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SalaryThe post holder will be responsible for delivering high quality, safe patient care for AMU as the Ward Manager and will provide safe, effective clinical and managerial leadership including the organisation of the department, nursing workforce and prioritisation of patient assessment, care and treatments .
He/she will be expected to embrace new operational challenges and proactively encourage the workforce to respond positively. The post holder will work collaboratively with the Matron to embrace changes and new ways of working, to develop and monitor services and performance to enhance and improve the quality and standard of care delivered to patients on AMU. A main focus of the role will be to take responsibility to ensure optimal quality care and patient experience, facilitating safe and timely admission, discharge and transfer is maintained at all times, as specified by National and Local Performance Targets. To maintain target times the post holder will actively participate in the implementation of the local, divisional and Trust Escalation policies.
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To provide effective clinical and managerial leadership to the Nursing team on AMU.
The Ward Manager is accountable for the standards of quality provided on AMU during their shift and the compliance of all KPI’s.
The Band 7 Ward Manager has the responsibility of ensuring all Nursing Workforce staff (registered and non-registered) on AMU are providing effective standards of care to patients that meet the quality standards.
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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustprovides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in2018,extension of a Neonatal Unit. We have recently moved into our brand new, state of the art Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce
RESPECT - COMPASSION - TEAMWORKPROFESSIONALISM
To manage and monitor daily staffing levels and skill mix to comply with agreed staffing levels and resources to ensure that appropriate 24hr nursing care is provided.
To participate in the off-duty rota, ensuring a Senior Clinical Nurse manages the shift at all times.
To be responsible for patients’ progress along the agreed care pathways within specified timeframes, which are supported by the implementation of evidence-based practice.
To act as a clinical expert to others providing clinical information and advice to junior staff, multidisciplinary team members, patients and relatives
To provide nursing care and expert clinical nursing support as appropriate to patients in the ward area and across other specialties as required.
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This advert closes on Sunday 3 Mar 2024
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