Job overview

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Nurse to join the nursing team on Ward H7 to cover maternity leave for 9 months as a Band 6 nurse. 

Ward H7 is a 22 bedded Neurosurgical ward which takes elective neurosurgical patients. 

If you are an adult nurse looking for an exciting development opportunity, you are encouraged to join our current nursing workforce, who continually go above and beyond to ensure the Trust delivers outstanding patient care. 

The Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust serves the population of Greater Manchester. The centre has over 150 in-patient beds with sub-specialities including complex ENT, Spinal Surgery, short stay and complex, Major Trauma, Acute Neurology, Stroke Services (Hyper-acute and Rehabilitation), Programme Investigation Unit, and Hyper- Acute Neuro Rehabilitation.

As a deputy to the Ward Manager you must be able to deliver the same standards of care and support the team and maintain standards. You should also be politically aware, be able to create vision for the team, and influence change in the clinical area.

The role is pressured at times, and you will need to be proactive and be able to work with or without direction. 

Main duties of the job

At Salford Royal we aim to deliver Safe, Clean and Personal care every time and are committed in continuously striving to improve the care and services we deliver to our patients. Both wards aim to maintain SCAPE standards as assessed through the Trust Nursing Assessment and Accreditation System

You will have appropriate experience and the ability to lead a team in the absence of the Unit Manager, you will wish to develop your leadership skills further.

You will need to ensure that as well as providing clinical leadership, and taking responsibility for direct staff management and the running of the ward, you have the ability to meet deadlines the skills and desire to manage care within budget.

You will have vision for how the Ward and team can be developed and be able to demonstrate evidence of how you have met goals in your current role.

You will also be expected to provide evidence of how your leadership skills have positively affected team dynamics and improved clinical standards within your current role also.

You must be able to motivate staff to achieve high standards, and possess excellent communication skills to ensure that the aims of the organisation are achieved.

Suitably experienced applicants are welcomed from all nursing specialities.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.