Deputy Ward Manager

Job information Deputy Ward Manager from the Company Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, this latest Deputy Ward Manager job vacancy is located in the city Chester CH UL. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate . Job Vacancies in this Nurse field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Description :

Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Ward 56 as Deputy Ward Manager. Ward 56 specialises in Urology and ENT and comprises of 11 Surgical Beds. We care for patients requiring an inpatient admission who are admitted with Tracheostomies and complex urological issues. The successful candidate will work closely with the Ward Manager to lead and develop the Nursing Team working with a varied cohort of patients and also helping with the flow of patients throughout the trust from the Emergency Department. We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our friendly and supportive team. Working closely with the Ward Manager you will take the lead in training and development needs to all the Staff within Ward 56 as well as working clinically and providing leadership on a day-to-day basis. Previous surgical experience is essential, an understanding of tracheostomy care is also desirable All teams working within the Planned Care division are working towards the common goal of delivering excellent quality care, ensuring high levels of patient satisfaction and maintaining patient flow. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in , there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances. See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.