Ward Manager - Ward 1D

Job summary

• You will be enthusiastic, motivated and committed to driving forward positively to enhance patient experience, whilst being adaptable to a changing environment that prides itself on quality and efficiency.

• To provide leadership, management and Team development, contributing to setting goals and benchmarking standards of care.
• You must be dedicated and experienced within Care, having the ability to multi task and prioritise your workload and that of your team .
• On a shift to shift basis supervise and coordinate effective planning, delivery, evaluation and monitoring of care within Care.

Main duties of the job

• Manage the day to day running of our ward department
• Lead a team of highly qualified nurses
• Ensure we deliver excellent patient care
• Use your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.