Ward Manager Job Northampton area,England UK,Nursing

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Role overview

Band 7 Ward Manager for Paddington Ward, responsible for the paediatric medical ward, High Dependency Unit and Medical Day Case Unit. Reporting to the Child Health Matron, the post provides visible clinical and operational leadership to ensure safe, evidence-based, family-centred care and effective 24-hour management.

Core responsibilities

Lead clinical standards, patient safety and experience; manage staffing, performance, education, rostering, budget and resources; oversee governance, safeguarding, infection prevention, incidents, risks and audits; and drive service improvement, collaborative working and delivery of Trust priorities.

Essential requirements

Registered Children's Nurse/RSCN with leadership and management training, APLS or EPLS, teaching and assessing experience, and substantial acute paediatric experience at Band 6 or above. Strong leadership, communication, governance, safeguarding, organisational and change‑management skills are required, alongside resilience and commitment to equality, inclusion and Trust values.

Person specification Education, Training and Qualifications Essential criteria

RSCN or RN(Child)
Active NMC PIN
Leadership course
Evidence of appropriate continuous professional development
APLS / EPLS qualification
>3 years experience in Acute setting with minimum 1 year at Band 6 in relevant speciality.

Desirable criteria

APLS / EPLS instructor qualification
Ward manager experience

Knowledge and experience Essential criteria

substantial Paediatric Experience at Band 6 or above in an acute setting / PICU/ PHDU
Experience of Multi-professional working
Experience of managing a Team
Credible professional knowledge of paediatric nursing
Experience of dealing with safeguarding issues
Knowledge of clinical governance practices relating to paediatrics

Desirable criteria

Project management experience
Participation in clinical Governance / audit
Ward manager experience

Skills Essential criteria

Excellent leadership, management, support and motivational skills
Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
Effective communication with people from varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds
Evidence of Expert clinical skills
Skilled in implementing change
Teaching experience
Able to prioritise workload and work to time frames
Excellent organisational skills
Computer literate
Experience of working with an ODN
Able to cope with difficult, challenging and sometimes emotional situations as they arise
Physically able to fulfil requirements of the job, e.g. manual handling.

Key competencies , Personal qualities and Attributes Essential criteria

Passionate about role
Caring approach to sick CYP and their family
Innovator and motivator
Able to work autonomously
Able to work under pressure

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire…