University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Children's Ward - Manager
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Role Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated leader to manage Children's Ward, Paediatric SDEC, Paediatric Day Case, and Children's Outpatients at Furness General Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and lead the team effectively, providing support to staff and ensuring the provision of safe, efficient, and quality care to children, young people, and their families, driving service development and transformation.
- Have continuing responsibility for the department based personnel service over a 24-hour period.
- Manage the department, taking responsibility for the delivery and coordination of care delivery.
- Ensure an effective, efficient, and quality service is delivered.
- Develop a team culture of dynamic solution-based thinking, working, and behaving.
- Understanding of care group objectives and assisting in the management of activity in line with key performance indicators.
- In conjunction with the Matron, support and manage Clinical leaders and all staff to achieve excellence in all aspects of care delivery throughout the patient journey.
- Provide effective leadership and line management to all grades of staff, directing and monitoring activities against defined objectives.
- Planning service innovations and developments in conjunction with Matron and clinical Leaders to ensure an effective working and learning environment for the multidisciplinary team.
- Ensure that the ward environment meets national, local, and care group required standards.
- Lead on patient safety and quality measures.
- Developing successful working relationships with key users/MDT and other senior clinical and non-clinical managers.
- Deputise for the Matron when required.
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About the Organization
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises.
- FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
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Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Jen Mills
- Job title: RLI Children's Ward Manager
- Email address: jennifer.mills@mbht.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01524 583467
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