Ward Manager - Urology Investigation Unit

Job summary
An exciting role has become available within Urology for a Band 7, ward manager. The role is for a 9 month secondment to cover maternity leave.

The successful applicant will manage the unit which comprises of two areas, the UIU (Urology Investigation Unit) and USDEC (Urology same day emergency care unit). The Urology investigation Unit (UIU) is a Urology diagnostic unit based within the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. The unit cares for Urology patients who are undergoing investigations into both benign and malignant conditions. The nursing team works closely with both the Urology clinicians and the Urology Nurse Specialists to provide the best support and care possible.

The USDEC area sees and assesses patient who need same day emergency care or treatment. These patients arrive via a number of routes, including A+E, single point of access, direct referral from consultants and CNSs and via ward referral for follow up treatment following discharge. Patients are treated and either discharged with a plan of care or admitted to our Urology ward.

This band 7 post is pivotal in providing the overall management of both the UIU and USDEC. The successful applicant will need to guide and support the team in continuing to develop the unit and its staff going forward.

Main duties of the job

• Provides care utilising clinical experience and knowledge for patients and carers, and assists the multidisciplinary team
• On-going assessment and evaluation of the patient and their individual needs.
• Establish professional therapeutic relationships with the patient and acts as the patients advocate within the MDT setting.
• Develops nurse led care, where appropriate, in line with national guidelines.
• Educates patients in the understanding of their illness, treatments and provides other sources of information, help and support
• Maintains a programme of personal and professional development in light of evolving service changes by attending in-service training and utilising educational opportunities.
• Participates in opportunities to share good practice and innovations with colleagues
• Is alert to his/her own psychological health needs with reference to working within surgical services and the needs of others and is able to receive and offer support where appropriate.
• Maintains high professional standards of care and professional expertise, keeping up to date with professional issues and ensuring they are reflected in practice.
• Using appropriate databases, keeps accurate records, submits statistical returns and compiles reports as required
• Supports flow from A+E by identifying potential patients to be streamed to USDEC following discussion with Urology team.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Job responsibilities
Key Duties:
Professional / Clinical Leadership :

• Accept personal responsibility and accountability for your infection prevention and control practice. Ensure that you are familiar with, and comply with, all relevant policies. Ensure that you receive mandatory updates in infection control.
• Develop practice in the assessment of health and wellbeing needs.
• Develop practice in addressing individuals health and wellbeing needs.
• Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights.
• To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care, co-ordinating the holistic needs of the patients. To be responsible for the organisation of nursing care of the patients who have been assigned to the team.
• To take measures to ensure the safety of patients, which includes delegation of patient care to nurses with the appropriate levels of skills at all times. To report any untoward incidents/accidents to Matron/Directorate Manager.
• Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups about difficult or complex matters, overcoming any problems in communication.
• Lead work teams in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice.

Clinical Governance:

• Promote best practice in health, safety and security.
• Contribute to quality improvement.
• To facilitate research based practice within their Ward and ensure appropriate implementation.
• To ensure that nursing procedures are implemented and maintained in accordance with the Policies of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
• To ensure good standards of practice in the Ward through effective quality assurance measures such as clinical audit programmes.
• To ensure all staff is conversant and comply with Trust Policies and regulations, and attend compulsory lectures as instructed.
• To monitor the safe and effective use of all equipment and the economic use of supplies, ordering replacement equipment together with maintenance of that equipment.

Management:

• To ensure that a duty rota for the staff within the Ward will provide effective and well-balanced cover to meet with the requirements of a 24 hour service and ensures the presence of a suitably qualified and experienced nurse at all times. Taking into account the budgetary constraints.
• To liaise with other Ward/Department Managers within the Directorate and other Directorates as necessary, to place workload and skill mix as effectively as possible. To inform and discuss with Matron/Directorate Manager any problems regarding nurse management.
• Allocate, co-ordinate, monitor and assess the work of teams and individuals.
• To manage the Ward/Unit allocated budget effectively to remain within financial constraints.
• To ensure effective two-way communication with all disciplines so that patients receive optimum care.
• Plan, obtain and deploy physical and/or financial resources.
• To provide information for and participate in studies to determine workloads, patient dependency and quality assurance.
• To maintain accurate records relating to all aspects of Ward management.
• To participate in a rota of cover in the absence of Matron/Directorate Manager.
• Contribute to the development of services.

Staff Development:

• To ensure all staff reach their full potential by enabling them to develop professional, clinical, managerial and communication skills, which will be identified through the use of IPR.
• To plan and participate in the teaching programmes of learners in accordance with their objectives, working closely with the University.
• To develop the role of nursing within their specialty Ward and undertake training and assessment to extend clinical skills as appropriate to the Ward.
• To identify areas for development of skills in accordance with the NMC guidelines.
• Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work.

Professional:

• To maintain a professional attitude at all times, developing the role of the nurse in the best interest of the patient and professional in accordance with the NMC Code.
• To promote a positive attitude for the profession and the Trust within which you are working.
• To be aware of personal and professional development. To attend courses and conferences as appropriate to the service and individual development.
• To be conversant and comply with Trust Policies and regulations, and attend compulsory lectures as instructed.
• Participate in research projects where appropriate, reporting findings within a multi-disciplinary framework.
• Implement research where appropriate.

Personnel:

• To participate in the selection, interviewing and induction of new members of staff. To be involved in manpower requirements in line with identified service developments.
• To monitor staff performance and organise staff appraisals.
• To be responsible for the maintenance of day to day discipline within the Ward and to initiate, when necessary, the disciplinary procedure.
• To counsel staff in relation to professional and personal matters.
• To make Matron/Directorate Manager aware of all hazards

Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Evidence of being up-to-date with current issues relating to professional practice.
• Knowledge of key national policy drivers for Acute care
• Can demonstrate practical application of quality standards within the clinical setting e.g. Care Quality Commission, NICE guidance
• Able to demonstrate effective management of, staff and student, experience and performance
• Credible clinical expert
• Evidence of research based practice.
• Organisational skills.
• Fully aware of clinical governance agenda.
• Experience and knowledge within the specialty or related field.
• Proven management skills.
• Able to promote equality, diversity and rights.
• Fully aware of principles of infection control.
• Fully aware of health and safety issues.

Desirable

• Teaching expertise.
• Evidence of implementing change in the workplace.
• Complaints handling.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Advanced communication skills.
• Assertive, enthusiastic, dynamic.
• Demonstrate initiative, motivation and ability to put things into practice.
• Calm under pressure.
• High professional standards.
• Flexible.
• Committed to quality improvement.

Experience
Essential

• Relevant experience at Band 6 within related speciality

Qualifications
Essential

• First Level Registration.
• Degree or working towards.
• Evidence of significant Continuing Professional Development.
• Evidence of management experience/training.

Desirable

• Masters Degree

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).