Deputy Ward Manager - Astley Ward

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager position on Astley Ward working 37.5 hours per week.

We are looking for a qualified nurse who wishes to further their career and to join our existing team. You will be working closely with the Ward Manager and deputising in her absence.

You will be committed to providing high quality care to a range of patients with differing needs and be willing to embrace new role opportunities. You should be able to work as part of a team and be able to use your initiative.

Excellent communication skills and flexibility to meet the needs of the service are required.

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the specified closing date if a high volume of suitable applications are received.

The post holder will support the Ward Manager in all aspects of ward management.

You will have a key role in co-ordinating and developing the nursing team and ensuring that patients receive the required standard of care. You will support the Ward Manager in ensuring all staff comply with Trust policies and professional and legal standards.

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Key results from the job holder

• Manage the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager, co-ordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
• Participate in the directorate senior nurse bleep rota as required dealing with emergency/urgent situations, the redeployment of staff and giving advice to staff on other wards as the need arises.
• Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
• Organize own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/management team as necessary.
• Deputise for the ward manager as requested at meetings and other events
• Maintain ward management records and produce timely management reports at the request of the ward manager or as required in his/her absence.
• Maintain an awareness of current identified best practice within the relevant sphere of nursing.
• Deliver nursing care on the basis of available valid evidence and as detailed in clinical guidelines and protocols.
• Take a lead role in the audit of nursing care within the ward, share learning with others and assist in ensuring that identified scope for improvement is realised.
• Maintain effective registration in accordance with NMC standards.

Planning and Organisational Duties

• Manage the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager, co-ordinating the activities of the ward team and deploying resources effectively.
• Participate in the directorate senior nurse bleep rota as required dealing with emergency/urgent situations, the redeployment of staff and giving advice to staff on other wards as the need arises.
• Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the ward itself and with relevant external agencies or individuals.
• Organise own workload and adjust priorities in response to issues arising in the workplace.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to issues which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-disciplinary/management team as necessary.
• Deputise for the ward manager as requested at meetings and other events.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the nursing care of patients in…