Ward Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent full time position as a Band 7 ward Manager to support Jubilee Ward in Stroud Hospital.

You will be responsible and accountable for the leadership, development, Quality improvement, and management of services within Jubilee ward. This is to ensure the highest standards of patient care and rehabilitation are delivered in the most efficient and effective way across a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.

To act as a role model by being a highly visible, accessible, fair and authoritative figure on whom staff, patients, families and carers can rely

Support existing team members in the provision of appraisal and supervision of other team members including induction of junior staff members and support of those undergoing various training pathways.

Staff management and rota management

Promoting discharge planning and fostering a culture of enabling patients to become more independent.

To develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care with effective leadership and team management. Developing methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking

To be an effective leader to all clinical and non-clinical staff working in the department.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Support existing team members in the provision of appraisal and supervision of other team members including induction of junior staff members and assessment of work based studies such as a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Apprenticeships and Trainee Nursing Associates

Support existing team members in the planning and delivery of teaching sessions to members of the multidisciplinary team and outside agencies including professions from primary care in order to implement mandatory training or to pass on specialist knowledge and skills. These sessions may be part of protected learning time

Contribute to service development and quality initiatives in line with local and national policies using audit and policy development

Undertaking other duties appropriate to the post as requested by senior managers

Ensure that through competent planning and organisational skills, the post holder allocates sufficient time to provide and…