Ward Manager - Ward 10A Frailty

• Provide leadership, management and team development to designated staff group, acting in aconsultative capacity, ensuring safe and effective service delivery.
• Provide specialist advice, leadership and support to the wider MDT ensuring the patient is at thecentre of all decision making.
• Ensure high quality care throughout the service by ensuring assessment planning, implementationand evaluation of care delivery
• Maintain staff and patient records in compliance with Trust policy
• Liaising with internal departments and external agencies in order to provide evidence-based careand contribute to policy and practice changes.
• Ensure delegated budget is managed in line with Trusts standing financial instructions
• To uphold the standards of professional practice, promoting and maintaining high quality patientcare.
• Overall responsibility for the management of the department and will be accountable for the qualityof care within that environment in line with Trust policy and professional codes and standards
• Lead and provide a highly visible presence being responsive and accessible to patients, carersand staff.

• To have overall responsibility for the delivery of high-quality patient care by their team members.
• To have responsibility for implementing and maintaining Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
• Participate in quality inspections and produce an action plan with clinical and non-clinical servicesas necessary to ensure identified defects are rectified.
• Maintain safe staffing levels, escalating as required.
• Ensure patient records are maintained accurately and that documentation reflects care provided.
• Maximise the use of clinical resources, monitoring and initiating improvements within thedesignated department
• Maintain clinical competence according to professional standards for example medicinemanagement, maintenance of pumps and infusions, insertion of catheters, removal of sutures, ILSetc
• Maintain professional competence, authority and credibility through clinical practice, acting as arole model and leader, providing supervision and support to nursing staff.
• Act as an expert clinician, analysing and interpreting complex needs or situations, makingjudgements based on knowledge
• Provide and receive complex, sensitive information where there may be barriers to understanding,using persuasion and reassurance as required
• Participate in the investigation of complaints ensuring a thorough, timely and accurate report isproduced and agreed actions are implemented
• Investigate accidents/incidents implementing actions and reporting to Matron as required by Trustpolicy.
• Act on concerns raised by team members or service users taking appropriate action according toTrust Policies and Guidelines.
• Provide timely and accurate data and statistical returns as required.

• Co-ordinate & monitor duty rosters, annual leave, study leave and sickness & absence to ensureeffective utilisation and deployment of staff. Assess and interpret complex information to ensuresafe staffing within the department at all times.
• Plan and implement orientation programmes for all newly appointed staff.
• Ensure compliance with Mandatory Training requirements, maintaining records of training anddevelopment undertaken.
• Ensure regular supervision of staff, undertaking personal development plans in line with Trustpolicy, identifying training needs
• Day to day management of individual / team performance, conduct and behavioural issues,escalating any serious concerns to formal processes.
• Ensure effective recruitment, selection and retention of staff in accordance with agreed policiesand procedures.
• Develop, implement and monitor programmes of specialty based teaching, ensuring leaningobjectives are achieved.
• To ensure the educational needs of students are met and evaluated during their allocation to the department

• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care, establishing and maintainingeffective communication systems to ensure care is responsive to patient needs and wishes.
• Continually monitor standards of care and lead initiatives to effect improvements by implementingevidence-based practice.
• Assist in the development of policies and protocols relevant to the specialty.
• In conjunction with senior leaders, propose and deliver service improvements ensuring evidence based practice is implemented within the department.

• Delegated budget holder for the department with overall responsibility to ensuring balance in bothpay and non-pay lines.
• Attendance at monthly budget meetings to report on variances
• Ensure achievement of financial, manpower and operational objectives identified for thedepartment.
• Ensure the effective and efficient use of resources and fulfil the responsibilities of budget holderincluding stock management and care and maintenance of equipment.
• Handles patients valuables, ensuring safe storage and transportationResearch and Audit
• To develop, undertake and implement audit within the department.
• To promote awareness of current research in the department.
• To introduce and apply research findings to the department relating to practice where relevant.
• To promote and disseminate local/national/international research findings to the department.
• To develop and implement methods of auditing nursing practice within own department.

• Responsible for ensuring own continuing professional development and identifying developmentneeds within the Trust knowledge and skills development review process.
• To identify areas for self-development, areas of interest and training requirements within yourpersonal performance planning and Development Review.
• To maintain a professional portfolio and reflective diary for developmental purposes andrevalidation.
• Support the rest of the team by recognising own and promoting self-help and wellbeing
• To attend corporate groups as a representative of the directorate and team.
• To represent the clinical area on working groups as appropriate and at relevant conferences atregional and national level and on working groups as appropriate.
• To participate in the business planning process, helping to identify areas for service development.
• Lead on delegated projects relating to local policy development

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Essential

• Registered Nurse or Registered health professional Diploma / Degree level qualification
• Current NMC Registration
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Leadership training or qualification (minimum Level 4 ILM or equivalent) or equivalent experience

Essential

• Able to demonstrate knowledge of NMC professional standards for practice contained within the code
• Experience of managing teams
• Experience of service development, such as clinical pathway management
• Substantial experience of working in a clinical environment
• Understanding of budget management within the NHS at departmental level
• Experience of involvement in relevant research/audit to underpin evidence-based practice
• Understand key features of clinical governance and risk

Essential

• Current up to date and relevant clinical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organisational and management skills
• Able to act as a leader, effectively managing staff in the department
• Accountable for own professional actions
• Ability to network and build relationships at all levels act as a change agent
• Computer literacy eg experience of electronic patient record

Essential

• Frequent sitting or standing in a restricted position; occasional moderate effort for several short period.
• Walks, stands most of shift; occasionally moves, occasional manoeuvres patients.
• Frequent concentration, work pattern unpredictable Concentration for patient clinical work
• Dealing with frequent interruptions and competing demands
• Occasional highly distressing or emotional circumstances. Deals with patient complaints, conveys unwelcome news, management of complaints/concerns arising from incidents, communicating to patients and relatives
• Working in ward environment providing direct clinical care
• Potential blood or body fluids exposure.