Ward Manager - Paediatrics

at  Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently seeking a qualified and dedicated paediatric nurse with substantial experience to assume the leadership role on our Children’s Ward. The selected candidate will bear overarching responsibility for ensuring the delivery of outstanding and secure healthcare services for our young patients and their families.
Ward 8 operates as a dynamic acute inpatient facility, catering to the healthcare needs of children spanning from birth to 16 years of age. The ward encompasses various surgical specialities, in addition to providing comprehensive general paediatric care and neurology services. Furthermore, we facilitate collaborative care for oncology cases through our Paediatric Oncology Shared Care Unit (POSCU) and administer high dependency care within the unit.
No matter how much we try, it’s impossible to cram everything in just one advert, so we really welcome you to get in touch and have a chat with us to find out more about joining us. To arrange a chat about the role please contact Divisional Nursing Director Jo Connolly joanne.connolly2@lthtr.nhs.uk
The role of ward manager is critical to ensuring standards of safety and quality are maintained, children and families have a positive experience and staff also have a positive experience working with us.
It goes without saying you will be supported in the progression of your career as part of a forward-thinking team with strong clinical leadership. You will be supported by the Matron and other CYP leaders so will always have a point of contact to bounce ideas off as well as agree the changes necessary to drive the service forward.
Our team is aiming for GOLD in the STAR accreditation and outstanding with CQC and you can be an instrumental part of this exciting journey!
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Is responsible for the provision of Excellent Care with Compassion
Is responsible for ensuring that the nursing team and care support team are adequately resourced and organised in order to deliver excellent care with compassion
Is responsible for ensure the nursing team and care support team are adequately supported and developed to deliver excellent care with compassion
Is responsible for leading and developing the ward nursing team and the ward administration and support teams by being a visible and strong role model providing leadership and direction to the team, capitalising on research and development opportunities, providing clinical supervision and advice for staff and students in order to support them in reaching their full potential
Is responsible for ensuring the productive operation of the ward through the monitoring and maintenance of standards that create a safe, clean and organised environment and by using processes designed to increase the time nurses spend in therapeutic contact with patients
Safeguards people and promotes equality in care and practice by recognising, respecting and meeting the needs and choices of individual

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