Ward Manager 7C Children's Gastroenterology
Posted 1 day 9 hours ago by NHS
The role is to manage a 14 bedded children's ward with a focus on gastroenterology. You will be expected to share both clinical and managerial skills in this role. We are looking for an individual with previous gastroenterology experience who is looking to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable paediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal failure and other relevant conditions.
The role involves a significant amount of safeguarding work and working closely with both the multi-disciplinary clinical teams and the children's hospital senior management team.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide expert clinical leadership at ward level, setting and delivering high standards of clinical care. The post holder will provide 24 hour accountability for the overall management of the ward and the delivery of nursing care. Responsible for the management, deployment and supervision of nursing and associated staff and the management of the budget. To lead the development of ward nursing practice and standards of care. Responsible for the education of patients and staff.
The post holder will provide and element of co-ordination of the discharge of complex, long-term patients, delegating appropriate tasks to the relevant members of the team.
About usBarts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job responsibilitiesThe full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification Qualifications- oRSCN / RN Child with current NMC registration
- oPractice Assessor and Supervisor course.
- oPILS
- oEvidence of continued practice development.
- oEducated to degree level.
- oLeadership course or development programme
- oGastroenterology course or qualification.
- oEPALS/APLS.
- oVery recent experience working on a gastroenterology ward.
- oExperience in working with central lines, parenteral nutrition, PEGs and administering feeds.
- oExperience of audits in a clinical area.
- oExperience managing staff.
- oKnowledge and understanding of parenteral nutrition and its' management.
- oKnowledge if both intestinal failure and inflammatory bowel disease.
- oAbility to implement change in order to improve patient care.
- oClinical leadership skills.
- oAdaptable and able to deal with changing workloads
- oAbility to collect and analyse data using computerised systems
- oAbility to manage a budget.
- oKnowledge of healthroster and Millenium CRS.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.