Ward Manager F5/F2
Closed for applications on: 7-Feb-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 7-Feb-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Wythenshawe Hospital
- Address
- Southmoor Rd
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M23 9LT
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Cardiology
Job overview
Are you are a Registered Nurse working at Band 6 or 7 level with experience in leading a team and looking to further develop your career?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, dynamic nurse at Wythenshawe Hospital, to lead an acute cardiology ward along with a pre operative assessment clinic and day case ward.
This requires an experienced and highly motivated individual to undertake the role of Ward Manager on the acute cardiology ward F5/F2 .
Our key focus is to provide high quality care to our patients, many of whom have complex cardiology conditions, pre and post cardiac surgery and post cardiac catheter lab procedures, who may require cardiac monitoring .
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A successful individual must be highly motivated to take on this challenge and meet head on the pressure to maintain high standards and delivery of quality care, whilst leading the nursing team. You will demonstrate key leadership and management skills and will be responsible for providing clinical and professional leadership for a team of staff supporting the service, including utilising your leadership and clinical skills to meet the needs of the unit. The implementation of service development in line with the Trust Nursing and Midwifery Strategy and divisional objectives will be key, incorporating work to maintain the quality of the patient experience.
The post holder will manage all aspects of clinical standards and professional practice within the service and will manage and coordinate staff budget resources and the environment. You will help shape future services working and supporting the Matron and Lead Nurse within the Cardiac Division.
Substantial experience as a Band 6 within cardiology/cardiac surgery and hold a mentorship qualification is required. You must have excellent communication and strong leadership skills to uphold the standards and values of the trust.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience at Band 6 Grade in acute hospital setting.
- Evidence of good organisational and planning skills
- Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Implementation of audit / research Recommendations
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Experience of change management
Desirable criteria
- Teaching or Lecturing internal or external venues
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Practitioner on relevant part of professional register (RGN)
- Teaching qualification
- Educated to diploma level
- Evidence of level 3 studies
Desirable criteria
- Qualified in speciality Graduate
- Holds a BSc in nursing or working towards gaining qualification
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicky Collins
- Job title
- Matron Cardiology
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 2915416
- Additional information
Further details / informal visits contact
Nicky Collins - Matron for Cardiology 0161 291 5416 or [email protected]
Karen Parker - Lead Nurse Cardiac services
No longer accepting applications
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