Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 ward unit leader, we welcome applications from Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience.
UHL at Ashton Lodge will be open until approximately July 2025 and will transfer across to our new Unit within the City Centre at Preston Lodge.
Please contact Sally Rollings or Keiron Fletcher if you wish to discuss this role further in more details - details further down.
Main duties of the job
Take 24-hour accountability and responsibility for the given area. Be visible, accessible and responsive to the needs of service users, patients, carers and the public.
Provide direction and effective and inspirational leadership to the nursing and multi-disciplinary team (including ancillary and clinical support staff) within the area for which they are accountable.
Act as an expert clinical practitioner providing through themselves and their ward team an excellent quality of care to patients and service users.Act as a clinical and managerial role model within the ward team, CMG and across the wider organization.
Take responsibility for the provision of a supportive learning environment for all students on placement within the ward/unit for which they are responsible.
Practice clinically in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for a defined caseload. This will determine that Ward/Unit Manager is ward based and practices clinically at least 50% of their working time.
About us
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details
- PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONDELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
- PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCEMANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
- CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, REDUCTION OF RISK, AUDIT AND RESEARCH
- CONTINUING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details
- PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONDELIVERY OF EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE WITHIN THE ORGANISATION
- PATIENT AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND EXPERIENCEMANAGEMENT AND USE OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
- CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, REDUCTION OF RISK, AUDIT AND RESEARCH
- CONTINUING EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RN or AHP (level relevant to field of practice i.e adult / child / MH or LD)
- Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing qualification and a Practice Assessor preparation day
- Formal Post registration education (accredited / non-accredited) relevant to speciality
Desirable
- Clinical Leadership Programme
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical competence and expertise relevant to specialty
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of policy and practice relevant to speciality
Desirable
- Audit experience/research skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including at senior level
- Recent experience in supporting learners in your workplace and supervising their progress and assessing their practice.
Leadership, Education and Professional Development
Essential
- Ability to prioritiseUse initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team
- Dynamic individual, able to challenge constructively and to lead a team
- Good verbal and written skills and Able to influence other professional groups
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- RN or AHP (level relevant to field of practice i.e adult / child / MH or LD)
- Recognised NMC/HCPC Teaching and Assessing qualification and a Practice Assessor preparation day
- Formal Post registration education (accredited / non-accredited) relevant to speciality
Desirable
- Clinical Leadership Programme
Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical competence and expertise relevant to specialty
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of policy and practice relevant to speciality
Desirable
- Audit experience/research skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration experience including at senior level
- Recent experience in supporting learners in your workplace and supervising their progress and assessing their practice.
Leadership, Education and Professional Development
Essential
- Ability to prioritiseUse initiative and has the ability to lead and co-ordinate a multi-disciplinary team
- Dynamic individual, able to challenge constructively and to lead a team
- Good verbal and written skills and Able to influence other professional groups
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
