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Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) is the largest community healthcare provider in Sussex.

• Over 8,400 full time, part time and bank staff members
• Medical, nursing and therapeutic care provided to over 10,000 children and adults a day
• July 2018 Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating of 'Good' with 'Outstanding' features
• Flexible working patterns offered across all services
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Accredited Level 3 Disability Confident Leader

SCFT is an inclusive employer that promotes equality and challenges discrimination, and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. Applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, disabled candidates and LGBT+ candidates are particularly encouraged, to ensure the Trust's workforce reflects the diverse communities it serves.

Job overview

Are you an innovative and passionate individual who strives for excellence? Then we have an exciting opportunity for you!

We're looking for a new Ward Manager to lead our Caravelle Unit in West Sussex. Caravelle is a 28-bed intermediate care unit that provides short term rehabilitation for adults following an acute worsening of their health such as infection, or an acute hospital admission following illness, surgery or adjustment of complex medication.

Main duties of the job

As ward manager, the post holder will be responsible for general management of the ward and safe delivery of patient care, including the assessment of care needs, development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, setting of standards and the supervision and deployment of staff.

As an active part of the care team, the post holder is expected to provide direct patient care when necessary. It is essential that they can use initiative and work without direct supervision.

They will deputise for the Matron and ensure that appropriate staffing and levels of service are maintained and taking management responsibility for the ward as a whole on a shift by shift basis. The post involves teaching pre and post registration students and NVQ candidates as well as some
ongoing responsibility for project management.

This post involves shift working covering unsocial hours, weekends, some bank holidays as well as internal rotation onto nights.

Working for our organisation

The unit provides a multidisciplinary service that supports individuals with the aim of regaining independence as much as possible. The service objectives are to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and to support timely discharge from the acute hospitals.

If you would like to lead an experienced nursing team and collaborate with our therapists, advanced nurse practitioners and doctors, then this is the role for you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details please see the attached job description.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or to discuss this post you can contact Matron Tina Hemblade 07766 087260 tina.hemblade@nhs.net - up to Friday 17th September 2021 after that you can contact Andrea Strudwick General manager 07717 513464 andrea.strudwick@nhs.net

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) to underpin clinical reasoning skills and an ability to undertake assessment analysis and treatment

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate modules/ Qualification in clinical Assessment

Experience
Essential criteria

• 3 - 5 years post qualification
• Experience of multiprofessional cross organisational working
• Experience of performace management including reporting against targets and risk managment
• Experience of Human Resourses including Recruitment and retention, performace managment, sickness and abscence monitoring
• Experience of working in a community or community hosptial setting

Desirable criteria

• Band 6 deputy experience

key skills/abilities
Essential criteria

• Excellant Leadership skills
• IT skills
• Relevant Clinical Skills
• Evidence of innovative practice and research

This post may close earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Correspondence relating to this vacancy will be conducted electronically. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please ensure that you check your emails, including your junk folder, on a regular basis. References will be requested electronically as well; please ensure you provide correct contact details for referees.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD and PS ( PDF , 807.0 KB )
• Staff Benefits Brochure ( PDF , 484.5 KB )