Ward Manager - Pershore Community Hospital

Job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated, full time Ward Manager with the possession of a strong clinical knowledge base to lead the team on the ward at Pershore Community Hospital. Pershore Community Hospital is a 26 bedded rehabilitation ward. We hold some of the traditional values of a Community Hospital with high standards of person centred care, time to talk to your patient, build relationships and be part of their recovery from admission to discharge.

You will be working closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and offering support to families, which is a key role in ensuring the best possible care is given to the patients on this ward. Could this be you? If you would like to discuss informally if this is the right role for you, get in touch with Recruiting Manager which can be found on the top right-hand side of the advert.

Main duties of the job

This post requires motivation, enthusiasm, and demonstration of evidence based clinical practice as well as the ability to initiate and sustain new/innovative ways of working. The candidate should be a dynamic and inspiring leader, with proven history of providing supervision to junior staff, be motivated and enthusiastic about your professional development and open to undertaking further academic qualifications. You must be flexible, approachable, compassionate, motivated, hardworking and be able to use your own initiative whilst also having the ability to work under pressure. You must possess organisational and communication skills. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate and sustain new and innovative ways of working which facilitate developments in nursing practice as well as being self-motivated and committed to improving service delivery. We expect you to be dedicated with a positive attitude and ability to provide patients an excellent service.

We offer a supportive, exciting and challenging work environment and we are committed to the training and development of our staff. We are keen to develop suitable candidates in their role.

About us

We are community hospitals, neighbourhood teams and community health services across Worcestershire and the provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work in partnership with other organisations to keep our community well at home for as long as possible.

We provide services for people of all ages, across a range of settings, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions.

We have an open and supportive culture, recognised by the CQC and other external regulators. We want you to thrive, offering you every opportunity to develop. We will support you; help you fulfil your ambitions with a varied and flexible training programme; and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We endeavour to offer an attractive work-life balance, with flexibility in our approach to help you get the most out of your career.

We provide our staff with direct access to a wealth of resources to support their wellbeing, from our Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub, to wellbeing festivals or access to free online exercise classes.

At the core of our values, we are committed to equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights. We take every opportunity to strengthen our approach to equality and diversity in delivering best patient care and the employment of our staff.

We would encourage you to visit the Trusts Recruitment Microsite, click the Employer Website link.

Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Pershore Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Drive

Pershore

Worcestershire

WR10 1PS

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Pershore Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Drive

Pershore

Worcestershire

WR10 1PS

Employer's website

https://careers.hacw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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