Ward Manager

Job summary

Are you a looking for a challenge?

Are you wanting to lead, develop and support a team in a busy ward environment as a unit manager?

Are you a strong clinical leader with good collaborative skills who is enthusiastic about enhancing patient care?

If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Ward Manager to join our elective / Non elective Orthopaedic ward at Sunderland Royal Hospital.

You will be working in a busy adult orthopaedic ward, which provides both elective and non-elective care to our orthopaedic patients The orthopaedic service at STSFT currently has 2 wards at SRH D43 (non-elective orthopaedic admission unit) and D48 (a mixed orthopaedic trauma and elective unit), as well as 1 ward at STDH. There is also a dedicated Fracture Clinic at SRH.

The successful candidate will be an experienced nurse with a background specialised in Orthopaedics or another surgical speciality, with proven leadership skills and the vision and passion to help develop the service and optimise high quality patient care. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care are delivered, ensure the efficient running of the ward, effectively leading, motivating, supervising and directing staff to ensure that time and resources are managed through effective teamwork.

This is a demanding but very rewarding role with a Trust that is committed to the ongoing development of its staff.

Main duties of the job

The Ward Manager will be required to co-ordinate all functions and activities within this specialist clinical environment. The role includes working closely with the Orthopaedic and Orthogeriatric Consultants, colleagues in our other Orthopaedic wards and departments, ED, Theatres, and other services throughout the Trust. The Ward Manager, working alongside the Matron and a full complement of Registered Nurses, Health Care Assistants and ward administration support, will provide strong leadership and foster excellent communication, teamwork and collaboration with all colleagues, in order to consistently deliver excellent patient care to all service users.

The duties of the role include:

• Providing high quality, effective, individualised care to all patients by assessing care needs and developing, implementing and evaluating them without supervision.
• Managing the full nursing team; to include annual appraisal, staffing rotas, performance and sickness management, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students.
• Monitoring standards of nursing care and take appropriate action to maintain and improve them.
• Leading on quality improvements within the patient pathway.
• Continuous monitoring of patient experience and harm free care.
• Assisting in the budget management for the ward.
• Being a primary point of contact for service users, responding to patients, relatives and carers concerns and complaints as they arise, and taking remedial action as required.

Job responsibilities

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements. The Trust will not accept applications which are found to be AI generated.