Ward Manager - Acute Medical Unit

• Provide strong, visible clinical and professional leadership within AMU and MSDEC, supporting staff in the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective patient care.
• Be professionally accountable for the standards, quality and delivery of nursing care within your area of responsibility.
• Support, teach and develop nursing staff, promoting a positive learning culture and ensuring excellence in clinical practice.
• Demonstrate expert clinical knowledge in acute medicine, including patient flow, capacity and escalation management.
• Safely receive and manage medical referrals from the Emergency Department and oversee the effective coordination of the medical take team.
• Actively contribute to decision-making processes that impact patient flow, operational pressures and service delivery across the unit.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness, infection prevention and control within the clinical area.
• Act as the named budget holder and authorised signatory, ensuring responsible management of financial resources.
• Maintain responsibility for information governance within the ward/department, ensuring accuracy, completeness and timely submission of data.
• Work collaboratively with senior nurses, medical staff and the wider multidisciplinary team to support service improvement and operational effectiveness.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of which must be within specialty at band 6
• Demonstrate an ability to manage high quality patient care provision
• Change management experience and evidence to support change management