Ward Manager

3 weeks ago


Ipswich, United Kingdom Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Exciting opportunities at Walker Close

What to be part of a friendly, excited and energised team?

The Walker Close team are looking for a temporary Band 7 CTL (LD or RMN Nurse) to work on the LD inpatient Assessment and Treatment Unit.

You will be joining a friendly, motivated and enthusiastic team who are on their journey to outstanding. The wards form part of the acute service for learning disability and autism, along with the Intensive Support Team (IST), who work with people in the community to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions or providing transitional support between services.

We invest heavily in training, provide first class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone in our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential. The teams are updating their Positive Behaviour Support skills with the British Institute for Learning Disability (BILD) and enjoy other training such as Makaton as part of a wide selection of subjects delivered at our monthly protected days . You will be joining the team which will involve taking part in the ward QI projects and working towards improving patient care.

Who we are looking for?

We are looking for an experienced band 7 nurse to come and provide clinical leadership and management for the team and to support the Acute LD service manager and charges nurses.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the management and leadership of a team of health professionals providing care over a 24-hour period. To provide effective leadership and management to staff which promotes high performance standards both individually and as a team.

Expected to lead the ward team in providing high quality, compassionate nursing care and will be able to demonstrate this through compliance with performance outcomes.

Expected to be a positive and strong leader who will set a clear and compelling vision for the team, will be a visible presence who influences and supports consistently great teamwork and a positive culture.

To lead by example and motivate the team to provide exceptional levels of care to all our patients. As an enthusiastic and positive change agent, their dedication, professionalism and communication skills will inspire others to also go the extra mile and display high levels of performance in even the most challenging situations.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly, and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We are close to London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops, and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

We can accommodate some flexible working in line with the service need.

Benefits included with this role are:

*NHS pension

*a comprehensive in house & external training programmes

*career progression

*starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)

*staff physiotherapy service

*gym membership

*NHS discounts and many more

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs and @WalkerClose34

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management/supervision experience. Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team

Desirable

Evidence of leading a team through change Qualified as a nurse in excess of 2 years

Qualifications

Essential

Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered

Desirable

Ongoing professional development working towards degree level. Higher degree or post graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice.

Skills

Essential

Competent and effective treatment skills.
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