Children's Ward - Manager

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated leader to manage Children's Ward, Paediatric SDEC, Paediatric Day Case and Children's Outpatients at Furness General Hospital.

You will be able to manage and lead the team effectively, providing support to staff and whilst ensuring the provision of safe, efficient and quality care to children, young people & their families, driving service development and transformation.

Main duties of the job

• Have continuing responsibility for the department based personnel service over a 24 hour period.
• Manage the department taking responsibility for the delivery and co-ordination of care delivery
• Ensure an effective, efficient and quality service is delivered.
• Develop a team culture of dynamic solution based thinking, working and behaving
• Understanding of care group objectives and assisting in the management of activity in line with key performance indicators
• In conjunction with the Matron , support and manage Clinical leaders and all staff to achieve excellence in all aspects of care delivery throughout the patient journey
• Provide effective leadership and line management to all grades of staff, directing and monitoring activities against defined objectives
• Planning service innovations and developments in conjunction with Matron and clinical Leaders to ensure an effective working and learning environment for the multidisciplinary team
• Ensure that the ward environment meets national, local and care group required standards
• Lead on patient safety and quality measures
• Developing successful working relationships with key users /MDT and other senior clinical and non-clinical managers
• Deputise for the Matron when required.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

We are working towards becoming atruly inclusive organisationbycelebrating inclusion and diversity, and arecommitted to eliminating discrimination,reducing health inequalities,promoting equal opportunitiesandrespect for all of our colleagues and patients.

We are working hard to enhance the health and wellbeing of our workforce,improving the qualityof their working life andvaluing their contributiontohigh quality patient care. Our Flourish at Work is a big part of that.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person specification

Registered Childrens Nurse

Essential

• post registration study
• teaching and assessing qualification or experience
• Advanced Paediatric Life Support
• Registered Childrens nurse on NMC
• Experience of managing staff
• Experience of leadership
• Evidence of setting and monitoring quality standards
• good organisational skills
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Budget control
• ability to co-ordinate departmental services on absence of senior staff
• ability to work alongside other divisions in meeting needs of Children/Young person
• Experience on service development and transformation