Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) Ward Manager / Charge Nurse

We are seeking to recruit a Ward Manager/ Charge Nurse to lead and manage the SDEC service.

You will be accountable for the management, leadership, and development of the service, ensuring that care delivery is of the highest quality, evidence-based, and person-centred.

The post holder will play a key role in fostering effective collaboration and partnership working with many stakeholders while providing a visible and accessible presence to support staff, patients, and their families. You will support the achievement of departmental and organisational objectives by ensuring continuity and improvement of service provision and maintaining professional standards. You will lead a culture that values and respects staff, fosters innovation, and promotes learning. Through strong leadership and collaboration, you will ensure the effective use of resources to maintain high standards of patient care., Effective and efficient utilisation of the allocated financial budget

Operational & personnel management

Contribute to business and service development planning annually as required.

Delegate and monitor components of the role to senior staff ensuring support is maintained.

To maintain a broad understanding of the work of the Urgent Care service Line and of the Trust a as whole, and actively contribute ideas for the improvement of service provision

To ensure own actions contribute to the maintenance of a quality service provision.

To lead and develop a culture and an environment in which staff are valued and respected.

To foster a culture of innovation that produces high standards of clinical service delivery.

To support a culture in which individuals feel able to report incidents and that learning takes place from all incidents and complaints.

Support and supervise all teams to ensure effective leadership, staff development and management of resources including budgetary responsibilities

We welcome applications from Graduate visa holders; it is important to note that you must have a minimum of 6 months before this expires at the start of your employment for training and operational reasons., Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check with barred lists, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate. If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.

We are committed to providing the best quality integrated care to our patients. To achieve this aim we need highly motivated staff who are united by common values and behaviours.

We believe our workforce is our greatest asset and we actively support our staff to develop their capabilities to the full, with a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. We look forward to you joining us so that we can bring out your best.