Key Responsibilities and duties;

Managerial

• Day to day management of the Specialist Nurses for Older People.
• Coordinate, allocate and prioritise the workload so that staff and resources are used efficiently, contributing to the smooth running of the SNOP service.
• Train, supervise and appraise staff.
• Manage first line sickness absence.
• Maintain the quality of the work performed by the nursing team within the SNOP service.
• Write, review and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
• Implement, co-ordinate and monitor training and competence records.
• Maintain and monitor systems for ensuring staff compliance with Statutory and Mandatory training.
• Advise and support managers and senior staff in assessment of competence.
• Collaborate with all members of the clinical team to ensure efficient running of the frailty service.
• Be highly effective in time-management.
• Use resources effectively in order to provide quality patient care whilst having an awareness of budgetary issues.
• Supervise registered and unregistered staff as appropriate.
• Undertake formal and informal teaching sessions as required.
• Following appropriate training coordinate SNOP service.
• Contribute to the monitoring and control of expenditure and use of resources.
• Line management responsibilities - undertaking formal disciplinary, grievances and absence management meetings, and staff appraisals

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact:

• Name: matron acute care
• Job title: matron
• Telephone number: 01516785111