaints being able to use analytical skills to problem solve and find solutions to ensure that best practice, and best patient care outcomes are achieved. To ensure that services are continually developed.

This will include meeting with patients and their representatives to manage and resolve complaint issues.

Highly visible, accessible, and influential figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely, to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Provide professional leadership to nurses, and students, acting as a role model within the department, surgical division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

Provide assurance to the Chief Nurse and Divisional Director for Quality and Nursing that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services within the Department and are tailored to the needs of the patients.

Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing. The post holder will deputise for the Matron as required

Support the development of nursing skills in all aspects of the role providing expert clinical knowledge and specialised advice.

Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the staff. The post holder will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named staff in the unit at any one time.

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Person Specification

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Essential

• Active Registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse
• Recognised Nursing degree
• Recognised leadership qualification
• Compassionate leadership program or training completed
• Experience of managing or leading a team as band 6 or above in the NHS
• Knowledge or experience of change management, quality assurance processes and working within a budget
• Evidence of development and evaluation of training resources
• Self motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for teaching , education and practice development
• Undertaken a QI project

Desirable

• Experience of working in gynaecology/womens health
• Resilient under pressure whilst understanding own limitations
• Transformation team focused leader
• Demonstrates commitment to research-based practice and clinical excellence

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (Ward 9a)

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

Employer's website

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