Ward Manager Haematology & Oncology

Band 7 Unit Manager post leading the Haematology and Oncology Day Unit at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, on a permanent basis. The role centres on day-to-day clinical and managerial leadership of the nursing team, covering staffing, quality, clinical governance and resources. It also involves acting as an expert clinician and shaping nursing practice and service improvement, working alongside the Matron and the wider multidisciplinary team.

Applicants need current NMC registration and a record of leading in a specialist clinical setting.

• Lead and co-ordinate the nursing team, with daily responsibility for managing the clinical area
• Ensure the clinical team delivers a safe, effective, responsive, caring and well-led service with a positive patient experience
• Oversee staffing, quality, clinical governance and resources
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and act as a professional role model
• Work closely with the Matron and multidisciplinary team
• Shape nursing practice and lead service improvements
• Develop a supportive culture where colleagues can learn, grow and succeed
• Act as a highly skilled clinical expert with specialist knowledge of haematology and oncology

• BSc degree in a relevant field
• Post-registration qualifications for the specialty area
• Leadership development programme
• Teaching qualification or experience and a mentorship course

• Current NMC registration and any other relevant post-registration qualifications

• Significant demonstrable experience within the specialty, with evidence of professional development
• Evidence of team leadership and change management, with a relevant management or leadership course
• Managing resources and contributing to a departmental budget
• Evidence of developing policy and guidelines and managing resources
• Demonstrable experience of managing and supervising staff and taking charge of a ward or unit

• Clinical decision-making and critical appraisal skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills
• Effective leadership, team building, and coaching and mentoring skills, including supporting the development of others
• Organisational skills, forward planning and flexibility
• IT literacy
• Understanding of the principles of budgetary management, staff and HR management, and clinical governance

• Masters degree, or evidence of working towards one