Deputy Ward Leader -Trent

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated nurse to join our Neurosurgery team as a Deputy Ward Leader. The post holder will play a key role in the day-to-day management of the ward, leading and developing staff, coordinating patient care, promoting patient safety, and driving quality improvement initiatives. The post holder will have delegated responsibility and will be supported by the department leader based at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, to lead and manage the team in their absence.

With indirect supervision, the post holder will be supported to lead the day to day running of the neurosurgical ward, promoting care excellence and positive patient experience. This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to patient outcomes while developing your leadership and management skills within a supportive multidisciplinary team.

• Supporting the Ward Manager in the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care within a busy Neurosurgical ward.
• Providing clinical leadership, coordinating daily ward operations, managing patient flow, supporting and developing staff, and promoting patient safety, quality improvement, and effective multidisciplinary working.
• Acting as Ward Manager in their absence and ensuring compliance with Trust policies and professional standards.
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the staff, providing clinical and managerial support to Registered Staff and support staff.
• Responsible for work allocation and checking of tasks of support staff and/or less experienced staff.
• Possesses, or is willing to develop, specialist knowledge and expertise in the care and management of patients with neurosurgical conditions.
• Deputise for the ward leader at Directorate/ Divisional meetings and working groups.
• Facilitate communication, which results in clear responsibilities being identified within the multi-professional team.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co‑created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further details about the deputy ward leader/ department leader role, please see job description and person specification.

• Evidence of degree level study
• Mentorship course or equivalent
• Current NMC registration

• Formal leadership & management training

• Minimum of 3 years experience post registration
• Minimum of 1 years experience undertaking Band 6 responsibilities
• Ability to lead change or new ways of working

• Experience with in a Neurosurgical setting or…