Ward Manager

The post holder has continuing responsibility for the 24-hour clinical and operational management of the Surgical Assessment Unit, including the effective utilisation of staff, assessment, planning, and delivery of patient care. They will also ensure that the clinical area provides a supportive and appropriate learning environment for nursing students.

The post holder is responsible for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring high standards of care and service delivery within the unit.

In addition, the post holder will play an integral role in the ongoing development and future direction of the Surgical Assessment Unit, contributing to service improvement, innovation, and the delivery of high-quality patient care.

• Develop and promote professional nursing practice, ensuring staff maintain and enhance their clinical skills and competencies within the area of responsibility.
• Provide effective professional leadership, supervision, and support to nursing and support staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Maintain staff morale during challenging and stressful situations by providing regular feedback, support, and an environment that encourages open and effective communication.
• Ensure a safe and supportive environment where patients' nursing needs are comprehensively assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated using a holistic approach, involving the multidisciplinary team, patients, and carers as appropriate.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and comprehensive nursing documentation is maintained in accordance with NMC Record Keeping standards and organisational policies, including staff signature records.
• Promote health and wellbeing initiatives for both patients and staff, applying health-promotion principles in everyday practice.
• Develop, implement, and maintain local clinical and professional policies that reflect current evidence-based practice and national standards.
  
  

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology.

Our Values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rani Sidhu Job title: Matron Email address: rani.sidhu@bedfordhospital.nhs.uk