Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, dynamic and
resilient Ward Manager to lead the brilliant nursing team on the Captain Sir
Tom Moore (CSTM) Ward at the Halton General Hospital site.
CSTM Ward offers holistic care to those requiring elective surgery and post
operative recovery and rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery, ambulatory
trauma, Breast, ENT and Urology . The ward environment is busy, challenging and
fast paced but also very rewarding.
A proportion of our patients are
living with dementia so having a keen interest in ensuring that this group of
patients receive the best care available will be a must for the successful
candidate
Main duties of the job
As Ward Manager you will be approachable, supportive, and dedicated to
achieving excellence.
Smooth running of the ward, delivery of key performance metrics,
recruitment and retention, individual performance reviews, auditing, finance,
and quality improvement are just a few of the areas you will be involved in
managing on a day-to-day basis.
If you are a visible role model with excellent communication skills and
sound clinical knowledge who is efficient with their time and extremely organised,
then we would like to hear from you.
The successful applicant must be able to commit to the Trust standards,
which are:
Quality Delivering excellence to our patients.
People Committed to and caring for our staff.
Sustainability Being here for our community, now and going forward.
The successful candidate must be a role model for our Trust values.
Working together.
Excellence.
Inclusive.
Kind.
Embracing Change
Putting people first remains our collective and individual responsibility and is central to the delivery of high quality care that is safe, effective, caring and responsive. The Trust has developed its Our WHH Values which promote a culture that learns from its mistakes, from excellence and innovations, where our staff feel valued for their contribution to delivering a first class service.
We Are WHHand together we will make a difference:
About us
Join the WHH team, here we believe in
our mission and our vision, whilst supporting and including our team,
Our Mission: We will be outstanding for our patients, our
communities and each other
Our Vision: We will be a great place to receive healthcare, work
and learn
To
achieve our vision we believe we need to focus on the Quality of our services, on the People who deliver them and on ensuring our organisations Sustainability with the wider health
economise in which we operate. We call this our QPS framework and we use QPS to shape our future strategy and to help us to deliver
our vision and mission.
The QPS framework is based on our own priorities
and needs and the local and national priorities for the NHS over the coming
years. The three elements of QPS are:
We will. Always put our patients
first delivering safe and effective care and an excellent patient
experience.
We will. Be the best place to
work with diverse and engaged workforce that is fit for now and the
future.
We will Work in partnership
with others to achieve social and economic wellbeing in our communities.
Interview Date: 31/10/2023
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has
arisen for a forward thinking, dynamic and resilient Ward Manager to lead the
brilliant nursing team on the Captain Sir Tom Moore (CSTM) Ward at the Halton General
Hospital site.
CSTM Ward offers holistic care
to those requiring elective surgery and post operative recovery and
rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery, ambulatory trauma, Breast, ENT
and Urology . The ward environment is busy, challenging and fast paced but also
very rewarding.
A proportion of our patients are living with
dementia so having a keen interest in ensuring that this group of patients
receive the best care available will be a must for the successful candidate
Please see attached Job Description for Full details of the post
Job description
Job responsibilities
An exciting opportunity has
arisen for a forward thinking, dynamic and resilient Ward Manager to lead the
brilliant nursing team on the Captain Sir Tom Moore (CSTM) Ward at the Halton General
Hospital site.
CSTM Ward offers holistic care
to those requiring elective surgery and post operative recovery and
rehabilitation following orthopaedic surgery, ambulatory trauma, Breast, ENT
and Urology . The ward environment is busy, challenging and fast paced but also
very rewarding.
A proportion of our patients are living with
dementia so having a keen interest in ensuring that this group of patients
receive the best care available will be a must for the successful candidate
Please see attached Job Description for Full details of the post
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Initiation and implementation of change.
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in email, word processing and spreadsheets.
- Able to manage own workload, plan the work of others and work autonomously.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Experienced in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
- Be a reflective practitioner
- Experience in site management
Desirable
- Participation in service development projects.
- Knowledge of, and participation in, financial management within the clinical setting.
- Experience of developing care pathways relevant to the specialty.
Specific role requirements
Essential
- ALS.
- Managing the Deteriorating patient.
Mental effort
Essential
- Be able to adapt to changing demands requiring high levels if concentration with frequent interruptions.
Qualifications
Essential
- RN.
- Mentorship ENB 998 or equivalent.
- ALS
Desirable
- Degree
- Leadership qualification Development
- Evidence of Leadership Development
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Initiation and implementation of change.
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding/ presentations to small groups of patients.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in email, word processing and spreadsheets.
- Able to manage own workload, plan the work of others and work autonomously.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Experienced in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
- Be a reflective practitioner.
- Experience in site management.
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to produce reports using word/excel
Physical effort
Essential
- be able to manage the physical nature of role, manual handling of patients, beds. Trolleys etc.
Desirable
- ** Please see attached Job Description for FULL person specification **
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Initiation and implementation of change.
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in email, word processing and spreadsheets.
- Able to manage own workload, plan the work of others and work autonomously.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Experienced in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
- Be a reflective practitioner
- Experience in site management
Desirable
- Participation in service development projects.
- Knowledge of, and participation in, financial management within the clinical setting.
- Experience of developing care pathways relevant to the specialty.
Specific role requirements
Essential
- ALS.
- Managing the Deteriorating patient.
Mental effort
Essential
- Be able to adapt to changing demands requiring high levels if concentration with frequent interruptions.
Qualifications
Essential
- RN.
- Mentorship ENB 998 or equivalent.
- ALS
Desirable
- Degree
- Leadership qualification Development
- Evidence of Leadership Development
Skills, knowledge and competencies
Essential
- Clinically competent.
- Initiation and implementation of change.
- Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding/ presentations to small groups of patients.
- Ability to communicate unpleasant and sensitive information.
- Able to present written information in a logical manner.
- Basic IT skills in email, word processing and spreadsheets.
- Able to manage own workload, plan the work of others and work autonomously.
- Effective delegation skills.
- Experienced in staff management, able to persuade and influence and handle conflict.
- Knowledge of professional and NHS issues.
- Assertive.
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the health care setting.
- Be a reflective practitioner.
- Experience in site management.
Physical skills
Essential
- Ability to produce reports using word/excel
Physical effort
Essential
- be able to manage the physical nature of role, manual handling of patients, beds. Trolleys etc.
Desirable
- ** Please see attached Job Description for FULL person specification **
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
Address
Halton General Hospital
Hospital Way
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 2DA
Employer's website
https://whh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
