Job overview

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Deputy ward Manager to join our team on the Inpatient Ward of Whitchurch Community Hospital. The main function of this role is to support the Ward Manager to:

• • Provide effective clinical leadership and management to lead and motivate the team.
  • Promote and monitor safe and effective practice.
  • Enhance the patient/client experience.
  • Promote cohesive team working.
  • Contribute to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that care delivered to patients is evidenced based, meet’s their needs and wishes, provides appropriate clinical outcomes and achieves high standards of a patient experience.
• Support the Ward Manager to ensure all staff understand the ‘essential standards of quality and safety and ensure that these are met and that fundamental care is delivered in the most professional, kind, sensitive and appropriate way.
• Ensure self and team are aware of all Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) standards and that these are applied in every day practice.
• Ensure self and team adhere to Trust guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Support the Ward Manager to ensure that the ward team possess the knowledge, skills and competence to effectively fulfil the care needs of older people and those with long term conditions.
• Identify and take effective measures to prevent and control infection in accordance with local and national policy and provide care based on the highest standards, knowledge and competence.
• Implement the delivery of consistent implementation, monitoring and evaluation of best practice in:
• Pressure ulcer prevention and management.
• Falls prevention.
• Catheter Care.
• Hydration & Nutrition.
• Infection Prevention Control.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.