Ward Manager

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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Job summary

Are you passionate to improve children and young peoples experience and care through dynamic leadership? This is a great opportunity to develop the future of children's services at Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust. This is an exciting time for us as we move into our new acute hospital: Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

We are delighted to announce we are looking to recruit an exceptional Paediatric Ward Manager to be part of our existing forward thinking Senior Paediatric Nurse Leadership team.

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated individual who is passionate about quality driven care for children and young people. The successful candidate demonstrate a commitment to patient safety, quality improvement and an approach to leadership reflective of our Trust Values of Ambition, Respect, Compassion.

You will be expected to use your expert clinical knowledge, alongside your management and leadership skills, to enhance the experience of children, young people and families, and seek opportunities to engage with colleagues to embed a positive practice environment.

If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and have transformational leadership skills in order to support our exciting vision. Please do contact us for more information or an informal discussion on

Main duties of the job

The paediatric unit offers a unique environment for nursing professionals to develop their paediatric experience across a range of areas, Inpatients, HDU Critical Care Level 2, Paediatric Assessment Unit, and outpatients including surgery and day case interventions. As an integrated organisation our acute paediatric team works in close collaboration with our community children's nursing teams inclusive of our virtual ward team who are Nursing Times award nominees.

You will be responsible for the daily clinical, operational and quality management of outpatient and day case paediatric clinical areas, providing professional development of staff within that area. You will provide support to all staff within the paediatric unit and will work in partnership with all multi-disciplinary teams.

You will be responsible for providing compassionate leadership and professional development for nursing and support workers within the service and will work with the other paediatric senior nurses to develop best practice and ensure that there is consistency across the paediatric unit.

In collaboration with senior nursing team and acute Paediatric Matron, you will provide senior nursing leadership for the unit including some weekend working.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens this year and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH . If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continue your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives

Date posted

25 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

381-WC-6594565

Job locations

SWB NHS Trust

Birmingham/Sandwell

B71 4HJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are interested in this role and require any further information please see the attached job description for more details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are interested in this role and require any further information please see the attached job description for more details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience
Experience leading a team
Relevant experience in Acute Paediatrics
Evidence of previous resource management experience
Teaching and Assessing qualification

Skills

Essential

RN (Child)
Current NMC registration.
Post graduate qualification relevant to clinical speciality
Degree level qualification in health-related subject
Leadership or management qualification
Teaching and Assessing qualification

Desirable

Microsoft Office Skills
Master's degree or working towards
Counselling Skills Certificate qualification

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Significant post registration experience
Experience leading a team
Relevant experience in Acute Paediatrics
Evidence of previous resource management experience
Teaching and Assessing qualification

Skills

Essential

RN (Child)
Current NMC registration.
Post graduate qualification relevant to clinical speciality
Degree level qualification in health-related subject
Leadership or management qualification
Teaching and Assessing qualification

Desirable

Microsoft Office Skills
Master's degree or working towards
Counselling Skills Certificate qualification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).