Ward Manager

To have responsibility for the following aspects of care and management:

Ensure that all care delivered is evidence based and that guidelines are up to date.

Monitor standards of care using fundamentals of care audit framework.

Selection, deployment, training and development of staff and students

Assess, develops and implement specialised nursing packages of care in collaboration

with the multi-disciplinary team to maintain standards.

To create and support an environment of lifelong learning and continuous

professional development

Refers and orders specialised tests in line with agreed protocols and clinical governance guidelines.

To assist in the development of evidence based practice in the renal service.

Delivers specialist haemodialysis treatments including HDF & SLED in acute setting.

Delivers specialist respiratory care acute CPAP,Optiflow and Bipap

Educational strategies that ensure patient care needs are met.

Provides highly specialised nursing advice to ensure appropriate treatment and care is delivered to

the patient at all times in line with NICE guidelines and UK Kidney association guidelines.

Is accountable for the provision, organisation and direction of the nursing care for the patient

in his/her care.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Qualifications and Training

Desirable: - Level 6 degree or Msc level 7

Knowledge and skills

Desirable: - Counselling skills; - ICT skills Presentation and teaching skill

Personal Attributes

Essential: - Self-aware & able to manage staff well being Assertive, approachable, conscientious, Professional, kind and loyal , reliable Supportive to colleagues

Experience

Desirable: - Experience and knowledge of Transplantation, peritoneal dialysis and general and advanced kidney care; - Evidence of participation in research