Deputy Ward Manager

To assume responsibility for the management of a ward/department, including the assessment of care needs, the implementation of evidence-based programme of care in the absence of the Ward Manager. To supervise, support and educate junior members of the team. To exercise accountability as set out in the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. To be responsibility for all nursing care standards and to maintain high clinical standards. To act as team leader and co-ordinate the multi-disciplinary care of a group of patients. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Management course; - Leadership course; - Diploma or degree in nursing; - Qualification in specialty

Experience

Essential: - Previous post registration experience.; - Experience of relevant speciality.; - Experience of co-ordinating a team.

Desirable: - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools.; - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods.