Deputy Ward Manager - Nightingale Ward

Job overview

A fixed term/secondment opportunity is available in Nightingale Ward at PAH for Deputy Ward Managers. You will support the Ward Manager in ensuring a high standard of expert, holistic care is delivered to our patients and their relatives. You will also take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Ward Manager.

If you have relevant clinical expertise and experience in managing teams then we would welcome your application!

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• To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the ward/department complement
• To act as a clinical resource with the ward and across the care directorate as necessary
• To act as a positive role model to junior staff members
• To adhere to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times
• To demonstrate clinical expertise in care of any patients receiving treatment in the ward/department
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate the needs of patients on the ward/department on an ongoing basis, co-ordinating the care given by all members of the clinical team
• To accurately assimilate and interpret clinical information about the patient’s condition, promptly report changes and instigate remedial action as appropriate
• To ensure that accurate records are maintained reflecting both changes in the patient’s condition and treatment delivered
• To ensure that patients and their relatives are updated regularly with accurate information and ensure that it is presented in a way that they understand
• To ensure that Clinical Guidelines are implemented and to be actively involved in auditing practice in conjunction with line manager and the practice development team
• To ensure that practice is evidence based and with support assist in the development of policies and protocols with the clinical are

Working for our organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.