Ward Manager

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

The closing date is 03 April 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced health professional to join our friendly multi-disciplinary Rehabilitation and Recovery Unit as the Ward Manager. This role is based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, however your will be employed by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

The purpose of the role:

To provide holistic and person-centred care and support community patients in an acute setting.
The post holder is responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for each inpatient.
To set the standards of care within the Ward and ensure that personal and professional practice contributes to overall excellence within the clinical area.
To lead the day to day operation of the service within the Ward taking overall responsibility for the line management of staff and the provision of high quality services.
To provide professional leadership and support to staff by bringing expertise in theory and practice to the ward.
To be responsible for the day to day management of the sub-acute wards i.e., Health and Safety issues, acting within Trust policies and procedures.
To maintain effective communication with various disciplines, relatives, patients and outside agencies within the clinical environment.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

Work directly with the ward clinical team including medical staff, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff to discuss, agree and record the patient's pre -admission and current level, identify and assess patients requiring support services or advice for discharge.
To manage the service regularly taking charge of a shift whilst maintaining overall responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of careprogrammes within the whole ward.
To be a competent practitioner, leading innovation and demonstrating clinical expertise.
To ensure that discharge planning commences at admission and ensures a smooth transition to home or other suitable environment.
To manage staff within their ward/department including specific induction, recruitment and selection, deployment, training, performance management, sickness/ absence and appraisals.
To ensure that nursing care satisfies the competence requirements of the NMC and Trust Policies.
To manage the patient case load appropriately, to include delegation of work to team members, using resources effectively, demonstrating that the service is value for money.
To ensure the development, production and implementation of the ward/department's objectives, in line with agreed service and financial objectives.

About us

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Date posted

20 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

825-7054932-OPS

Job locations

RRU Ward 18 at Royal Shrewsbury Hopsital

Mytton Oak Road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person Specification

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

Professional clinical qualification
State registration
Evidence of CPD and completion of portfolio
Knowledge and expertise through a combination of in depth experience and post graduate study

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Substantial post graduate experience
Substantial line management and supervision experience
Recent experience of community working
Use of evidence based practice
Sound knowledge of the roles within a multidisciplinary team Experience of supervising staff

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

Highly developed leadership skills
Ability to triage referrals
Knowledge of skills and roles of other professionals
Ability to delegate tasks to appropriate professionals/team members
Able to manage unpredictable nature of caseload
Knowledge of audit and research
Expertise in treating patients with a broad spectrum of complex clinical conditions and social situations
IT literate

Person Specification

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

Professional clinical qualification
State registration
Evidence of CPD and completion of portfolio
Knowledge and expertise through a combination of in depth experience and post graduate study

EXPERIENCE

Essential

Substantial post graduate experience
Substantial line management and supervision experience
Recent experience of community working
Use of evidence based practice
Sound knowledge of the roles within a multidisciplinary team Experience of supervising staff

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Essential

Highly developed leadership skills
Ability to triage referrals
Knowledge of skills and roles of other professionals
Ability to delegate tasks to appropriate professionals/team members
Able to manage unpredictable nature of caseload
Knowledge of audit and research
Expertise in treating patients with a broad spectrum of complex clinical conditions and social situations
IT literate

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).