Job Summary
The clinical services include Outpatients, Day Surgery Unit, Inpatient Ward, Theatres, Endoscopy suite, Radiography, Physiotherapy, and Pharmacy with care provided by a multidisciplinary team.
The ward is 30 bedded and staffed 24/7 by nurses, nurse associates, and healthcare assistants. We are looking to recruit an experienced, dynamic, and inspiring nurse leader as our inpatient Ward Manager. This is an exciting time to join PPG Plymouth as we are increasing our clinical activity and growing our teams. The inpatient ward primarily cares for our post-operative arthroplasty patients with some general surgery and other orthopaedic surgery patients.
Main Duties of the Job
To deliver a high standard of patient care supported by evidence-based practice.
To ensure that nursing is practised within the constraints of and guided by:
All relevant Department of Health Legislation
NMC Code of professional conduct.
Care Quality Commission standards
NICE guidelines
Group policies and procedures.
Unit specific policies and procedures.
Recent post-registration experience
Ability to maintain and enhance effective working relationships
Ability to plan, allocate, and evaluate own work and develop self to enhance performance
Ability to plan the work of a team
Ability to teach/train nursing staff
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to monitor and control resources
Excellent time management skills
Able to meet the needs of the patients
Is familiar with the company Safety and Infection control policy and procedures
Committed to the overall aims of PHG.
Committed to the provision of quality services.
A flexible, positive attitude to performing a variety of duties.
Willing to develop/learn in the role.
Fit to undertake the duties of the post.
Ability to be flexible with regard to working hours
This vacancy will be on our Ward covering days and nights.
Day Shift hours: 07:30 - 20:00
Night Shift: 19:30 - 08:00
About Us
Practice Plus Group is one of England's largest independent providers of self-pay, insured, and NHS healthcare. Practice Plus Group Hospital Plymouth has a CQC Good rating and provides excellent healthcare to the population of Plymouth and the south west region, including Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, and all of Devon. We are an elective surgical centre providing arthroplasty surgery, orthopaedics, general surgery, endoscopy, and cataract surgery.
We offer a competitive rate of pay, private pension, access to private health insurance, 25 days annual leave + additional bank holidays.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
NMC Registered Nurse Part 1
Post Registration experience
Desirable
Experience of working in a day-care environment
Experience
Essential
At least 2+ years basic experience as qualified RN
Desirable
Evidence of professional and personal development
Additional Criteria
Essential
Up to date sound clinical knowledge
Good verbal/written communication skills
Awareness of legislative requirements with regard to H & S
Knowledge of Infection control policy and procedures.
Ability to solve problems/think literally/laterally
Customer and performance orientation
Coaching/developing others.
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