Job summary
Are you a dynamic and motivated individual looking to take the next step in your nursing leadership career? Due to internal promotion, we have an exciting opportunity for a new Ward Manager to lead our specialist 9-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit dedicated to patients recovering from limb-loss.
Pine Cottage provides a tailored multidisciplinary approach for our patients to support them in the initial stages of their recovery and rehabilitation adjusting to limb loss to enable a safe discharge. The successful candidate will be leading a well-established team of nurses and care support workers whilst working closely with our Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Discharge Co-ordinator, Housekeepers and our medical colleagues.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, experienced and motivated nurse with a proven track record for organising and providing patient care of the highest standard.
The successful candidate will:
- Have an NMC registration.
- Lead and manage a dedicated team, fostering a culture of compassion, inclusion, safety, and excellence.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care to patients undergoing complex rehabilitation.
- Need to be motivated in implementing service changes and influencing others.
- Support and develop staff while managing day-to-day operations and ward-level concerns.
- Drive innovation and continuous service improvement across the unit.
- Have excellent inter-personal skills to lead, work alongside and motivate the multidisciplinary team.
- Be expected to manage a team of staff members, deal with complaints at ward level and manage day to day operational issues.
About us
Find out more about working for our organisation here:
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Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the day-to-day operational line management of the team, leading and ensuring a 24-hour, 7-day service is provided.
- To facilitate the admission and discharge of patients to and from the specialist unit.
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to patients
- To provide senior leadership with the expectation to cover service gaps as required.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation care plans and discharge goal setting.
- To provide supervision, advice and support to other members of nursing staff and rehabilitation assistants within the team regarding management and care of people with complex nursing needs.
- To lead on recruitment including inductions for new staff, work experience placements and other learners.
- To monitor and manage staff absence, off duty including annual leave and study leave in line with NCH&Cs policies, procedures and guidelines. Escalate information if any significant trends / issues are identified.
- Establish clear, positive and credible leadership within the clinical team, promoting and supporting the maintenance of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
- To manage the wards budget.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To be responsible for the day-to-day operational line management of the team, leading and ensuring a 24-hour, 7-day service is provided.
- To facilitate the admission and discharge of patients to and from the specialist unit.
- To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to patients
- To provide senior leadership with the expectation to cover service gaps as required.
- To ensure that patients, families and carers are involved in the planning and prioritisation of their rehabilitation care plans and discharge goal setting.
- To provide supervision, advice and support to other members of nursing staff and rehabilitation assistants within the team regarding management and care of people with complex nursing needs.
- To lead on recruitment including inductions for new staff, work experience placements and other learners.
- To monitor and manage staff absence, off duty including annual leave and study leave in line with NCH&Cs policies, procedures and guidelines. Escalate information if any significant trends / issues are identified.
- Establish clear, positive and credible leadership within the clinical team, promoting and supporting the maintenance of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
- To manage the wards budget.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration, Level 1.
- 1st level Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Management or leadership training.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Mentorship module
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a relevant or Team Leader role
- Experience of developing clinical staff.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Significant clinical experience working within elderly rehabilitation and long terms conditions.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Clinical audit and research experience.
- Experience of staff supervision, appraisal and management.
Desirable
- Experience at presenting posters or presentations at local and/or national conferences.
- Leadership and management of a team with a proven track record.
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal and ability to communicate across organisational boundaries.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Proven record of data collection and clinical audit.
- Ability to work with colleagues as part of a team.
- Ability to delegate.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines.
- Ability to problem solve and use initiative where appropriate.
- Committed to life long learning and continued professional development through post-graduate education.
- Report writing skills
- IT Skills.
Desirable
- Proven teaching and presentation skills - ability to pass on appropriate skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally on an individual and group basis.
- Ability to evaluate research evidence and apply relevant outcome measures.
- Evidence of managerial skills.
- Knowledge and application of national guidelines and standards relevant to the speciality.
Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Essential
- Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure and ability to maintain judgement and professionalism under pressure.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Accountable for self and others.
- Adaptable with good problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to empathise, use tact and diplomacy.
- Able to maintain high professional and personal standards.
- Confident in approach to patients, colleagues and other health professionals.
- Ability to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity required for patients
Communication
Essential
- Will be required to communicate with service manager assistant director level and MDT appropriate to the role e.g. experience in presenting contentious information senior managers
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in the English language in both spoken and written modalities.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Will be required to work with range of staff which will include the management of the nursing team linking with other experts for example Human Resources.
- Will be working closely with the MDT job related teams
- Will be required to deliver some training which would require the use of technology to deliver this to range of clinical staff.
- Will be required to deliver management and clinical supervisor with staff.
Other
Essential
- Able to make own travelling arrangements to meet service needs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current NMC registration, Level 1.
- 1st level Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Management or leadership training.
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Mentorship module
Experience
Essential
- Experience working at a relevant or Team Leader role
- Experience of developing clinical staff.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Significant clinical experience working within elderly rehabilitation and long terms conditions.
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Clinical audit and research experience.
- Experience of staff supervision, appraisal and management.
Desirable
- Experience at presenting posters or presentations at local and/or national conferences.
- Leadership and management of a team with a proven track record.
Skills
Essential
- Advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- Advanced communication skills both written and verbal and ability to communicate across organisational boundaries.
- Organisational and time management skills.
- Proven record of data collection and clinical audit.
- Ability to work with colleagues as part of a team.
- Ability to delegate.
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines.
- Ability to problem solve and use initiative where appropriate.
- Committed to life long learning and continued professional development through post-graduate education.
- Report writing skills
- IT Skills.
Desirable
- Proven teaching and presentation skills - ability to pass on appropriate skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally on an individual and group basis.
- Ability to evaluate research evidence and apply relevant outcome measures.
- Evidence of managerial skills.
- Knowledge and application of national guidelines and standards relevant to the speciality.
Personal Attributes / Behaviours
Essential
- Enthusiastic and able to work under pressure and ability to maintain judgement and professionalism under pressure.
- Able to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- Committed to personal and team development.
- Accountable for self and others.
- Adaptable with good problem solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to empathise, use tact and diplomacy.
- Able to maintain high professional and personal standards.
- Confident in approach to patients, colleagues and other health professionals.
- Ability to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Value and respect the privacy and dignity required for patients
Communication
Essential
- Will be required to communicate with service manager assistant director level and MDT appropriate to the role e.g. experience in presenting contentious information senior managers
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary team.
- Able to communicate highly effectively in the English language in both spoken and written modalities.
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Will be required to work with range of staff which will include the management of the nursing team linking with other experts for example Human Resources.
- Will be working closely with the MDT job related teams
- Will be required to deliver some training which would require the use of technology to deliver this to range of clinical staff.
- Will be required to deliver management and clinical supervisor with staff.
Other
Essential
- Able to make own travelling arrangements to meet service needs.
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).
