Nurse Team Manager - Acute Assessment Unit

Job summary

We are recruiting for Nurse Team Manager who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

This is an exciting time to join the acute division of unplanned care, where we are incorporating multi-speciality medical and same day emergency care, all into one footprint under the umbrella of acute medical services.

We are seeking an experienced acute or emergency Nurse Team Manager who would like to develop their management and skills in a busy assessment unit.

You will be able to adapt to continually changing situations whilst promoting the highest quality patient care, working closely and collaboratively with same day emergency care and the emergency department to maintain timely and safe patient flow.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

The Nurse Team manager will be accountable for the line management of nursing staff, enabling the department to provide the highest standards of care, minimising any risks to service users.

Promote high standards of professional practice and the delivery of quality care within the corporate policies, protocols, and guidelines.

Be accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures at department level, through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy as outlined in Section 3 of the strategy.

Be accountable for the budget management.

Provide effective leadership for all nurses, clinical support workers, clerks and ward housekeepers employed by the service.

Be a member of the directorate's management team providing expert advice and direction on nursing and clinical governance issues.

Be a role model for nurses, representing the department and Trust as required and identified by the PSM, DHON,HON, Clinical Director and General Manager.

The post holder will be required to work a mix of long day and night shifts both clinically and supervisory, demonstrating sound clinical knowledge across multiple specialities.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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