Job summary Ward 7 General SurgeryAn exciting opportunity for a new Ward manager to join our team within DDUGS, South Tees NHS foundation Trust are committed to learning and education.
We have a dedicated team through our academic centre (STRIVE) for your Continuous Professional Development.Ward 7 General Surgery is an integral provision within the Digestive Diseases, Urology and General Surgery Services Collaborative and has several specialities including:Upper GastrointestinalLower GastrointestinalColorectal SurgeryThe speciality is focused on high quality patient's centred care.
Ensuring that fundamental care is achieved continuously through the patients' journey.
Ward 7 is a 31 bedded ward that specialises in complex elective and emergency surgery.
Main duties of the job The team within this service work efficiently and effectively at a fast pace to support both elective and non-elective surgery, diagnosis intervention and ultimately safe discharge.Ward 7 is interlinked with other services within the organisation particularly focusing on elective and emergency surgery with complex stepdown from critical care.The strategic goals are centred on a positive patient journey and experience which is pivotal in minimising risk and reducing harm.
The surgical team are high performing and deliver organisational requirements of a well led service.We are looking for talented, motivated professional senior nurse, preferable in a clinical sister's position at present.
Who has general surgical experience and can demonstrate strong leadership and managerial skills within this clinical setting.
About us South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of the first acute hospital trusts in England since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve a rating increase to 'good' from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the care it delivers to patients and service users.
As the Ward Manager you will be pivotal in leading the team in the delivery of enhanced holistic services and standards of care to our patients aligned to the South Tees Accreditation for Quality of Care (STAQC) principles.
As an integral part of the managerial team you will be expected to demonstrate exceptionally diverse communication skills.
Have an aptitude for people management and the professional competence to make informed decisions to effectively manage operational and clinical incidents, staffing issues and effective bed utilisation throughout the directorate.
Job description Job responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills.
You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers.
This programme aims to: Explore leadership within the NHSPromote Trust Values and BehavioursDevelop your Leadership effectiveness and skillsPractitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential RN NMC registrant BSc (Hons) Degree Venepuncture and cannulation Recognised teaching qualification Experience Essential Significant experience working within surgical setting Varied experience in Surgical Nursing Evidence of leadership and development