Ward Manager - General Surgery

Ward 7 General Surgery

An exciting opportunity for a new Ward manager to join our team within DDUGS, South Tees NHS foundation Trust are committed to learning and education. We have a dedicated team through our academic centre (STRIVE) for your Continuous Professional Development.

Ward 7 General Surgery Is An Integral Provision Within The Digestive Diseases, Urology And General Surgery Services Collaborative And Has Several Specialities Including

Upper Gastrointestinal

Lower Gastrointestinal

Colorectal Surgery

The speciality is focused on high quality patient’s centred care. Ensuring that fundamental care is achieved continuously through the patients’ journey. Ward 7 is a 31 bedded ward that specialises in complex elective and emergency surgery.

The team within this service work efficiently and effectively at a fast pace to support both elective and non-elective surgery, diagnosis intervention and ultimately safe discharge.

Ward 7 is interlinked with other services within the organisation particularly focusing on elective and emergency surgery with complex stepdown from critical care.

The strategic goals are centred on a positive patient journey and experience which is pivotal in minimising risk and reducing harm. The surgical team are high performing and deliver organisational requirements of a well led service.

We are looking for talented, motivated professional senior nurse, preferable in a clinical sister’s position at present. Who has general surgical experience and can demonstrate strong leadership and managerial skills within this clinical setting.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become one of the first acute hospital trusts in England since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to achieve a rating increase to ‘good’ from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the care it delivers to patients and service users.

As the Ward Manager you will be pivotal in leading the team in the delivery of enhanced holistic services and standards of care to our patients aligned to the South Tees Accreditation for Quality of Care (STAQC) principles.

As an integral part of the managerial team you will be expected to demonstrate exceptionally diverse communication skills. Have an aptitude for people management and the professional competence to make informed decisions to effectively manage operational and clinical incidents, staffing issues and effective bed utilisation throughout the directorate.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Aideen Cullen Job title: Matron Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01642 850850

If you would like to discuss any aspects of this role further, please contact Aideen Cullen, Clinical Matron on telephone 01642 850850 extension 53090. Or on email [email protected]