Ward Manager-Surgical

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Full time
Location: Birmingham
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Job offered by: HCA Healthcare UK
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Pay competitive salary dependent on experience plus benefits Hours: Full time Contract: Permanent Role: Other Qualified Professional Posted: 4 Jan 2025 Closes: 3 Feb 2025 Job Description

Inpatient Ward Manager - Surgical

Birmingham/ The Harborne Hospital

Hours: 37.5 per week

Permanent Contract

Salary: competitive salary dependent on experience plus benefits

We are currently recruiting for an Inpatient Ward Manager to join the Team at The Harborne Hospital.

The Harborne Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UK, is a brand new £100 million, purpose-built 50 bed, multi-specialty private hospital. Located on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham campus, the hospital has deep clinical infrastructure, equipment, and facilities and expert, experienced teams to deliver full clinical pathways across a mix of specialties and sub-specialties at all levels of complexity including Cardiology, Cancer, and Complex Surgery. The Harborne Hospital is the 4th NHS partnership within this network, partnering with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust.

Role Overview:

This is an exceptional opportunity to become part of the nursing leadership team at The Harborne Hospital, driving and setting standards for exemplary patient experience and outstanding care.

As the Ward Manager based on the Inpatient Surgical Ward, you will facilitate the delivery of exceptional standards of care through effective clinical leadership and management, providing guidance and development opportunities and supporting the team to make a difference. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of care to patients and families are consistently achieved.

The successful candidate will be driven and have a flexible approach to service delivery, developing an environment which provides care for multi-specialty pre and post-operative elective surgical patients.

The ward has 18 inpatient beds, six of which are enabled to provide enhanced care, up to Level 2.

The Ward Manager will be highly visible to patients, relatives, and staff in their role and deliver direct patient care regularly whilst proactively leading from the front, with the opportunity to grow and establish a high-performing team.

Duties and Responsibilities: In conjunction with our Chief Nursing Officer and Matron, provide effective leadership, monitoring of professional and care standards with effective use of resources. Be a visible and accessible presence in the clinical area for patients, relatives, and multi-professional staff. Responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe, and exceptional patient care. Role modelling professional standards and supporting the team's professional and career aspirations. Create a culture that is one of learning and focused on improvements where all of the team can contribute. Demonstrate a professional approach to work, and act in accordance with the HCA International Code of Conduct and the NMC Code of Professional Conduct at all times. Develop the role by using evidence-based practice and continuously improve own knowledge, following PREP guidelines. Maintain confidentiality surrounding the patient's admission and treatment at all times. Ensure documentation is completed accurately and within agreed timescales using HCA International approved documentation, in line with NMC and HCA International guidelines. Have knowledge of and adhere to ward and HCA International policy and professional standards. To ensure that team members do likewise. Actively manage annual leave in line with HCA International's leave policy. Appropriately escalate concerns in a timely manner to the Matron/ Clinical Duty Manager or leadership teams if/when required. What you will bring: NMC Registered Nurse (RN Adult) Previous ward management experience either within surgical, medicine, haematology or oncology. Ability to lead, develop and grow a team. Ability to plan and prioritise care for patients. Understanding of professional and current issues in nursing. Knowledge of NMC Medication Management Standards. Experience of undertaking audit. Experience of developing and evaluating continuous improvement. Why HCA UK? Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr. Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world's leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we're one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, and medication.

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