Senior Ward Manager

6 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Ward Manager to join our team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of our Surgery Directorate, you will be responsible for providing clinical leadership and management on our Plastic Surgery Ward.

Main Responsibilities
  • Lead the ward team and build successful links between key professionals to support and promote effective multi-disciplinary team working.
  • Manage the department nursing staff, ensuring patients receive high-quality clinical care and a good patient experience, having regard for their customs, religious beliefs, and doctrines.
  • Be wholly accountable for practice in line with the NMC code of professional conduct and take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge and professional competence.
  • Communicate effectively and efficiently, and liaise with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure patients receive seamless care within the trust.
  • Act as a professional nurse leader and role model to the staff, applying clinical skills of the highest standard and taking a proactive approach to the development of clinical competence in self and others.
  • Maximize use of clinical resources, implementing best practice in patient flow, admission, and discharge arrangements.
  • Monitor monthly budget statements, identifying trends, understanding spending patterns, and taking action as required.
  • Comply with the Trust's standing financial instructions.
  • Ensure departments have adequate resources/equipment to provide an effective service.
  • Develop and maintain effective channels of communication between all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
  • Participate in nursing and multi-professional research and audit, and implement actions identified from quality initiatives.
  • Identify and intervene where circumstances contribute to an unsafe environment for patients and staff, bringing instances to the attention of the Matron/Head of Nursing for the area.
  • Lead and support the ward team through the process of change, demonstrating tenacity, drive, professional integrity, balance, and perspective.
  • Deputise for the Matron as appropriate.
  • Be responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication, including transfusion of blood.
  • Be responsible for the correct administration of blood products.
  • Be responsible for assessing and recognizing emergencies in the specialty, interpreting information, and taking appropriate action, and leading others to do the same.
  • Act as an advocate for patients within the department, ensuring a patient-oriented approach to the delivery of care and meeting standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
Person Specification
  • Registration with the NMC.
  • Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Evidence of professional development related to clinical area.
  • Management qualification/training.
  • Leadership qualification.
  • Hold a range of management courses, such as passport to management, recruitment, and selection.
  • Masters degree.
  • Experience of managing an area, including rota, staff management, and budgets.
  • Experience undertaking appraisals.
  • Experience of audit.
  • Experience with resource management.
  • Ability to interpret and analyze complex data and findings.
  • Ability to actively participate in and develop initiatives.
About Us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals – Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We provide specialist care for patients, including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services, as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and, as part of King's Health Partners, we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching, and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.



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