Ward Manager

Job summary

Are you a current senior nurse or Allied Health Professional looking to take the next step in your career?

Are you keen to develop your leadership and management skills and become a ward manager?

6B is a ready to go unit caring for 30 patients who are medically optimised but require ongoing supported care for safe discharge. The focus for these patients is reablement with the aim of reducing the on-going care requirement. The ethos is to optimise patient independence through enablement, adopting a "dressed is best" approach, delivering care that will reflect the patients home or community environment on discharge.As the ward manager you will be instrumental in taking forward any ongoing and new developments in the Ready to Go processes to make this a success for our patients and Trust.

Main duties of the job

Promote and set high standards of professional care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines. Implement the trust 'values and beliefs' ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients' experience.

Provide strong professional leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives.

Continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care providing senior decision making and support.

About us

Yeovil District Hospital is now part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression, and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan - there is truly something for everyone!