Ward Manager
NS-83
Posted: 21/08/2024
- £50000 to £60000 Per: annum
- West Sussex, South East,
- Permanent
Meridian Business Support are currently recruiting a Ward Manager for one of the UK’s most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, They specialists in a wide range of treatments that can be personalised to your needs.
The successful candidate will look after pre and post op surgical patients from a variety of specialities. Your role will be to manage both the inpatient and Day care wards. You will provide excellent clinical and managerial leadership and appropriate advice and support to other colleagues in the department, as well as supporting the Director of Clinical Services in the overall management and leadership of the healthcare environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will look after pre and post op surgical patients from a variety of specialities. Your role will be to manage both the inpatient and Day care wards. You will provide excellent clinical and managerial leadership and appropriate advice and support to other colleagues in the department, as well as supporting the Director of Clinical Services in the overall management and leadership of the healthcare environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the service to deliver against Spire key performance indicators, ensuring the efficient and safe running of the department.
- Line management and leadership of the in-patient services team including recruitment, induction, mandatory training, identification of learning and development needs through performance review and personal development planning, matters of discipline and grievance. Responsible for maintenance of staff personal files ensuring these are complete and up to date e.g. annual leave, training, sickness and any other absence.
- Resolve and manage complaints and patient feedback in line with Spire Policy.
- To ensure that effective systems are in place to manage stocks according to financial instructions, efficient utilisation, intelligent ordering and to work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure compliance with the above.
- Ensure all audits/reviews of the departments and their performance are undertaken and implement and complete action plans in response to findings.
- Working in line with the Business Development Team, develop the service and deliver against targets. This will include attracting Consultants to the service.
- Promote and maintain a close working relationship with external organisations to ensure standardisation and sharing of best practice.
- To ensure that Clinical Governance and risk management are embedded within daily practice.
- Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post.
- You will be a Registered Nurse with NMC pin
- Have experience of working in an acute environment.
- You will be an experienced Clinical Manager, ideally having experience on a busy surgical ward.
- You will have competence across a range of skills, supported by professional and clinical knowledge acquired through state registration and additional training.
- Ideally have experience working in a similar private hospital setting
- Experience of working at Ward Manager level as you will need to hit the ground running
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
