Nurse Team Manager - Gastroenterology | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

We are recruiting for a Nurse Team Manager who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Band 7 Ward Manager to lead our dynamic healthcare team. The Ward Manager will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care, managing staff performance and development, and overseeing the efficient day-to-day operations of the ward. This role requires strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and a commitment to maintaining a positive and productive working environment. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. As a Nurse Team Manager you will lead and manage the ward team to deliver exceptional patient care. Ensure adherence to clinical guidelines and standards. Oversee staff recruitment, training, and performance evaluations. Manage ward resources effectively, including budgeting and supplies. Address and resolve patient and family concerns promptly and professionally. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimise patient outcomes. Implement and monitor quality improvement initiatives. Maintain accurate records and reports in compliance with regulatory requirements.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.