Clinical Ward Manager – Liverpool

The post holder will have management responsibility for the ward/department over the 24hr period, ensuring a high standard of nursing care. Key responsibilities will include the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, effective leadership and staff management/development. The post holder will always work within the NMC’s Code of Professional Conduct.

Clinical responsibilities include:

• Co-ordination of the ward on a day to day basis including planning, allocation and evaluation of work carried out by teams or individuals.
• Provide specialist knowledge to all Nursing staff on the ward.
• Promote a critical, analytical approach to the delivery of nursing care ensuring that the ward environment is responsive to current issues.
• Ensure that all existing procedures and protocols relating to the care of patients are reviewed and updated as required.
• Develop methods for identifying, maintaining and improving the quality of patient care through facilitation of best practice and clinical benchmarking.
• Explore and undertake expanded practice to optimise patient care as required within specialist area, in accordance with Trust policies.

Management/leadership responsibilities include:

• Exercise strong and effective leadership acting as an exemplary role model for the ward/department team.
• Maintain adequate staff cover and skill mix on the ward through effective use of staffing rotas.
• Ensure staff compliance with mandatory training and maintain current records.
• Ensure effective communication with patients and their carers.
• Liaise with nursing, medical and allied health professional colleagues to ensure that all facets of the patients' care are covered.
• Lead ward team meetings to ensure appropriate information is communicated to all team members.
• Responsible for the implementation of risk management policies within the ward/department.
• Respond within appropriate timeframes to patient complaints and concerns and ensure outcomes and action plans are implemented and monitored.
• Monitor and manage staff sickness/absence following the Trust guidelines.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff within the nursing team.
• Support the implementation of the Trust's Human Resources Strategy.
• Monitor performance of staff ensuring that learning needs are identified through personal development plans.

Education responsibilities include:

• Identify staff training and development needs via personal development plans.
• Ensure appropriate allocation of study time for professional development.
• Collaborate with clinical practice facilitators and Institutes of Higher Education to develop and promote an effective clinical learning environment.
• Encourage and initiate nursing audit and research, assisting with the implementation of findings where appropriate.

Professional responsibilities include:

• Act at all times in a manner that upholds the reputation of the Trust and safeguards the wellbeing and dignity of patients and their relatives.
• Act always in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidance documents.
• Take every reasonable opportunity to sustain and improve knowledge.
• Identify objectives within a PDP that support the delivery of high standards of clinical care.