Unit Manager - Ambulatory Care Unit - Peterborough

at  North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Ambulatory care is an innovative way of providing a safe, patient focused, flexible, same day emergency service for appropriate patients. The service aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and provide a better patient’s experience. Our Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) offers easy access to early diagnostic tests, specialist staff, and review by a hospital consultant in one place.
The post holder will work within a multidisciplinary team supporting the Consultant led Unit within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) directorate.
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);

NHS PENSION SCHEME:

Flexible working opportunities;
Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
Career development and training;
Wellbeing support and activities;
In-house physiotherapy Service;
On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
We are looking for someone to manage the Unit for a 10 month secondment period with responsibilities to include:
Being an expert clinical role model.
Managing and leading the Unit nursing staff in liaison with deputies.
Collaborative working with the Practice Development Team and operational team, including external teams, to ensure effective working relationships.
Leading by example to motivate, develop and establish a well-trained, competent workforce to deliver safe and effective care to all patients within the ward / department.
Coordinating nursing and multi professional activity within the clinical setting, ensuring that there is appropriate skill mix for the patient caseload within available resources.
Promoting and role modelling effective communication within the nursing and multi professional team, to patients, carers and visitors. Receive and report sensitive information.
Managing and promoting change and improvement.
There is more information available on the attached job description for key responsibilities of this role

Please refer the Job description for details