Deputy Ward Manager

To assist the ward manager in creating and maintaining an environment in which the ward team can contribute to the maximum of their ability, in providing an excellent high standard of safe patient care, staff welfare and staff education/training.

This job is for an experienced surgical nurse who will deputise the ward manager in the running of our surgical specialities ward, which deals with adult patients who undergo orthopaedic surgical procedures/operations/investigations ranging from joint replacements, upper limb surgery, foot surgery, as well as sports injuries and minor ambulatory trauma surgery. We also support other surgical specialities such as general surgery, urology, breast, ENT etc.
As an experienced nurse you will be expected to carry a senior nurse/site manager bleep to attend any emergency situations and to assist with any site issues in the hospital.
Captain Sir Tom Moore Building is part of a cold site and as a senior nurse you will be expected to be involved in covering a site rota to lead and attend emergency situations such as cardiac arrest, and deal with site issues.

Taking charge and delegating tasks, managing and organising the clinical area.
Co-ordinating the workload and staff in advance to ensure adequate staffing and safe skill mix.
Accepting delegated line management responsibilities of other team members including performance reviews and personal development planning/actioning.
Ensure that you and the ward team comply with trust policies, standards and procedures at all times.
Assisting in looking after patient's pre and post surgery.
Working collaboratively and co-operatively with our MDT members to ensure we provide the best possible care for our patients.
Holding a senior nurse bleep for the hospital to assist and lead in emergency situations and to assist with any site issues.
Participating in joint school sessions to provide advice/education to patients prior to their surgery.
Participate in improvement of services and the quality of care provision.

The Captain Sir Tom Moore main ward is situated on the first floor in The Captain Sir Tom Moore Building - it is our home for orthopaedic surgery and treatment services on the Halton General Hospital campus.

We provide surgery ranging from hand and foot operations through to hip replacement operations at the centre - as well as sports injuries (sports medicine) and other bone and joint care. The centre is located just across from the main Nightingale Building.

The centre was purpose built for orthopaedic surgery and was originally opened in 2006 as a home for a private health provider who was contracted to the NHS until 2011. We were delighted to be able to re-open the centre for local patients in 2013 and move our orthopaedic services to their new home. It is a popular choice for surgery with excellent patient feedback.

The majority of our emergency care and complex surgical care is based at Warrington Hospital whilst The Nightingale Building i n Runcorn is a centre of excellence for routine surgery. The Captain Sir Tom Moore Building is home to our orthopaedic surgery services.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Taking charge and delegating tasks, managing and organising the clinical area.
Co-ordinating the workload and staff in advance to ensure adequate staffing and safe skill mix.
Accepting delegated line management responsibilities of other team members including performance reviews and personal development planning/training.
Assisting in looking after patient's pre and post surgery.
Working collaboratively and co-operatively with our MDT members to ensure we provide the best possible care for our patients.
Holding a senior nurse bleep for the hospital to assist in emergency situations and to assist with any site issues.
Participating in joint school sessions to provide advice/education to patients prior to their surgery.
Participate in improvement of services and the quality of care provision.
Assisting with and completing regular audits
Maintaining and keeping up to date your training and education.
Maintaining staff education including mandatory training.
Participate in the recruitment/retention of staff.
Be able to recognise and respond appropriately to urgent and emergency situations.